Nose

Nose is a Japanese minimal wave act. It is also described in some contexts as a post-punk and noise-rock band, but the clearest factual anchor is that it originates from Japan.

Background

The available information identifies Nose as active from 2011 and notes that the members are studying at the University of Hull’s Scarborough Campus. The line-up consists of Mike Marshall on bass, Lewis Millward on guitar and backing vocals, James Orton on drums and backing vocals, and Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe on vocals and guitar. Vinehill-Cliffe was previously in The Frontier Psychiatrists.

Style and influences

The band’s music is associated with post-punk and noise rock, and its influences are given as Swans, Future of the Left, Nirvana, Pavement and Black Sabbath.