Ex-Hitsujibungaku Member Hiroa Fukuda Puts Out Call for New Band

Hiroa Fukuda (フクダヒロア), formerly of Japanese band Hitsujibungaku (羊文学), has opened an X account publicly calling for musicians to join a new band. According to ebwebzine, the post describes a project aimed at shoegaze, post-rock and alternative rock, but does not name any other members or give a timeline for when the band might actually start.

What was announced

Fukuda's post lays out a musical direction rather than a finished lineup: he's looking for players who fit within the shoegaze, post-rock and alternative rock spectrum, and is using his X account as the point of contact for anyone interested.

What we don't know yet

Beyond the genre pitch, there's not much else public yet. No other musicians have been named, and there's no announced timeline for the project. Anyone following this will need to watch Fukuda's own X account for updates.

Background

Fukuda spent roughly a decade in Hitsujibungaku, one of the more prominent recent Japanese bands working in shoegaze and alternative rock textures, before going on hiatus in May 2024 and formally announcing his departure this past December. At the time, he said he intended to keep making music. This new project stays within the same genre territory that defined his work with Hitsujibungaku.