From beautiful piano rock to intense loud rock! Bands with cool keyboards and synths.
Keyboards and synthesizers—ranging from piano rock to synth-pop and techno-pop—can be incorporated regardless of whether the band is a traditional rock outfit.
Adding them to guitar, bass, and drums instantly broadens a song’s expressive range! Many of you probably love tracks that feature keyboards, but it can be surprisingly hard to think of bands that actually have a keyboardist, right? So in this article, we’ll introduce plenty of bands with cool keyboard work.
Some play with piano sounds, others with distinctive synth tones—each band is different—so be sure to check out the songs from the bands we’re about to feature.
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From beautiful piano rock to intense loud rock! Bands with awesome keyboards and synths (41–50)
No WayCzecho No Republic
Czecho No Republic is a rock band formed in March 2010, known for their effective use of synthesizers and keyboards.
Their songs often feature rhythms that are refreshing yet passionate and make you want to move, which quickly grew their fanbase.
After making their major-label debut, they also gained attention through tie-ins such as with the Dragon Ball TV anime series.
YUMEGIWA LAST BOYSUPERCAR
As a band that debuted in 1997 alongside Number Girl and Quruli, SUPERCAR helped forge a new generation.
At the time of their debut, they focused on guitar-driven sounds influenced by US alternative and UK rock, but gradually shifted toward a more electronic direction, with increasingly compelling use of keyboards.
Although they disbanded in 2005, their songs continue to be loved.
Someday’s BoyTRY TRY NIICHE
These days, piano-driven rock bands are becoming fewer and fewer, and many people might be feeling a bit lonely about that.
For you, I recommend a band called TRY TRY NIICHE.
Their beautiful piano phrases and clear, airy vocals blend with rugged, driving guitars, and they’re gaining popularity as a piano rock band that’s both classic and uniquely original.
YESFABLED NUMBER
FABLED NUMBER, a rock band from Osaka Prefecture, is also a band with a keyboardist.
Their songs are characterized by a base of loud rock infused with lavish, EDM-like sounds, and they describe their style as electro dance rock.
Some rock fans might balk at the mention of EDM sounds, but their music blends rock and dance music brilliantly, achieving a perfectly balanced composition.
In this, the presence of their keyboardist Chii,pucchi is indispensable, and they’re a band whose future activities are well worth watching.
budLACCO TOWER
If you like intense rock bands, I recommend LACCO TOWER.
They’re a group with strong attention to detail—from song titles and musicality to the band’s overall concept—and once you get drawn into their world, there’s no getting out.
When you listen, pay attention to the beautiful piano that contrasts with the heavy guitar sound.