There are 2 bands with this name: 1. An alternative rock band from Japan 2. An alternative rock band from Slovakia for the female duo from the United States, please see Pillows 1. the pillows (ザ・ピロウズ) are an alternative rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan, best known outside Japan for their contributions to the soundtrack of the anime series FLCL (Fooly Cooly). They consist of 山中さわお (Sawao Yamanaka) -vocals & guitar-, 真鍋吉明 (Yoshiaki Manabe) -guitar-, 佐藤シンイチロウ (Shinichiro Sato) -drums-. The band officially formed on September 16, 1989 as a four-man group.