アビングドンボーイズスクール

Abingdon Boys School (アビングドンボーイズスクール, abingudon bōizu sukūru?, abbreviated as a.b.s, typeset as abingdon boys school) is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa (T.M. Revolution). Formed in 2005, the band was named after Abingdon School, the all-male school where English rock band Radiohead was established.

Members

* Takanori Nishikawa (西川貴教, Nishikawa Takanori?) – vocals (T.M. Revolution)
* Sunao – guitar
* Hiroshi Shibasaki (柴崎 浩, Shibasaki Hiroshi?) – guitar (ex-Wands & ex-al.ni.co guitarist)
* Toshiyuki Kishi (岸 利至, Kishi Tushi?) – keyboard and programming

Support members

* Ikuo – bass guitar
* Kozy Hasegawa (長谷川 浩二, Hasegawa Kōji?) – drums

"Stay away", an English-language song written by Nishikawa and composed by Shibasaki, was on Love for Nana ~Only 1 Tribute~, a tribute album to the shōjo anime and manga series Nana. The band also recorded a cover of the Buck-Tick song, "Dress" (ドレス, Doresu?), featured on Parade ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~, an album featuring covers of Buck Tick songs by various artists.

The band performed their first live concert, "CD Data Present Music Evolution ’06", on November 24, 2005, alongside other bands UVERworld and Tsubakiya Quartet (椿屋四重奏, Tsubakiya Shijūsō?). CD Data (CDでーた, CD Data?) is a Japanese music magazine.