The band's name was proposed by Kusano and means "sharp and pointed" in German. Their simple melodies are influenced by popular songs and use Kusano's soft voice. Spitz's musical style is influenced by Donovan, using electric guitar played with arpeggio, and a steady rhythm. They are also noted for melodic compositions, symbolic lyrics, and clear high-pitched vocals by the group's chief singer-songwriter Kusano. They have consistently maintained jangly pop/rock style of music, featuring arpeggiated guitar work influenced by Donovan.
Throughout their recording career, the band have released 15 studio albums and 38 physical singles to date. They have been listed in the top 30 of the best-selling music acts in history of the Japanese record charts, having sold over 20.8 million copies albums and singles domestically as of December 2013. Īfter their breakthrough in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success in Japanese market for nearly 20 years. It earned the Best Album category in the 37th Japan Record Awards by the Japanese Composers Association on New Year's Eve of 1995, and received a quadruple platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1997.
It was followed by their 6th studio album Hachimitsu, which was released in the same year and achieved mainstream success, immediately topping the Japanese Oricon chart and selling approximately 1.7 million copies to date. Although their early efforts failed to attract public attention until around 1994, the band eventually came into prominence with a single "Robinson", released in April 1995 and sold in excess of 1.6 million copies in their homeland. In March 1991, Spitz released their first single "Hibari no Kokoro" and the self-titled debut album simultaneously on Polydor Records. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo – it consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums). Spitz ( スピッツ, Supittsu) are a Japanese rock band.
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