The Pillows

There are at least 2 known bands with this name:
1. An alternative rock band from Japan
2. An alternative rock band from Slovakia

1. the pillows (ザ・ピロウズ) were an alternative rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan, best known outside Japan for their contributions to the soundtrack of the anime series FLCL (Fooly Cooly).
Their final lineup consisted of vocalist and guitarist 山中さわお (Sawao Yamanaka), lead guitarist 真鍋吉明 (Yoshiaki Manabe), and drummer 佐藤シンイチロウ (Shinichiro Sato.)

The band officially formed on September 16, 1989 as a four-piece. The fourth man and original bassist, 上田ケンジ (Kenji Ueda), left the band in 1992 after the release of White Incarnation due to disagreements with the other members, for which he become a producer and solo artist. Since then, 鹿島達也 (Tatsuya Kashima) and later 鈴木淳 (Jun Suzuki) have taken his place as supporting bassists. Neither Kashima nor Suzuki have been named official members out of respect for Ueda.

On February 1st, 2025, they announced on their website that they would be officially disbanding after 35 years.

Official website: http://www.pillows.jp/

2. An alternative rock band The Pillows from High Tatras, Slovakia.