The Mods has been played on NTS shows including Micachu, with Spring Dance (Pushto) first played on 28 January 2015.

The Mods is the name of more than one artist: 1) Japanese punk rock band 2) 60s Swiss garage rock band 3) Canadian punk band 4) The Norwegian band "MODS" have also been labeled as The Mods 5) Finnish garage rock band 6) 60s Florida garage rock band 7) 60s Dallas/Forth Worth garage rock band 8) 60s Swiss garage rock band 9) 60s Toledo garage rock band 10) late 70s UK mod group 11) mid 1960s Dutch beat group 12) Pakistani surf rock band 13) UK covers band, with Johnny Warman on vocals

1) The Mods 「ザ・モッズ」are a Japanese punk rock band, formed in 1974. The band consists of 森山達也(Tatsuya Moriyama - Vocals and Guitar), 苣木寛之(Hiroyuki Chisaki - Guitar and Vocals), and 北里晃一(Koichi Kitazato - Bass).(ex member 梶浦雅裕(Masahiro Kajiura - Drums))

They have been making music together for over 25 years and retain an enthusiastic cult following in their home country, especially as a live band. They quite often sing in English, and their sound and attitude could be compared to The Clash and other London punk bands of the late 1970s.

Discography:

FIGHT OR FLIGHT（1981） NEWS BEAT（1981） LOOK OUT（1982） GANG ROCKER（1983） HANDS UP（1983） JAIL GUNS（1984） BLUE～Midnight Highway（1985） BEAT ODYSSEY（1986） CORNER（1986） JUKE JOING（1987） YUM-YUM GIMME SOME（1987） EASY COME EASY GO（1988） NAPALM ROCK（1989） PROUD ONES（1990） 叛～REBEL（1991） LEATHER FILE 1981～1991（1991) F.A.B.（1992） TIES（1993） TRUST ME TRUST YOU（1993） RODEO LIVE VOL.1（1994） RODEO LIVE VOL.2（1994） JUNGLE CRUSE 1991～1994（1995） KILBURN BRATS（1995） ZA MOZZ（1996） easy listening（1997） CLOUD 9（1998） KOWLOON JUNK（1999） Paradice（2000） RISING SUN（2001） THE MODS BEST "Records"（2001) ROCKAHOLIC（2002） THE LEGEND THE MODS GOLDEN 80's COLLECTION（2003) THE MODS BEST（2003） NO EXCUSE!（2003） COMPADRE（2003） LIVE WITH ROCK'N'ROLL（2004） DAILY HOWL（2005） FIGHT OR FLIGHT WASING（2006）

Their home page can be found at http://www.themods.jp/