I have a new pop enthusiasm: Chinese American Bear, a married couple based in Seattle whose music is highly infectious (in a good way, not in a Wuhan lab way).
Lucius of Promoland, who alerted me to the band, describes their sound as "full of comedy, groove, quirk, and cuteness, with melodically rich instrumentation, bits of psychedelia, and a razor sharp pop sensibility", and who am I to say he's wrong.
Their second album "Wah!!!" came out last October and last week they issued their new single "Dim Sum". You can find both records on their Bandcamp page along with their back catalogue, including their self-titled 2022 debut album from which both today's tracks come.
"饺子 (Dumpling)" - Chinese American Bear
"再见 (Goodbye)" - Chinese American Bear
I like that.
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You've started something here. Or at least Chinese American Bear have. Dumpling was great (Goodbye OK too) and I'm going to have to follow them up. The translated lyrics of Yummy Yummy (also good) sparked that awkward realisation that us dumbass English only speakers have always been hostage to the potential of appreciating any old baloney. Serves us (me) right!
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ReplyDeleteWhen Dim Sum started, I thought they were going down a Stereolab route, then they took a sharp left into Saint Etienne territory.
The other band that springs to mind is The Go! Team, the joyous energy that is, not the sampladelic chaos.
Thanks for the tip, Ernie, just what I needed!
I am a big Go! Team fan so maybe not a coincidence.
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