Lonely China Day

Lonely China Day (Chinese: 寂寞.夏.日; pinyin: jìmò xià rì) is a Chinese indie rock band from Beijing.^[1]

Music

The marquee band of the Tag Team Records label,^[2] Lonely China Day has a sound that has been compared to that of Sigur Rós, due to a use of methodical, droning guitars and non-English lyrics.^[1]^[3] Lead singer Deng Pei performs in Mandarin, drawing some of his lyrics from ancient Chinese poetry.^[3] Deng Pei was a natural left-handed guitar player, but as he was not initially able to locate and acquire a left-handed guitar, he performed from the opposite side until he sustained an injury to his little finger, necessitating a change back to his natural side.^[3]

The band released their debut, an eponymous EP, with Tag Team in 2006, and followed up with their full-length debut, entitled Sorrow, in 2007. Allmusic gave Sorrow a largely positive review, awarding three stars out of a possible five.^[3] Reviewer Stewart Mason said that "fans of...ambitious neo-prog will likely find much to enjoy on Sorrow", but also noted that the album might seem inaccessible to casual listeners.^[3]

That same year, Lonely China Day performed at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.^[4]

Their second album, This Readily Assimilative People, was released on June 19, 2010.

Members

Deng Pei - vocals, guitar
Wang Dongtao - guitar
He Feng - bass guitar
Luo Hao - drums

External links

References

^ ^a ^b Pareles, Jon. "Singing and Doing the Hustle in Austin", The New York Times, published March 19, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.
^ Song, Berwin. "Up Front: Capital Records Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine", That's Beijing Magazine online, published September 2, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mason, Stewart. "Sorrow - Overview", Allmusic, accessed February 15, 2008.
^ Beets, Greg. "Japaniversary - Japan, China, and southward along the Pacific Rim", The Austin Chronicle, published February 23, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.

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[pareles-1] Pareles, Jon. "Singing and Doing the Hustle in Austin", The New York Times, published March 19, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.

[song-2] Song, Berwin. "Up Front: Capital Records Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine", That's Beijing Magazine online, published September 2, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.

[mason-3] Mason, Stewart. "Sorrow - Overview", Allmusic, accessed February 15, 2008.

[beets-4] Beets, Greg. "Japaniversary - Japan, China, and southward along the Pacific Rim", The Austin Chronicle, published February 23, 2007, accessed February 15, 2008.

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