In "Everyday Scenes," we follow the perspective of an uncle, interpreting the Japanese lyrics sung by Boyuan: "Today, I also saw many lovely girls, and the unchanging daily life always feels happy."
However, the climax of this story is an emotional confession: "With your lens, it's different."
The music of the Chair Band traverses different languages, skillfully blending Japanese, Chinese, English, and even Minnan dialect and the dialect of the Taiwanese indigenous Amis tribe. By combining these diverse languages with elements of 1960s psychedelic rock, the Chair Band excels at presenting cultural diversity in a single movement.
In their first album, they mainly used acoustic guitars, and their style at the time was closer to folk music. However, in the album "Lovely Sunday," the band tried many new playing methods and even invited the drummer Luo Zunlong from Sunset Rollercoaster and saxophonist Xie Mingyan to assist, which had a significant impact on the formation of their band's style.
How should the style of the Chair Band be defined? Some people emphatically believe that it is "mysterious," some say they are retro, and others sarcastically say they have become romantic, vaporwave, gentle, rock... Rong Yi expressed in an interview that their style is now very diverse and difficult to categorize. If they must be classified, they hope to create a new music category called "Chair Music."
The Chair Band, who grew up in Taiwan, fills their lyrics with warmth and freshness, just like the intuitive impression most people have of Taiwanese TV dramas. For example, in "If I Can't Sleep Tonight," they sing, "If I have been thinking about you for several nights, please light a cigarette for me, and let it become the red snow at sunset." In "Back Mountain Dance Music," they sing, "The sea breeze carries a hint of saltiness"... Their lyrics are full of beautiful imagery and rich visual sensations. Combined with their unique singing style and arrangement, they are as refreshing as a sea breeze. In their bright and beautiful world, the Chair Band's lovely Taiwanese language, candid speech, and smiling faces are as cool as honey lemonade in the hot summer.
They will write songs in a playful "Wangfu" style and dedicate songs to their grandmother's little dog, Archie. They will give you cheerful advice, "You can cry as much as you want! Do you know how luxurious tears are? Dissolve all emotions. I envy your ability to enjoy weakness." They will dedicate their first composition to their father, singing in the soft and tender Minnan dialect, "Dreaming Dreams." They will also write sweet love songs, "I may be a dreamer baby, tonight I'll be dreaming with you"...
I have personally attended a live performance by the Chair Band and unexpectedly found that the audience below did not create chaos, but gently swayed their bodies. When the emotions reached their peak, the Chair Band's fans would salute together, "Cheers to cuteness and gentleness!" The most memorable moment was when the song "Rollin' On" sparked a chorus from the entire audience. The warm blue lights swayed on the stage as young people swayed their bodies and sang along with the band, "Rolling on."
You are my galaxy, and I am your singer, chasing your light and warmth is my eternity. Where will we wake up tomorrow? I don't know, but tonight we'll be fine.
This article is synchronized updated to xLog by Mix Space.
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