A subtly funky bassline and disco-inspired drums provide the irresistible groove, while warbling guitars, playful synths and psychedelic textures swirl around them. Anne’s light, dreamy vocal adds to the carefree mood, with sparse lyrics switching briefly into Mandarin as she counts down to the beat. Somewhere between disco and psych-pop, ‘Dance Dance Dance’ is colourful, uncomplicated and impossible to hear without at least a little movement.

The video makes that communal joy its entire focus, bringing together what appear to be homemade clips of fans dancing along. Kaleidoscopic effects weave between the footage, extending the song’s psychedelic streak while celebrating people simply losing themselves in the music. No angst, no hidden meaning, no existential crisis – just three and a half minutes dedicated to the pleasure of a really good groove.

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“We often write these songs that verge on being kids songs, and this is one of them,” Barsten explains, speaking on the release of ‘Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)’.

“I love this contrast of it sounding so childish, but then we do things in the production that throw it off from being real ‘Kids Music.’ ‘Turn Up The Radio’ is like a kids song for adults, a line we often like to blur. It’s all sunshine and good vibes, a true bop, bubble-gum pop, with a hint of psychedelic sunshine magic.”

Tong elaborates: “This was a fun and quick one to write! Since this song has a happy upbeat vibe, we decided that we wanted to list all of our favorite things in the verses that bring us joy, instead of telling a story. It was a little bit inspired by ‘My Favorite Things’ from ‘The Sound of Music.'”

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Inspired by vocalist Anne Tong’s childhood family meals, new single ‘Mama (妈妈)’ is a  nostalgic, warmly textured track – which follows the previously released album singles ‘No No Yeah Yeah (不不好啊好啊)’ and ‘All The People (所有人)’.

On new single ‘Mama (妈妈)’, Anne Tong said: “I’ve always wanted to write a song with the phrase ‘chi fan le’. In Chinese families, every day revolves around meal times. Food is an extremely important part of the culture. Typically when a meal is cooked and ready to eat, moms will yell the phrase ‘chi fan le’, which translates to ‘it’s time to eat!’. And every Chinese kid knows that Chinese moms hate it when you’re late to the meal table, so you better run to the table the first time ‘chi fan le’ is yelled.”

Bryce Barsten adds: “I remember when I started visiting Anne’s family for meals and I kept hearing this phrase being shouted across the house: ‘chi fan le’. Anne explained to me and it became one of the first phrases I learned.”

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