Chinese American Bear share joyful new single 'Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)' | New album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' out 8th May via Moshi Moshi

Chinese American Bear share new single 'Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)'  Watch video HERE Press Assets HERE New album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' out 8th May via Moshi Moshi Records European and North American tours announced, including appearances at The Great Escape, Dot To Dot and London Calling New album from Seattle-based bilingual Mandarin/English indie pop duo, merging mandopop melody with psychedelic pop in the vein of MGMT / The Flaming Lips

Photo credit - Eleanor Petry

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(08 April) Chinese American Bear, the Seattle-based duo of Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, today share new single 'Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)' - a joyful final preview of upcoming album 'Dim Sum & Then Some', out 8th May via Moshi Moshi Records.  Chinese American Bear today also announce new September European tour dates culminating in a show at Oslo Hackney in London on 24th September, after recently sharing details of full North American and European tours, and appearances at The Great Escape, Dot To Dot and London Calling (NL). Full tour date info and tickets can be found HERE. "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.'" The track follows previously released singles 'Mama (妈妈)', 'No No Yeah Yeah (不不好啊好啊)' and 'All The People (所有人)' which have earned praise and support BBC 6 Music's Lauren Laverne and Nick Grimshaw, Apple Music's Matt Wilkinson, FLOOD, KEXP, The Needle Drop, The Line of Best Fit, Notion and more. Following the success of their 2024 full-length 'Wah!!!' - new album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' showcases a more musically dense and exploratory vision, marking a sonic evolution for the duo. Delving further into experimental territory while embracing more traditional pop elements than ever before, the album forms a positive and lighthearted collage of the duo’s life together - exploring food, small joys, Chinese-American upbringing, love, and fantasy. Blending warbling guitars with hints of psychedelia, pop, disco and strings - alongside synth-driven electronics and droney, hypnotic textures - 'Dim Sum & Then Some' reflects the Chinese American Bear ethos: open, curious and lighthearted. Chinese American Bear's new album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' is out 8th May via Moshi Moshi Records. New single 'Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)' is out now.  LIVE DATES 14 May - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival 15 May - Amsterdam, NL - London Calling Festival 17 May - Berlin, DE - Kantine Am Berghain 19 May - Oxford, UK - Jericho Tavern 20 May - Sheffield, UK - Yellow Arch 21 May - Margate, UK - Where Else? 22 May - Kingston, UK - Banquet Records 23 May - Bristol, UK - Dot To Dot Festival 24 May - Nottingham, UK - Dot To Dot Festival 16 June - Washington, DC, US - Pie Shop 17 June - Philadelphia, PA, US - PhilaMOCA 20 June - Boston, MA, US - Red Room @ Cafe 939 21 June - New York, NY, US - Bowery Ballroom 23 June - Toronto, ON, CA - Baby G 25 June - Chicago, IL, US - Subterranean 26 June - Minneapolis, MN, US - Cloudland Theater 11 July - Spokane, WA, US - BID Festival 14 July - Phoenix, AZ, US - Rebel Lounge 16 July - Los Angeles, CA, US - The Echo 19 July - San Francisco, CA, US - The Independent 21 July - Boise, ID, US - Shrine Social Club 23 July - Portland, OR, US - Polaris Hall 24 July - Vancouver, BC, CA - Fox Cabaret 25 July - Seattle, WA, US - Neumos 07 August - Sicily, IT - Ypsigrock Festival 17 September - Copenhagen, DK - Ideal Bar 18 September - Hamburg, DE - Reeperbahn Festival 19 September - Cologne, DE - Artheater 20 September - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg 21 September - Paris, FR - POP UP! 22 September - Brussels, BE - Botanique 23 September - Brighton, UK - The Hope & Ruin 24 September - London, UK - Oslo

More about Chinese American Bear Chinese American Bear are a Seattle-based duo making bilingual Mandarin/English indie pop, pairing mandopop melody with psychedelic, groove-driven pop. Comprised of Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, their sound, resulting from the intersection of Barsten's fondness for MGMT, The Flaming Lips, Pond, and Sly Stone, with Tong's classical piano training and love for all things pop (Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers), have allowed them to carve out their own brand of indelible indie pop. They've earned tens of millions of streams, global acclaim, have been featured in VOGUE+, Paste Magazine, Under the Radar, and widely celebrated by BBC 6 Music and KEXP (#1 album). Their music has also appeared across film, TV and global brand campaigns, reinforcing their growing crossover reach. They toured internationally with the release of their second album 'Wah!!!' including 15 cities in China, multiple trips to the UK, dozens of festivals, and support for the pop star/internet phenomenon Poppy (USA), and Greer (USA).

'Dim Sum & Then Some' - Album Art + tracklist 1. Intro (开场白) 2. All The People (所有人) 3. No No Yeah Yeah (不不好啊好啊) 4. I Wanna Go Home (我想回家) 5. Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点) 6. Chant (Namo Amituofo) 7. Mama (妈妈) 8. Lovely Day (美好的一天) 9. Land of Fun (好玩的地方) 10. Forever Lover (永远的爱人) 11. Chinese American Bear Anthem (华裔美国熊之歌) Follow Chinese American Bear Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | Bandcamp