Vancouver Musician Sad China Releases New Single Featuring Khamisa + Adewolf

3rd SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM OUT OCT 22nd
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Sad China ♡ · Bless.bliss ft. Khamisa & Adewolf

Just 2 weeks ahead of the release of their debut full-length album, Vancouver musician Sad China (aka Sunny Chen) gives us another taste of what's to come with their new single 'Bless.Bliss' out today on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here.

‘Bless.bliss' is the 3rd single from Sad China’s new bilingual hyperpop quarantine album ilyimy, which is set for release on October 22nd. The R&B flavoured indie pop track features Vancouver musicians Khamisa and Adewolf—a collab that came together at the start of the pandemic.

"Everything comes together when the universe says it’s time," says Sad China. "I made this song with friends over Zoom, which showed us it’s the little things that make life worth living for, like listening to the sound of rain, daydreaming about what’s possible, making art with friends, holding space for each other...even if it’s virtually for now. It’s the little things that help us heal and grow. Trust the process."

Sad China worked closely with experimental electronic artist Kerub (aka Vi Levitt) on their new album, crafting 7 of the 10 tracks with them. Created during the COVID pandemic, ilyimy is a quarantine album that Sad China wrote for all of us—their community, their ancestors, and their loved ones.

"COVID took so much from us," says Sad China. "In China, my widowed 外公 maternal grandpa stopped eating because he was isolated from family and friends, and he left this earth earlier this year. Our world has experienced a tremendous loss, and we are collectively grieving. I wanted to give something back and desperately needed to connect with community, especially after a whirlwind quarantine romance and eventual breakup. From those pieces of me, ilyimy was born."

Sad China's new single ‘Bless.bliss’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit bysunnychen.com/music.

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SAD CHINA - ILYIMY
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 22nd, 2021
(Independent)
01. hum人n
02. VirgoVenus<3
03. ilyimy
04. Bless.bliss ft. Khamisa & Adewolf
05. Seen ft. Kerub
06. Mt. unPleasant
07. nbl ft. Yukari*
08. Toxic (friends) ft. JERRYCHERRY
09. 永远在我的心里 forever in my heart
10. all good things (come to an end) ft. desire process
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Vancouver Indie Rockers The Long War Release New Single BAD LOVE

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Vancouver indie rock quintet The Long War find strength in the struggle with their new single 'Bad Love'out today on all digital streaming platforms. 

'Bad Love' is the 5th single from The Long War's sophomore album Under A Heavy Sky set for release on October 22nd. Melodic and sparse, 'Bad Love' takes the listener on a melancholic ride that leads to joyful hope by the end of the track. 

"'Bad Love' is a song about holding on for too long and finding the strength to let go," says vocalist Jarrett Lee. "It’s about the fighting, the fixing and the fear. Going back in time in your mind and being accountable, revisiting the perception of what was and what is. It’s turning failure into growth and accepting the inevitable pain that comes with love."

The Long War is a war of attrition. It is a shared philosophy between five people all on the same path, believing that through hard work and honesty, beautifully authentic music can be made. Formed in Vancouver in 2016, The Long War was built from a foundation of storytelling while being supported by  beautiful musical and vocal arrangements. With lasting hooks and strong melodies, the band’s sophomore release Under A Heavy Sky is cathartic, deeply personal and speaks to those who have loved and lost. 

'Bad Love' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit thelongwarband.com.

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THE LONG WAR IS: 
Jarrett Lee (vocals)
Chad Gilmour (guitar / vocals)
Jess Lee (keyboards / vocals)
Jonny Batistuzzi (bass)
Neil Williamson (drums)

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BC Indie Rockers Leather Apron Revival Channel 90s Grunge on New Single STAGEHAND

1st SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM OUT IN EARLY 2022
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Leather Apron Revival · Stagehand

The 90s are back — and kicking off the first wave of the grunge revival are BC indie rockers Leather Apron Revival with their new single ’Stagehand’ out today on all digital streaming platforms. 

The raw and gritty rock track is the first single from their new full-length album Light & Shadow, which is set for release early next year. 

"The riff and the first verse for this song has been around for 20 years, just one of those unfinished ideas that’s been on the back burner and every once in a while it got picked up again," says bassist Grady Pasiechnyk. "It started as a country idea and Lennan resurrected it during the writing process and finished the verses, then came to the band for us to ‘put it through the LAR machine’. We nailed down the chorus as a band and our producer Leeroy pulled a ton of grit and emotion out of us when we recorded it."

Formed in 2017, Leather Apron Revival is a grunge-fueled power trio hailing from British Columbia's Kootenay region. The band's vintage sounds are warm and rich with visceral grooves and bluesy riffs, combining thoughtful songwriting and powerful melodies to create a timeless yet modern rock soundscape with a dash of old-school Canadiana.

Leather Apron Revival released their self-titled debut EP in 2019 and will follow-up with their first full-length album Light & Shadow, produced by Leeroy Stagger and mastered by John Greenham, in early 2022.

Leather Apron Revival's new single 'Stagehand' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit leatherapronrevival.com.

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LEATHER APRON REVIVAL IS: 
Lennan Delaney (Vocals, Guitar) / Grady Pasiechnyk (Vocals, Bass) / Jeff Rees (Drums)

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Leeroy Stagger Releases New Single + Video MORE LOVE THAN MONEY

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Singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger shares his rosy outlook on life with his hopeful and dreamy new single 'More Love Than Money' out today on all digital streaming platforms. Watch video here.

‘More Love Than Money’ is the 3rd single from Leeroy Stagger’s new album Dystopian Weekends, which is set for release on October 15th. A charmer of a track, ‘More Love Than Money’ speaks to finding happiness and looking on the bright side of life amidst a world of darkness.

"'More Love Than Money' is about making major life decisions based on happiness and intuition rather than fear," says Leeroy. "There are plenty of voices that can talk you out of a dream, but if you follow the ones that guide your heart, you realize that anything is possible - even if it means giving something up to start fresh, or at the bottom of something different. It’s about new beginnings and running off of the love of the people that support you.”

Recorded at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver at the beginning of the global pandemic, Leeroy Stagger's 12th full-length album, Dystopian Weekends, is the serum of truth with a slice of light and darkness that we all need right now. The album contains songs of environmental degradation, greedy land developers, Christmas songs about junkies and alcoholics, songs about race wars in America, modern day dust bowl songs of fleeing political ideology, break-up songs, and songs honouring dead friends. It all seems a bit much on paper, but Leeroy's skillful songwriting and the help of his band The Rebeltone Sound, have honoured it all in a very beautiful, relevant, and artistic way.

"I’m extremely proud of the last couple of records I’ve made," says Leeroy. "I tried very hard to reach as many people as possible with the production of those records, whereas this record I made for myself. Instead of referencing what was on the radio at the time, I went back to my favourite Bob Dylan records and records like 421 Ocean Blvd and The Silver Tongued Devil and I to plant some production seeds. I definitely followed some more traditional guideposts. I wanted the songs to speak for themselves."

'More Love Than Money' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit leeroystagger.com.

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Vancouver Indie Pop Artist Sad China Releases New Single ILYIMY

1st SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM OUT OCT 22nd
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Sad China ♡ · ilyimy

Vancouver indie pop artist Sad China (aka Sunny Chen) is excited to announce the release of their new electro-tinged hyperpop single 'ilyimy' out today on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here. 

‘ilyimy’ is the first single and title track from Sad China’s debut full-length album, which is set for release on October 22nd. A product of the COVID pandemic, 'ilyimy' explores the highs and lows of living in quarantine. 

"Isolation’s been hard, but now I realize my quarantine routine forced me to reflect and process my trauma - stuff I’ve held on to that still hurts me, and informs how I relate to others, especially my loved ones," says Sad China. "When I wasn’t making music, sleeping or eating, I spent all my time with my ex, binging on oxytocin, THC, and CBD. Then we broke up. ‘ilyimy' is a mixture of wanting to rejoin society, dance, and touch my friends’ faces, but it’s also me stalking my ex on social media right after the breakup."

Sad China is a queer non-binary (they/she) settler immigrant on the ancestral homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, colonially known as Vancouver, BC. Sad China’s sound is avant-garde yet accessible and draws influence from 2000s pop and R&B, their Chinese heritage, and the choral arrangements they performed with multiple school choirs. They released their self-titled dream pop debut EP in 2016 and have shared the stage with Tonye Aganaba and Adewolf, and played livestreams with KeAloha, Sleepy Gonzales, and Blonde Diamond, among others.

Sad China's new single ‘ilyimy’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit bysunnychen.com/music.

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