Chinese Football | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wuhan, China |
| Genres | Chinese rock, indie rock, math rock |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Wild Records |
| Members |
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| Website | Chinese Football on Bandcamp |
Chinese Football is a Chinese indie rock and math rock band. It was founded in 2011, in Wuhan, China. The band self publishes their music under Xu Bo's own Wild Records label.[1]
History
Chinese Football was founded by Xu Bo in 2011. He had named the band after the fellow math rock band American Football,[2] as well as a joke about the football team in China.[3] Xu Bo says his band was inspired by numerous musical genres, such as Pop-punk, J-Pop, and Indie rock.[4]
The first album of Chinese Football was released in 2015, the self titled Chinese Football.[5]
The band has anime characters on all its album covers, drawn by a friend of Xu Bo.[6]
The band created a trilogy of EPs themed around video games, called the Game trilogy. The first one was called Here Comes a New Challenger, the second was Continue, and the third was Win & Lose.[7]
In 2019, the band opened for its inspiration American Football during their world tour in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.[8]
In the Summer of 2021, the band started recording their first full length album since 2015 called Win & Lose. They started a tour to promote the album around China in October 2021, although restrictions thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic in China caused delays. While the album was originally meant to be released in the fall of 2021, Xu Bo delayed it to 2022 thanks to "Not being completely satisfied".[1]
Discography
- Chinese Football EP (2015)
- Chinese Football (2015)
- Here Comes a New Challenger! (2017)
- Continue? (2019)
- Win & Lose (2022)[8][9]
Band members
References
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- ^ "How a Quirkily Named Chinese Band Got the Attention of US Rock Legends". That's Online. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Chinese Football: The "Midwest Emo" band of Wuhan". www.georgetownindy.com. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Chinese Football interview: The Wuhan-based indie-rock band chat about their sound, the 'Game' trilogy and their quirky name". Young Post. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Six Thirty Recordings Membawa Chinese Football Gelar Konser Pertama di Jakarta". Whiteboard Journal. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Kanazawa, Takahiro (2019-07-19). "Chinese Football | Music | Metropolis Magazine Japan". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Chinese Football at Canvas | Music in Manchester". Oxford Road Corridor. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ a b Ng, Scott (2023-01-03). "Chinese Football release final chapter of their 'Game Trilogy' with new album 'Win&Lose'". NME. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ beehype; Griffith, William (2023-03-19). "China: Chinese Football – "Win & Lose" LP". beehype – Best Music from Around the World. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Wuhan Musician Xu Bo: "I'm Still Optimistic About the Future" — RADII". Stories from the center of China's youth culture. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ archysport (2023-04-27). "meet Chinese Football, excellent Chinese Indie band with Emo refinements". Archysport. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
This page was last edited on 16 April 2024, at 01:45