Seattle-based mandopop duo Chinese American Bear announce their new album Dim Sum & Then Some, out 8 May via Moshi Moshi Records. Alongside the announcement, the duo share lead single ‘All The People (所有人)’.
Composed of married couple Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, Chinese American Bear are known for their playful pop melodies that celebrate culture through bilingual English–Chinese lyrics.
Lead single ‘All The People (所有人)’ lays the foundation for Dim Sum & Then Some, inviting us into the fantasy world of Chinese American Bear. The accompanying music video, directed by Barsten, captures the duo’s signature quirkiness.
“All The People (所有人) is probably my favorite song on the album. It’s so fun, light, cool, and a little weird. It’s a song for everyone. All the people. It has some fantasy vibes, musically and lyrically.”
Bryce Barsten
“When Bryce first showed me the sounds for ‘All The People’, it immediately reminded me of a fantastical setting with castles and fairies so I leaned in that direction with the lyrics. It was fun to write about a topic we hadn’t explored much before. I’ve written a lot on our favorite foods and Chinese culture but hadn’t explored much fantasy. We’re actually both huge fans of fantasy in general (Bryce puts on the Lord of the Rings movies at least twice a month in our household, it’s his comfort background noise). I also recently started getting into ‘Romantasy’ (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Fourth Wing, etc.) so I was also in that mindset.”
Anne Tong
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