The thing that makes Laure Shang one of my favorite Chinese artists is that you never know what she's going to do next. You really don't. In fact, I dare say she's one of the most unpredictable artists on the planet, which, for me, also makes her...
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#songoftheday = Laure Shang: “The One That Ran Away”
So, this is what happens when Laure Shang goes punk rock? She comes out with an edgy, guitar-driven track that erupts with four on the floor energy as soon as you hit play. It's called "The One That Ran Away" and it finds Laure in a bit of...
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#songoftheday Stefanie Sun [孫燕姿]- Kepler [克卜勒]
Stefanie Sun's "Kepler" is a beautiful, mid-tempo C-Pop -- that's Cantonese pop -- ballad, which begins with mellow guitars. Guitars that initially sound acoustic, but then there's a bit of a twang there and it starts to sound like an American country ballad with electric slide guitar....