{"id":32577,"date":"2017-08-06T02:32:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=32577"},"modified":"2018-08-25T04:09:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T02:09:24","slug":"introducing-re-tros-beijing-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/introducing-re-tros-beijing-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Re-TROS from Beijing, China."},"content":{"rendered":"

It took me a night with no sleep, hours upon hours of searching, listening, asking, discussing and I have finally come to lay my unfiltered devotion in favor of a Chinese superband named Re-TROS<\/strong> or\u00a0Rebuilding the Rights of Statues<\/strong>. A band of three consisting of\u00a0Hua Dong on vocals and guitar,\u00a0\u00a0Liu Min on vocals and bass and the fantastic\u00a0Huang Jin on the feverish drums. Just like we used to think of The White Stripes, you\u2019d wonder how only 3 individuals could churn out such a massive sound. With clear influences drawn from Lou Reed, Nick Cave and\u00a0Joy Division. The tracks you\u2019re about to listen are huge in every way. Think Peaky Blinders, cut-throat dark alley ways in Beijing and the Nick Cave voice signature, and you\u2019ve got \u201cPigs In The River\u201d by Re-TROS. But that\u2019s not only it. The drums make for a greater track. Slide over to \u201cRed Rum Aviv\u201d, the grittier guitar heavy post-punk number that recalls some of LCD Soundsystem blended with some old school Clash and you\u2019re in for something out of the New York in the Naughties.<\/p>\n

The trio has been around for some time already. Having had a reasonable regional resonance roaming the local clubs and venues. They\u2019ve now stepped out of their comfort zone and are heading on to take the world by storm with a forthcoming album titled \u201cBefore The Applause\u201d, due out this fall (Sept. 15th 2017 to be exact) via China\u2019s behemoth indie record label\u00a0Modern Sky Entertainment<\/em>.<\/p>\n