New Music: Frozen Cops东京茶, Sincerely Yours, Sergei赛吉来信, Rat King

Shanghai post metal trio Frozen Cops’ deconstruction of metal is a breath of fresh air on their wildly ambitious yet personal debut 在山的那边. Furiously entwining elements of hard rock, thrash metal, prog, death metal, classical music and even flamenco music with both old school candidness and avant-garde relish, there’s a tenderness at play here - rendering their sprawling narratively rich tracks a softer edge that the genre is not often known for. 

上海后金属三人组东京茶对金属的解构带来了一股新鲜空气，他们发布了野心勃勃而又个性十足的首张专辑《在山的那边》。愤怒地将硬摇滚、激流金属、前卫、死亡金属、古典音乐甚至弗拉明戈的元素与老派的坦率和前卫的趣味交织在一起，在这里有一种温柔的感觉——使它们庞大的叙事丰富的曲目具有该流派不常见的柔和。

Combustible hardcore outfit Rat King, a motley crew of rabble-rousing expats in Shanghai, throw caution to the wind on their aggressively in your face debut Locally Hated. A sweltering thrash-laced hurricane of rock and roll that’ll leave necks reeling, it cuts bone-deep in its defiance, perversity, and chiselled musicianship recalling everyone from Trash Talk to Cryptic Slaughter. Proudly leaving nothing on the floor, and with their middle-finger raised high and proud, they’re one of the finest additions to the hardcore scene. 

燃烧的硬核乐队Rat King，一个由在上海的外籍暴徒组成的杂牌军，在他们充满侵略性的首张专辑《Locally Hated》中把谨慎抛到了脑后。《Locally Hated》让人眼前一亮，这是这是一场令人汗流浃背的摇滚飓风，令人脖子发麻，它那反抗、邪恶和欺诈的音乐性方面让人想起了从 Trash Talk 到 Cryptic Slaughter 的所有人。他们骄傲地在地上留下任何东西，并高高地竖起他们的中指，他们是硬核场景中最好的补充之一。

Since bursting onto the scene last summer, Sincerely Yours, Sergei out of Beijing have been making waves in clubs for their magnetic performances. So instead of translating that energy into a studio release, the band has wisely chosen to release their first EP in its rawest form - recorded live over two hours at the Baihuashenchu studio amongst the hutongs of Beijing. A swirl of tense noise rock, psychedelic-laced garage rock and pummeling post punk, it’s potent stuff - enthralling and fully-formed - not only leaving you wanting more but anticipating the moment you can catch them live. 

自从去年夏天突然出现在舞台上，来自北京的 赛吉来信就因为他们的在俱乐部魅力十足的演出掀起了波澜。因此，乐队没有把这种能量转化为录音室发行的唱片，而是明智地选择了以最原始的形式发行他们的第一张EP--在北京胡同里的百花深处录音室现场录制两个小时。紧张的噪音摇滚、带有迷幻色彩的车库摇滚和猛烈的后朋克有力地交织在一起--迷人且完全成形--不仅让你想要更多，而且期待着能看到他们的现场。