"The Youth Lake" was written at the end of 2016 and recorded along with another single "Summer Begins II" when Lonely Leary recording their debut album "Through the Park, Almost There". The words Qiu Chi wrote down by the Youth Lake of the Youth Lake Park in those freezing cold winter afternoons became the lyric. It is a memory of the smoggy Beijing winter.
Tightly wound post-punk with splashes of new wave; heavy on twangy riffs, phased-out melodies, and understated vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 2, 2023
Bleak, throbbing work that lands halfway between coldwave and shoegaze, this Berlin group hits that spot just under the breastbone. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 15, 2017