[NEW RELEASES] 彭佳慧 Julia Peng + 熊仔 – 關你屁事啊 None of Your Business

Legendary Taiwanese singer, 彭佳慧 Julia Peng released this song,  ‘關你屁事啊 None of Your Business’ a few weeks back featuring 熊仔Xiong Zi, rapping. There’s a really nice groovy jazz tone throughout the whole song making it quite delightful to work to. I also love the name of it. They were a little tame with the translation. In certain…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] 原子邦妮 Astro Bunny – 也許你不懂Perhaps You Don’t Understand

Good morning dreaded Sundays with ‘也許你不懂Perhaps You Don’t Understand’ by underground Taiwanese band 原子邦妮Astro Bunny. The soft harmony paired wither her vocals are nice for the mornings as it gradually pulls you awake from slumber to what feels like a hopeful freedom. A lot of Astro Bunny’s music has an underlying EDM vibe that I…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] D.L 羅時豐 – The Direction of Life單向人生

I’ve never actually listened to this singer before. Part of the beauty of this blog is the moment I stumble on hidden gems. D.L羅時豐 is a Taiwanese artist of an older generation. But older generation doesn’t necessarily means outdated music, but instead mean more wisdom in the words. Here is a song of his I…

[NEW RELEASES] aMEI張惠妹 – Withdrawal Symptoms戒斷

Today aMEI張惠妹 released a sultry music video for her song, ‘Withdrawal Symptoms戒斷’ from her recent album. It’s a song about addiction to love made of heavy beats and her smooth voice. The lyric are quite explicit for a Chinese song, creating imagery of a heavy desire for someone’s touch, scent, and flesh. aMEI plays the…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] HEBE田馥甄 – Insignificance 渺小

When Insignificance渺小 was released a few years ago by our featured artist of the week Hebe田馥甄, it was quite haunting at first and became very meaningful. It really spoke volumes about the kind of artist Hebe was and was striving to become. Insignificance is a song written from a very broad world view and awareness….

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] Hebe田馥甄 – Flower花花世界

Good morning from the airport (again)! Due to not being a morning person, I often need music to pump life into me especially after a rough few days. Today we are starting with ‘花花世界 Flower’ from this week’s feature artist, Hebe田馥甄. The first time I heard this song I was in someone’s car and thought…

[BROWN SUGAR FEATURE] Hebe田馥甄

Hebe田馥甄 is one of my favorite Taiwanese artists. I grew up listening to S.H.E and couldn’t be more excited when each member branched out a little to nurture their own styles of music. I’ve followed her music since she did her first solo. Each of her songs are very different from each other but all…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] 好樂團 GoodBand – I Give You My Youth我把我的青春給你

Slow Monday mornings should be paired with smooth and soft tunes like those of ‘I Give You My Youth我把我的青春給你’ by 好樂團 GoodBand. Here is both the official version and the demo version which is more acoustic. Both are beautiful. This song speaks of precious love in the present and in the moment but one that will…