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"Queen of Chinatown" is the first single out off The Controversy's second album "Don't Count On Me". The Los Angeles electronic art-pop duo invites you on a journey through intricate electronic beats, psychedelic ambiance and unusual pop melodies. With U&I Magazine naming their single "Queen of Chinatown" as #1 Single of 2014, FourCulture Magazine proclaiming the band as one of the Best Artist of 2014 and recent features and premieres on Buzzbands LA, Free Bike Valet Magazine, The Deli Magazine, Polari UK, Impose Magazine, there's expectation being build around the duo's second album "Don't Count On Me", to be released on February 2015.
Originally from Spain and Denmark, The Controversy's sound is influenced by artists like St Vincent, Beck, Air, Miike Snow, Portishead, Bjork and Massive Attack and has been described as a "seamless mash up of electronica with psychedelic rock". The Controversy has released two singles ("Queen of Chinatown" and "Two Voices") from their upcoming second album and will release a third one, “You Know” on January 12th.
lyrics
Walking down the street,
Away from where he's no one.
Street light on his eyes,
Glows the world of Aima.
No one will see
the truth under the makeup
The sequins will shine
The queen is back tonight
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
Everyone loves Aima at night
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
Happiness until the lights go on
High heels in his hands,
Street lights his last companions.
Boys down the street,
Shouting him some loving.
As the boys' laugh and their hands hunt Aima down
Fast the blade goes
Aima's life fades away, fades away
But he smiles, and, sings
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
Everyone loves Aima at night
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
Happiness until the lights go out, out, out
Always do what you wanna do
Always did what he wanted to
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
He's the queen, queen of Chinatown
credits
from Don't Count On Me,
released February 10, 2015
Written by The Controversy (Thomas Hjorth & Laura Vall)
Lead and backup vocals by Laura Vall
Bass and backup vocals by Thomas Hjorth
Drums and percussion programming by Thomas Hjorth & Laura Vall
Strings and synth programming by Thomas Hjorth & Laura Vall
Produced by The Controversy
Recorded @ Velvet Mind Studios, Silver Lake, CA
Mixed by Velvet Mind Productions with additional mixing by Mehdi Hassine
Mastered by Audio Animals, UK.
Influenced by David Bowie, Massive Attack, St Vincent, and Radiohead, The Controversy's music is a seamless mash up of
electronica with psychedelic rock. Their album, "Don't Count On Me," was been named an "electronic art-pop masterpiece", featured on KCRW and named "Queen of Chinatown" their #1 Single of the year. Bandcamp describes the album as "moody pop music that's turning heads."...more
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