Chinese American Bear announce new album, Dim Sum & Then Some

Chinese American Bear is formed by Anne Tong and Bryce Barste. Across an EP and two full-length releases, the pair have developed an indie pop sound centred around bilingual Mandarin/English lyricism, while being inspired by Barste’s love of MGMT, The Flaming Lips, Pond, and Sly Stone, in addition to Tong’s classical piano training, as well as her own appreciation of pop music.

Today, they announce their third LP, Dim Sum & Then Some, which captures snapshots of Tong and Barste’s life together as romantic partners. Alongside the announcement, they have also released their new single, “All The People (所有人), which features an animated stop-motion video directed by Barsten.

Speaking about the track, Barste says: ”’All The People (所有人)’ is probably my favorite song on the album. It’s so fun, light, cool, and a little weird. It’s a song for everyone. All the people. It has some fantasy vibes, musically and lyrically."

Expanding on the the themes behind the song, Tong adds: "When Bryce first showed me the sounds for 'All The People', it immediately reminded me of a fantastical setting with castles and fairies so I leaned in that direction with the lyrics. It was fun to write about a topic we hadn’t explored much before. I’ve written a lot on our favorite foods and Chinese culture but hadn’t explored much fantasy. We’re actually both huge fans of fantasy in general (Bryce puts on the Lord of the Rings movies at least twice a month in our household, it’s his comfort background noise). I also recently started getting into 'Romantasy' (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Fourth Wing, etc.) so I was also in that mindset."

Dim Sum & Then Some tracklist

“Intro (开场白)”
“All The People (所有人)”
“No No Yeah Yeah (不不好啊好啊)”
“I Wanna Go Home (我想回家)”
“Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)”
“Chant (Namo Amituofo)”
“Mama (妈妈)”
“Lovely Day (美好的一天)”
“Land of Fun (好玩的地方)”
“Forever Lover (永远的爱人)”
“Chinese American Bear Anthem (华裔美国熊之歌)”