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Sunset Rollercoaster (Chinese: 落日飛車 Luòrì fēichē) is a 5-piece jazz-influenced synth-pop band from Taipei, Taiwan, consisting of Kuo-Hung Tseng (vocals, guitar), Hung-Li Chen (bass), Shao-Hsuan Wang (keyboard), Tsun-Lung Lo (drums), and Hao-Ting Huang (saxophone)—previously with Shih-Wei Huang (percussion). The name originated from a Photo Booth picture the group had taken for their MySpace profile in 2009, which had a rollercoaster in front of a sunset as the background.[1][2] The band mostly sings in English, despite being based in a Mandarin-speaking country, which, according to lead singer Kuo Kuo, is to allow them to speak indirectly and allow audiences to discern their own meaning.[3]
Sunset Rollercoaster | |||
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Background information | |||
Origin | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
Genres | Jazz, funk, disco, synth-pop | ||
Years active | 2009–2011, 2015–present | ||
Members |
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Past members | Shih-Wei Huang (percussion) | ||
Website | sunsetrollercoaster | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 落日飛車 | ||
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The idea for the band was inspired by Velvet Underground videos that lead singer Kuo found on the internet. The band formed in 2009 as a trio composed of Tseng Kuo Hung, Kevin Lee, and Lo Zun Long; they released their debut album Bossa Nova in 2011, but then disbanded shortly afterward. Singer Kuo Kuo and drummer Lo Tsun formed another band, Forests, with a different, much darker sound. Sunset Rollercoaster reformed in 2015[4] and released their second album Cassa Nova in 2018.[5] In 2019, the band released the EP Vanilla Villa, which revolves around the story of an alien who loves a human whom it wants to take to a villa.[6]
The band played at the Summer Sonic music festival in Japan in 2011.[7] After their hiatus, they performed at SummerStage in Central Park, New York City, as part of the Taiwanese Waves music festival in 2017.[3] They recorded a live studio session at Audiotree in 2018, the first Taiwanese band to do so.[8] The band toured North America as part of the "Business Trip Tour" in 2018.[9][10]
In early 2020, Kuo-Hung Tseng wrote in Los Angeles lyrics for Soft Storm and recorded in part with Ned Doheny.[11] Their 2020 album Soft Storm was named the 4th best album in Asia in 2020 by NME.[12]
They composed 3 songs featured in the anime Sonny Boy.
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 9th Golden Indie Music Awards | Best Album | Cassa Nova | Nominated | [13] |
Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Nominated | |||
Best Musician | Tseng Kuo-Hung | Nominated | |||
2019 | 30th Golden Melody Awards | Best Music Video | Namso, Youkim ("Slow") | Won | [14][15] |
Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Nominated | |||
2021 | 32nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Won | [16][17] |
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