1st SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM OUT OCT 22nd
STREAM/SHARE 'ILYIMY' HERE
Vancouver indie pop artist Sad China (aka Sunny Chen) is excited to announce the release of their new electro-tinged hyperpop single 'ilyimy' out today on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here.
‘ilyimy’ is the first single and title track from Sad China’s debut full-length album, which is set for release on October 22nd. A product of the COVID pandemic, 'ilyimy' explores the highs and lows of living in quarantine.
"Isolation’s been hard, but now I realize my quarantine routine forced me to reflect and process my trauma - stuff I’ve held on to that still hurts me, and informs how I relate to others, especially my loved ones," says Sad China. "When I wasn’t making music, sleeping or eating, I spent all my time with my ex, binging on oxytocin, THC, and CBD. Then we broke up. ‘ilyimy' is a mixture of wanting to rejoin society, dance, and touch my friends’ faces, but it’s also me stalking my ex on social media right after the breakup."
Sad China is a queer non-binary (they/she) settler immigrant on the ancestral homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, colonially known as Vancouver, BC. Sad China’s sound is avant-garde yet accessible and draws influence from 2000s pop and R&B, their Chinese heritage, and the choral arrangements they performed with multiple school choirs. They released their self-titled dream pop debut EP in 2016 and have shared the stage with Tonye Aganaba and Adewolf, and played livestreams with KeAloha, Sleepy Gonzales, and Blonde Diamond, among others.
Sad China's new single ‘ilyimy’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more info, please visit bysunnychen.com/music.