Teen’s Edge (我還年輕 我還年輕) by Your Woman Sleep With Others (老王樂隊). 2017.
Your Woman Sleep With Others is a post-folk indie band from Taipei, Taiwan. The group originally formed in 2015 to participate in campus folk rock (校園民歌) competitions in Taiwan; a style of music arising from university campuses in Taiwan concerned with the idea of a creating a distinct cultural identity for the youth and the concept of “singing one’s own songs” -“唱自己的歌”. Your Woman Sleep With Others is currently comprised of band members Zhang Lizhang 張立長 on vocals, Tong Weishuo 童偉碩 on the electric guitar, Liao Jiemin 廖潔民 on the bass, Fei Huiyuan 馮會元 on the drums and Shao Jiaying 邵佳瑩 on the cello.
Teen’s Edge is found in Your Woman Sleep With Others’ first EP, titled “At Fifteen I Set My Heart On Learning” (吾十有五而志於學). Singing on the meandering passage of time, Teen’s Edge taps into the melancholia of a younger generation of Taiwanese people who feel departed from a sense of meaning in their lives. Part folk-narrative, part rock, Teen’s Edge has since received several accolades in Taiwan and has received over 15 million views on Youtube.
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