In their early days they were influenced by New Wave and especially the Ramones, but in recent years their sound and style has tended toward 80s disco and electro, which combined with their startling, eye-catching stage presence, marks them as vibrant, original fish in the over-crowded pond of the Chinese music scene.
Peng Lei and Pang Kuan studied at Beijing Art University, as film director and graphic designer respectively, and afterwards found work as cartoonist and filmmaker; this in turn influenced New Pants’ style and presentation – check out their lively, carefully choreographed (and funny-cool!) music videos for evidence.
Aside from New Pants, vocalist and Guitarist Pen Lei is also a clay cartoonist, something of a pioneer in China, consistently getting good reviews and awards for his work, the most recent of which are the acclaimed films “Peking Monster” and “Panda Candy”.
Pang Kuan, not only a great keyboard player and art designer but also an excellent performer, and on stage acts with all the panache of the true 80s hipster, breaking all night long to within an inch of his life!
Between 1998 to 2006 New Pants released 4 albums in China through Modern Sky Records, the 4th album “Dragon Tiger Panacea” also released in Australia in 2007. Recent years, New Pants continue to play widely to packed houses throughout the mainland but also world widely. Year 2007, New Pants played the Beijing Explosion in Hong Kong and toured in Australia for 6 weeks. March 2008, they were invited play for "Andy Warhol Up Late" exhibition in Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, and this June they are being invited play for “China Now” event in London.
Awards:
1999 – “Top 10 of 90’s ”, Debut album “New Pants”, MCB.
2000 – “Best Single of The Year”, “I Love You”, Pepsi Music Awards.
2000 – “Best Video of The Year”, “I Love You”, Pepsi Music Awards and China Music Awards.
2001 – “Best Video of China”, “I Love You”, CCTV-Channel V Awards.
2002 – “Best Band of The Year”, CCTV-MTV Awards.
2006 – “Top 10 Album of 2006”, 4th album “Dragon Tiger Panacea”, the Rolling Stone China.
2007 – “Best Rock Band”, Pepsi China FengYun Music Awards.
2007 – “Best Rock Album”, Pepsi China FengYun Music Awards.
After party
New Pants Lyrics
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Wǒ yào zhēnzhèng de nán péngyǒu
Wǒ cóng gǔlóu zǒu dào Mao
Hái méiyǒu zhǎodào tā
It′s too late, it's too late
Wǒ yǐ gǎnbushàng dìtiě
It′s time home, it's time home
Wǒ bùxiǎng huí jiā shuìjiào
After party, it's time home
Jiéshù rènào de wǔhuì
Lái dào xiàliú de kǎ la OK
Wǒ xiǎng hé tā qù yuēhuì
Kě tā yǒu nǚ péngyǒu
It′s too late, it′s too late
Wǒ yǐ gǎnbushàng dìtiě
It's time home, it′s time home
Wǒ bùxiǎng huí jiā shuìjiào
After party, after party
After party, it's time home
After party, after party
After party, it′s time home
After party, after party
After party, it's time home
After party, after party
After party, it′s time home
New Pants's song "After Party," talks about the desire for genuine friendships and companionship as opposed to superficial gatherings. The singer expresses a desire to leave the noise and chaos of the night, and spend time with an actual friend. The opening lines "When I don't have to go to school, I want a real male friend. I walked from the drum tower to Mao, and still couldn't find him (the friend)," the lyrics express the singer's yearning for a true friend.
As the party comes to an end, the singer suggests skipping the post-party fun and heading home. The line "It's time home, it's time home, I don't want to go back just for sleep." The singer would prefer to spend this time with a friend, and not simply collapse in their bed, alone.
The song, "After Party," is an excellent reminder of the importance of genuine connection and meaningful relationships over superficial, loud events. It is a call to seek out those relationships even when the tendency may be to drown them out in the noise of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Dāng wǒ bùyòng qù shàngxué
I don't need to go to school
Wǒ yào zhēnzhèng de nán péngyǒu
I want real male friends
Wǒ cóng gǔlóu zǒu dào Mao
I walked from the ancient tower to Mao's monument
Hái méiyǒu zhǎodào tā
But I still haven't found him
It′s too late, it's too late
It's already too late
Wǒ yǐ gǎnbushàng dìtiě
I've already gotten on the subway
It′s time home, it's time home
It's time to go home
Wǒ bùxiǎng huí jiā shuìjiào
I don't want to go home and sleep
After party, after party
After the party
After party, it's time home
After the party, it's time to go home
Jiéshù rènào de wǔhuì
End of the lively party
Lái dào xiàliú de kǎ la OK
Come to the karaoke bar down the stream
Wǒ xiǎng hé tā qù yuēhuì
I want to go on a date with him
Kě tā yǒu nǚ péngyǒu
But he has a female friend
After party, after party
After the party
After party, it's time home
After the party, it's time to go home
After party, after party
After the party
After party, it′s time home
After the party, it's time to go home
After party, after party
After the party
After party, it′s time home
After the party, it's time to go home
Contributed by Mason D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
nino
not monument, Mao is a famous livehouse in Beijing