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Denmark’s Choir of Young Believers is the folky, baroque-poppy, orchestral solo project of 26-year-old Jannis Nova Makrigiannis, plus a rotating cast of additional members. Their first full-length, 2008’s This is For the White in Your Eyes was nominated for 6 Danish Music Awards, winning ‘Best New Act.’
Already garnering several Number 1 hits back home, the group went on to play at 2008’s Roskilde festival and 2009’s SXSW festival . They have been gaining accolades ever since, with similarities drawn to Neil Young and Fleet Foxes while simultaneously being lauded for their fierce individuality.
Meanwhile, over here in China, COYB have been building up a base of disciples, who have helped propel them to the Number 1 artist slot on Douban this summer, with 40,000 plays and counting.
This September is the chance for fans to catch COYB live in China. It’s gonna be huge.
Shanghai – Thu, Sept. 9th
@ Yuyintang
Door time: 9 pm
Address: 851 Kaixuan Lu (near Yan’an Xi Lu)
Price: 60 RMB (door) / 40 RMB (student)
Support: TBA
Wuhan – Friday, Sept. 10th
@ Hankou Vox
163 Shengli Rd., Jiang’an District, Hankou
Price: 40 RMB (door) / 30 RMB (student)
Support: TBA
Changsha – Saturday, Sept. 11st
@ Freedom House
Door Time: 9 pm
Address: 71 Tai Ping Jie. Tian Xin District
Price: 40 RMB (door) / 30 RMB (student)
Support: TBA
Beijing – Sunday, Sept. 12nd
@ Mao Livehouse
Door Time: 9 pm
111 Gulou West Da Jie, Dongcheng District
Price: 60 RMB (door) / 40 RMB (student)
Support: TBA[:zh]
Choir of Young Believers是一支来自丹麦的民谣乐队。他们一鸣惊人，07年发行的首张EP《Burn the Flag》就获得丹麦单曲排行榜第四的好成绩，其中单曲《Sharpen Your Knife》更是长居丹麦国家独立音乐排行榜的冠军位置。08年9月发行的首张专辑《This Is For The White In Your Eyes》又让他们赢得丹麦音乐颁奖礼的 “年度最佳新乐队”。09年COYB与丹麦国家交响乐团进行了合作演出，他们还陆续参加了Roskilde和SXSW音乐节，给Mew这样的大牌乐队做过嘉宾。今年9月COYB受丹麦馆和Split Works的邀请将来到中国，在世博园进行演出，随后会在内地进行小型巡演，掀起一股民谣的热潮。
他们的故事并没有离奇曲折的情节，只是在2006年，COYB的主唱兼词曲作者Jannis Noya Makrigiannis在上一支乐队解散后，离开哥本哈根来到希腊小岛Samos发展个人音乐事业。七个月后他回到丹麦，召集身边的朋友和音乐家组成了Choir of Young Believers，然后签约Tigerspring，这家音乐公司还签有I Got You On Tape, Moi Capric等优秀乐队。值得一提的是，COYB第一张专辑中的大部分曲目就是Makrigiannis在Samos时创作的。很多人对乐队的名字感到好奇，正如Makrigiannis所说，他的音乐和乐队的名字都没有考虑太多，仅仅是一种自然而纯粹的喜欢。
他们的音乐受Roy Orbison ，Scott Walker 和 Pixies的影响，你可以听到独立摇滚，流行，民谣，甚至还有管弦乐，多种元素完美的融为一体，创作出一种全新的听觉体验。大气的旋律，空灵精致的男声，阴郁的歌词，大教堂般的管弦混响，无一不令人沉醉其中。吉他、管弦乐器、还有钢琴在他们的音乐中扮演着重要角色，所以在现场演出时，总是有Trier和她的大提琴。COYB的演出还有一个特点，他们的人数并不固定，有时两个人，也有时七个人，但每次都有Makrigiannis 和Trier。不管有几位成员演出，他们纯净而带有神秘感的音乐都是那么的迷人。
Choir Of Young Believers不仅在欧洲拥有超高人气，2009年的北美巡演也使他们备受北美观众和乐评人的赞美。相信这次巡演，将让所有的中国观众记住他们的音乐。
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