FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY: Wenzhou, China Alt-Grunge Duo Releases Video For “Moonshine” Live At The Shrine; BBQd EP Out Now On Nefarious Industries

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY: Wenzhou, China Alt-Grunge Duo Releases Video For “Moonshine” Live At The Shrine; BBQd EP Out Now On Nefarious Industries

photo by XiaTieNiu

Wenzhou, China-based alt/grunge rock duo FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY presents a live performance of “Moonshine,” the original track found on their BBQd EP, out now on Nefarious Industries.

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY’s succinct and lively BBQd EP packs a plethora of hook-snagged grungy rock into the three new songs. BBQd was recorded by the band in Wenzhou, mixed by David Klug, mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering, and completed with photography by XiaTieNiu. Fans of Dinosaur Jr., Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Death From Above 1979, Royal Blood, Tera Melos, Whores., Primus, Refused, and Chevelle should definitely check out FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY.

Christopher Henry writes about the track “Moonshine,” which opens BBQd, “It’s a shame, considering the beautiful nature nestled in Appalachia, that the region is arguably just well-known for substance abuse. A lack of economic mobility combined with the effects of the opioid epidemic have left many folks in bad shape and vulnerable to the kind of escapism drug abuse facilities. The protagonist in ‘Moonshine’ is one such person. He falls in love with spirits as he detaches from reality. Musically, it’s a vibrantly dynamic punk rock tour de force. Our friends at The Shrine in Shanghai did a great job capturing the intensity of the song for the session video.”

The video was captured in a live session at The Shrine, a small space in Shanghai where a group of musicians and artists gather to learn, grow, and create together.

Watch FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY’s video for “Moonshine” live at The Shrine RIGHT HERE.

The BBQd EP is streaming everywhere now at Nefarious Industries where the “Repeat Offender” video is also playing HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY will play a show organized by MusicDish on Christmas Day at School Bar in Beijing.

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY Live:
12/25/2024 School Bar – Beijing, CN w/ Endless Tides, The Harridans, Wasted Laika

Expect updates on the band to post over the months ahead as they plot new recordings, live plans, and more.

Formed in 2012, FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY first existed as a trio, with vocalist/guitarist Christopher Henry and drummer Roman Meisenberg joined by bassist/vocalist Michelle Fincham on their January 2014 debut EP, The Cymbal Barks Louder Than You. Following its release, the band forted onward as a duo, and embarked on the Jet-lag Revival Tour, followed by the Li EP in October 2014. June 2015 saw the release of the Future Teller EP, at which point the band began working on material for a full-length record.

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY’s debut LP, Touchless Automatic, was released in April 2016, as Henry accepted a job as an ESL teacher in Wenzhou, China. April of 2017 saw Meisenberg travel to Wenzhou for the band’s first international tour, Spring Roll 2017, which hit eight cities over two weeks across Southern China. In October 2017, Meisenberg returned to Wenzhou to play more shows and work on new material, a selection of which saw release in June 2018, as Maydays, which was followed by the Maydays Tour.

On July 12th 2019, FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY released a split 7” EP with China-based Space Monkey, that same day launching a three-week US tour, which was immediately followed shows in China with Space Monkey. While additional touring and recording was being planned for later that year, the band was at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Having remained fairly silent since, the band released a new single “House Of 1000 Corners,” as part of the Nefarious Industries label compilation celebrating its 100th release, NEF100: Burn After Hearing, which was followed immediately by the BBQd EP.

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