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The Good China
Genre: Indie, Pop
Region: Melbourne, VIC
Members: Adam Horne, Cara Lanyon, James Grech, Mietta Sanciolo, Nick McMillan, Quyen Le, Ryan Mason and Josh Hook play rock paper scissors for: Guitars, Glockenspiel, Keys, Synth, Percussion, Recorder, Bass, Banjo, Melodiker, Violin, Ukulele, Drums and Vocals!
Sounds Like: Broken Social Scene, los campesinos!, Shout Out Louds
Influences: Phoenix, Architecture In Helsinki, Arcade Fire
Artist Website: www.thegoodchina.com.au

The Good China are eight people who make music together.

Of course, there's more to it than that. They've played some of Melbourne's finest and filthiest venues, overheard themselves on Triple J, Triple R and SYN FM's airwaves, and spent one memorable Valentine's Day serenading strangers from atop the Main Stage at St Kilda Festival. They've shivered together in a Northcote recording studio and emerged with a debut EP - 'Old Maps/New Roads' - born from a mutual admiration of Architecture in Helsinki, Los Campesinos! and Broken Social Scene, the guidance of producer Steven Schram, and an unhealthy obsession with mid-90s video gaming. They've embraced Sydney's monorail, swam in Canberra mall's public fountains, frightened international students in youth hostels in Adelaide, tumbled off stages with red wines in hand in Geelong and found out exactly where Numurkah is. (It's near Shepparton.) And their charming indie pop has made some people clap their hands, and some people sing along, and some people dance and jump and scream at the top of their lungs.

But when it really comes down to it - they're eight people who make music together.

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Played on digital radio No More Maps, No More Roads
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Played on triple j All Nothing
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We Found 3 Whistles
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No More Maps, No More Roads
rating:  3/5
Not many bands do the big choral indie, BSS/Arcade Fire thing anymore. It's nice to hear it again, especially played with this much energy.
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All Nothing
rating:  4/5
Fantastic musicianship and song composition, it's catchy and very textured! For this genre, I think the lyrics are good, but not quite a right fit...
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All Nothing
rating:  4/5
Nice stuff. Good work making too many people not sound like too many people. You won't make any cash playing as a 40 piece, but it sounds real nice.
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All Nothing
rating:  5/5
Really like how the underlying violin carries hrough and ties all the different elements of the song together. Particularly when there is a lot going...
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