About the Band

BRACES

One of Taiwan’s original indie bands who were first featured on a TAIWAN COLORS MUSIC compilation with other bands like SODAGREEN and WON FU that have gained an island-wide following, BRACES continue to play indie rock charged with energetic cuteness. Forming in 2000 with 88 GUAVA SEEDZ’s A Chang on guitar, they became an all girl band in 2004 when he was enlisted in military service and Yifun took over. In the same year the band released the Playground EP and headlined Let's Girl! parties alongside other Taiwanese girl bands like B.B. BOMB and HOTPINK. More recently, the BRACES have begun to experiment with brighter new wave sounds and disco punk beats.

Members (on Miss Miss):

Katie - Vocals
Bear - Piano
Yifun - Guitar
Mmmhoo - Bass
Mia - Drums

Links:

BRACES’ Myspace
BRACES on Island of Sound

Taiwanese CDs

BRACES (牙套)
Miss Miss

CD Single - TW059 $5.99

TRACK LIST:

  1. 相約在赤道
  2. 墜落
  3. 又見掰掰

PACIFICTION REVIEW:

This latest recording from the BRACES, delights and surprises fans who have been waiting for more from Taipei's cutey, punky indie-pop group. The Braces have surely matured since Playground adding more new wave and classic indie sounds in the light-hearted way of British groups like TALULAH GOSH. This single offers some fun, funky and danceable moments not to be missed for Asian indie fans.

OTHER CDs BY THIS BAND

BRACES
Playground

CD Mini-albummore info $8.99

VARIOUS ARTISTS
TCM015 Taiwan Independent Compilation 2001

CD Compilationmore info $18.99