No Party for Cao Dong

No Party for Cao Dong (Chinese: 草東沒有派對) is an indie rock band from Taiwan consisting of Wood Lin (vocals and guitar), Chu Chu (guitar), Sam Yang (bass), and Fan Tsai (drums).

No Party for Cao Dong
OriginTaiwan
GenresIndie rock
Years active2015-present
Members
  • Wood Lin
  • Chu Chu
  • Sam Yang
  • Fan Fan
Past members
  • Liu Li
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese草東沒有派對
Simplified Chinese草东没有派对

History

Band members Wood Lin (vocals), Chu Chu (guitar), Sam Yang (bass), and Fan Fan (drums) had been friends throughout high school and university, then they founded the band on the eponymous Caodong Street in Shilin District, Taipei.[1]

In 2015, the band self-released an EP which sold out in a single day.[2] They released their first studio album, The Servile, a year later in 2016. The band played at SXSW and NXNE in 2019.[3][4] They wrote and recorded the title song for the video game Devotion by Red Candle Games in 2019.[5]

The band had teased the release of new music with a livestream that would have began on March 6, 2020. This however was cancelled, and their newest album which was planned for release in early 2020 has since been put on an indefinite delay due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

No Party For Cao Dong hosted a livestream on their YouTube channel which took place once a day from May 20th to May 23rd and featured live performers acting out a story, the course of which was chosen in real-time by the viewers in the chat, determining how the narrative would play out. At the end of the final episode on May 23rd, a new song was debuted while the credits rolled.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details
The Servile
  • Released: April 30, 2016
  • Label: Rocksurf
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Extended plays
Title Album details
No Party for Cao Dong
  • Released: July 9, 2015
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: Homemade CD

Awards
Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
2016 7th Golden Indie Music Awards Best Band No Party for Cao Dong Won [6]
Best Newcomer Won [6]
Best Rock Single "Simon Says" Won [6]
Best Live Performance No Party for Cao Dong Nominated [7]
Best Album The Servile Nominated [7]
Best Rock Album Nominated [7]
2017 12th KKBOX Music Awards Artist of the Year No Party for Cao Dong Won [8]
28th Golden Melody Awards Best Band No Party for Cao Dong Won [2]
Best New Artist Won [2]
Song of the Year "Simon Says" Won [9]
Album of the Year The Servile Nominated [9]
Best Composer "Simon Says" Nominated [9]
Best Lyricist "Wimpish" Nominated [9]
10th Freshmusic Awards Album of the Year The Servile Won [10]
Best New Band No Party for Cao Dong Won [10]
17th Chinese Music Media Awards Best New Band No Party for Cao Dong Won [11]
Best Band Nominated [11]
Best Rock Artist Nominated [11]
Mandarin Language Album of the Year The Servile Nominated [11]
Mandarin Language Song of the Year "Simon Says" Nominated [11]

References
  1. Trefor, Cai (June 24, 2019). "Taiwan's most successful indie rock band are on the cusp of wider success". Gigwise. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. Schwartz, Rob (June 27, 2017). "No Party for Cao Dong Wins Big at 2017 Golden Melody Awards". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Announces 300+ Artists For 2019". Glide Magazine. January 9, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. Trapunski, Richard (June 5, 2019). "NXNE 2019: 10 acts to catch at this year's festival". Now. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. Raghav, Krish (November 1, 2019). "No Party for Cao Dong's title song for 'Devotion,' like the game itself, deserved better". SupChina. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. "第7屆金音創作獎得獎名單" [7th Golden Indie Awards Winners]. Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. "屆金音創作獎入圍名單" [7th Golden Indie Awards Nominations]. Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. Tu, Abby (January 9, 2017). "第12屆 KKBOX風雲榜「年度風雲歌手」得獎名單完整公開！" [12th KKBOX Music Awards Winners Announcement Full List!]. KKBOX. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  9. "The 28th Golden Melody Awards Nomination". Golden Melody Awards. 2017.
  10. "第10屆 Freshmusic Awards 得獎名單" [10th Freshmusic Awards Winners]. Freshmusic Awards. June 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  11. "第17届华语音乐传媒盛典8月29举行 完整提名公布" [17th Chinese Music Media Awards Complete Nominations]. Sina. August 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.


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