's new Black Panther band's first ep "Smokescreen" will be officially launched at the beginning of 2024. This ep includes two new singles "the shining" and "Scattered Birds and Beasts", and is also a new lead vocal project Yahong participated in and mainly composed two works for the first time.
Recently, the Black Panthers accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily. Less than a year after joining the band, lead singer Xiang Yahong has turned all the pressure and doubts given to him by the outside world into the motivation to lead the Black Panthers to continue to move forward and innovate. He is looking forward to Use music to express your true self and convey the rock and roll spirit of the Black Panthers.
Currently, the Black Panther Band's tour has begun planning, and the new album will be released soon. However, the Black Panther Band said that they will spend a year carefully polishing their music works in order to deliver a report card that will not disappoint everyone.
New Black Panther, New Look, New Vocalist, New Beginning
In April 2023, the Black Panther Band officially welcomed its new lead singer Xiang Yahong. Xiang Yahong is a powerful rock singer who has participated in programs such as "Chinese Good Songs" and "I Love Sounds". He is also an all-round musician who has been steadfast in creating music for many years. His live singing ability should not be underestimated.
Talking about their relationship with Xiang Yahong, members of the Black Panthers told a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily that in March 2023, when the band was recruiting lead singers from all over the country, many people recommended Xiang Yahong to them, "In fact, there were also professional records at that time The company boss and friends recommended many candidates to us, but we always felt that Mr. Xiang was very suitable. After rounds of interviews, we gradually confirmed our ideas. He was the most suitable for Black Panther. Jokingly speaking, not only does he look like a member of the Black Panthers, his music style is also very compatible with the Black Panthers," said the band's manager Zhao Mingyi.
Xiang Yahong said that he did not feel pressure after joining the Black Panthers, or that the pressure had already turned into motivation without him knowing it, "I didn't pay special attention to the various comments from the outside world, because I don’t make music for much utilitarian purposes, and I didn’t think about how many people would accept it. I just wanted to express myself truly and better integrate myself in music with Black Panther’s future music career.”
joined Black Panther. After joining the band, Xiang Yahong quickly integrated into it. Although he was a brand new member in the band, the music of the Black Panther Band had accompanied him for decades, and he was most familiar with the core and spirit of the Black Panther Band. Therefore, the music creation process with him as the main force this time is even more smooth and natural. For Xiang Yahong, the new work is not only a new beginning for himself, but also for the Black Panther Band.
"Although I haven't been with Black Panther for a long time, I can feel the tenacious core of the Black Panther band over the past decades, and they have also been making broader breakthroughs in music style. These two new singles They are all new-style rock music, with sonorous guitar playing, unhurried singing, dense drum beats, tight strings, and roaring vocals, all designed to echo the theme of the song, with intense electronic music. The ending of the solo performance where guitar strumming, synthesizer and electric guitar are intertwined is also carefully designed to fit the lyrics."
responds to controversy with creation. The attitude is in the music.
The lyrics and themes of the two new singles are all focused on Focusing on the current Internet age, "For example, the song "Scattered, Birds and Beasts" describes the current impetuous state on the Internet. We don't know what the person communicating with us looks like on the other side, so we blindly output the network Speeches can also lead to frequent tragedies. We hope that this music can have a positive effect on the audience."
After Xiang Yahong completed the creation of the song, the other members were deeply moved when they heard the melodies of the two singles. , everyone agreed that both the lyrics and the melody fully expressed what all the members of the band wanted to say. The song has also received unanimous recognition and praise from the industry, which makes them feel gratified. “Everyone feels that the lyrics of this song completely capture the hot issues on the Internet, and also well reflect rock music’s positive attitude towards these things. Attitude." Xiang Yahong said. The theme of the
song also responds to the difficulties and challenges faced by the Black Panthers throughout 2023.When the Black Panthers publicly recruited a new lead singer, a series of controversies arose, including the final selection of Xiang Yahong, which aroused various doubts from the outside world and caused the Black Panthers to feel too much trouble. has caused quite a bit of controversy, and it has indeed brought a lot of trouble to the band, but we don’t want to respond to these controversies. Speaking is not our strong point. Now this new cooperation has made us more determined to let our works speak for ourselves. Respond with works, and the attitude is all in the music." Xiang Yahong said.
Creation comes from life and still maintains self.
When talking about the creative status of the members, the band manager Zhao Mingyi said that everyone in the band participates in creation and has works. Everyone has a subconscious behavior, that is, no matter when and where they are inspired, they will immediately record it and then organize it. The band
said that the creation of every song by the Black Panther Band was inseparable from the experience and sudden inspiration during live performances. "The stage is our life and the nourishment of our creation. Every time we create, we will have something in our mind." The scene of the performance, the interaction with the audience during the performance, and the control of rhythm will also affect the details of our creation."
With the boom in the development of rock music in 2023, many rock bands have made new changes in performance and music. Changes. As a veteran rock band, the Black Panthers said that they will still maintain themselves in creation and let nature take its own course.
"We will not deliberately change our creative ideas because of music festivals or variety shows, because our music creation comes from life, and at the same time, we observe society through our eyes to express the most authentic emotions."
for With the performance market booming in 2023, the Black Panthers believe that a more professional team can better withstand the test of the market. "We will also carefully choose to participate in music festival performances and variety show stages that are more in line with the nature of the Black Panthers in the future. We want to try our best to choose stages that suit our works. On the one hand, we will show our true strength through our own original works and attitude, on the other hand, we want to choose some works that we like and suitable for us to adapt for the stage. This is the meaningful stage for the Black Panthers." The band
revealed that they are currently planning a tour and a new album is also in preparation . "The band is currently in a state of active and creative work. Each member's work is being improved. It takes about two or three months to release an ep. But we are not in a hurry to release an album. We will use a year to polish it carefully."
Text/Beijing Youth Daily intern Wang Jiayi
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shoupeng Huan
