I've tried in vain to contact SMZB to get a promo copy of their latest release, "Letter from China". I guess that pirate copies will surface soon.
At least, I've found a song on streaming. Enjoy!!!
"Wuhan Celtic punks veterans SMZB return with their latest album, the first in three years, entitled "A Letter From China" – and would you lot at the lovely cover art (Editor’s Note: Just realized after posting this that the band’s logo is in fact meant to look like a big ol’ dick). Yes, it’s the 25th Anniversary of the CCP’s infamous crackdown in case you had forgotten. And to ‘celebrate’ the band has put together a raging lineup of songs that looks at the crimes of society – from celebrity lifestyle, turning a blind eye, fleeing governments officials, and using violence as a means to an end. It’s all pretty standard stuff by now for China (particularly farting in elevators…come on now folks!). But SMZB present it all with such genuine, disheartened concern that it’s hard to not get wrapped up in the anthems. ‘Smash His Statue’ is a hell of a scorcher – I can only imagine the repercussions of following through on a song like that. However, it’s the opener “A Song for Chen Huaimen” – where Wu Wei compares himself to Chinese fighter pilot who fought against the Japanese, that hits deepest. In Wu Wei’s eyes he’s still fighting that battle, albeit against a different enemy".(Taken from Live Beijing Music)
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