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__//**(1) Who are Carsick Cars?**//__

Carsick Cars is an experimental indie rock band in China. In 2005, Li Weisi, Li Qing and Zhang Shouwang made this trio. However, because Li Weisi and Li Qing left the group for their personal projects on music, newmembers, Ben Ben and He Fan replaced their spaces. Shouwang plays the lead guitar as well as he sings as the main vocal. Ben Ben plays the bass guitar and He Fan plays drum. When the original members left, fans of Carsick Cars were worried that they will lose their original style or their fame. However, Carsick Cars is still a great influence on the underground music scene of China and even that of the whole world. They perform not only in China, but also in the United States, UK, and Europe. Lots of their fans around the world are hoping Carsick Cars to come to their countries for some performances. Among the three of them, Zhang Shouwang is the most popular member. He composes most of the music and manages the whole band. When he went to a trip to New York in 2006, he listened to lots of rock music. He says that he was attracted to Steve Reich's music and that experience influenced his music style nowadays. Although Carsick Cars did not release any album for last 2 years, they are having lots of performances going on. However, their fans are waiting for their new album and new music.

__//**(2) Music**//__

Since Carsick Cars is an experimental rock band, their music are usually loud but has some catchy sounds. They say that 'rock' is a limited genre, so they wanted to perform something more special and different, which is an experimental rock. In addition, their music were highly influenced by the rock music in Western countries such as the US.

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'You can listen, You can talk' was released in 2009. This music starts with strong sound of the band that catches the listener's attention. The lyrics is mostly made of repeated phrases and sentences. The simple and repeating sounds are very catchy and addicting, which is Carsick Cars' unique style.

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Similar to 'You can listen, You can talk', this song 'Zhong Nan Hai' is made of simple beats and lyrics. Throughout most of the music, same melody is repeated on and on, as well as the lyrics that keeps on saying "Zhong Nan Hai".

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This is the music video of Carsick Cars' song, 'Rock n' Roll Hero'. The lyrics talks about the dram of being a rock n'roll star. The style of this song resembles other two songs very much. Repeated melodies and lyrics are the key factor of Carsick Cars' music.

__//**(3) Popularity**//__

Zhang Shouwang is called as the pioneer of indie rock music in China. Because of Carsick Cars' unique style of music, they became popular in China rapidly. Moreover, Carsick Cars started to perform in other countries. For example, they joined the European tour of Sonic Youth that they performed in Vienna and Prague. In 2007, their album was also released in Australia and UK. In 2010, they performed in Texas at the world renowned music festival, SXSW. Carsick Cars also visited Korea in 2010 and many other countries. Unlike other indie bands who are limited in China's indie scene, Carsick Cars is the world-famous band and represents the indie rock music of China.