Dear Eloise () is a Chinese rock band composed of vocalist/producer Yang Haisong (杨海崧) and Sun Xia (孙霞). Formed in

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in 2008, the pair are known for their lo-fi

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recordings that combine elements of shoegaze,

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and

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music. In addition to playing all of the instruments themselves, the husband-wife duo record and edit all of the band's music in their home studio. While they do not perform live and have released their recordings inconspicuously through the Beijing-based vinyl label

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and CD label

Maybe Mars Maybe Mars is an independent record label founded in 2007. Their current catalogue includes Carsick Cars, P.K.14, Joyside, Snapline, SMZB, Liu Kun, Dear Eloise, among others. Current Artists * Carsick Cars * Snapline * Demerit * SMZB * P. ...

, the duo has managed to gain a loyal following in both the

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independent music scene and with critics abroad. Their seventh effort, ''Vanishing Winter'', was released on April 6, 2013 on

. An eighth release, a split with Australian alternative rock outfit

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, was released in August 2013 with cooperation from the

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-based record label Rubber Records.

Discography

Albums

* The Words That Were Burnt (Maybe Mars, 2010) * 美丽陌生人 (Beauty In Strangers) (Maybe Mars, 2011) * Farewell To The Summer (Maybe Mars, 2014) * Uncontrollable, Ice Age Stories (Maybe Mars, 2016) * They Slipped Away From My Mind Just Like This (Maybe Mars, 2019)

Singles

* 城堡 (Castle)/如果它是美丽的 (If It's Beautiful) (Genjing, 2010) * Song For Her/Song For Him (Genjing, 2011) * I'll Be Your Mirror (Genjing/Bubutz, 2012) * Man Without A Name / Haunted (Acedia) (Genjing/Rubber 2013) (Split single with

) * Vanishing Winter/The Place In White Light (Genjing, 2013) * Dive / Summer Begins II (Maybe Mars, 2019) (Split with Lonely Leary)

References

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