Singer-Songwriter Christina Li Debuts Luscious EP ‘Strings’
From Christina Li
🍊 1 month since ‘Strings’ was released. 27k streams. 18k listeners. So much love for you all. ❤️ Now onto the next 😈
Writing those very words alone is absolutely mind blowing. This EP has truly been years in the making, and an incredible journey beginning to end, from recording voice memos to exporting the final masters three years later. Words can’t describe how stoked I am for you all to hear these songs that I’ve poured my heart and soul into.
So help me on this final leg of the journey by staying engaged with all the coming updates over the next two weeks! I’m gonna need you all to make this release drop big!”
album art by: Isabella Hamlen & Madeline Lee
photography by: Kendal Duff
features by: ÉMIR, Cameron Herring, Yas Akdag & Thomas Bergeron
production by: Christina Li
session musicians: Arayana Carr Mal — Violin / Joe Wang — Violin & Viola / Nadia Jo — Cello / Thomas Bergeron — Trumpet / Sam Watson, Atang Peloewetse, Angelique Alexos, Isabella Hamlen, Josh Oduro, Tony He, Soo Oh, Sarah Jung, Max Brown, Colby Amos, Elliot Flagg, Mira Binzen, Talia Rajasekar — Background Vocals / Josh Oduro — Electric Bass / Mike Shalaby — Electric Guitar / Jacob Winthrop & Gabe Bango — Percussion
music consultants: Thomas Bergeron & Sam Watson
marketing consultants: Atang Peloewetse, Helen Mak, Elven Shum, Justin Winley & Amir Royale
engineered by: Christina Li, Aaron Kates, Yas Akdag & Amir Royale
mixed by: Christina Li
mastered by: Christina Li
EP Review
Christina Li’s debut EP Strings is like the best friend you’ve had for years — fun, honest, raw, and someone who has experienced so much of life by your side. Being an EP of growth, Strings shares as much of Christina’s journey as it does everyone else’s. When you hear the bright and fun trumpets in “Stay Foolish,” you, too, celebrate the good times and the joys in your life. When you hear Christina’s emotional vocals, which the simple instrumentation in “When I Let You Go” allows to shine through, you, too, sit in your own similar worry and yearning. When you hear the luscious vocal harmonies in “Golden” creating a beautiful wash of confusion, you find yourself walking hand in hand with Christina as you, too, take another step on the path of learning. With Strings, Christina has artfully crafted a collection of music that not only dives into the excitement and mirth of her life, but also her moments of confusion, her worries, and her nostalgia, which, altogether, culminate into twenty-eight minutes of growth.
Click here to listen to Christina’s stirring pilot, and hear her journey of self-discovery.
— Written by Hannah Guo
Cover Art for ‘Strings’:
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About the Artist
Singer-songwriter, producer, composer, and arranger Christina Li is a prime example of the up-and-coming DIY recording artist generation. Her musicianship began as a child with classical education; she then moved to contemporary when she was 12, and now maneuvers comfortably through a variety of genres. She finds her sound in the blend of Korean pop, American R&B, indie pop, and more. Christina splits her time between homes; one in Hong Kong and the other in New York City. After graduating from New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music Summer High School program in 2019, Christina is now pursuing her undergraduate education at Columbia University; developing her musicianship and establishing herself as a bright, bold new force in a rapidly changing industry.
Social Media
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Contact
Personal Website — https://christinalimusic.com
