Years in the Making: Christina Li Releases Her Highly-Anticipated Debut EP ‘Strings’
From Christina Li
🍊 STRINGS: OUT AUGUST 22 🍊
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
“I knew from the first day, we were just another cliché.”
- “Young & Reckless” by Christina Li
Christina starts her debut EP, Strings, with a heart-wrenching, attention-catching line, which is something she continues to do throughout the project. Strings is a searching and self-identifying project that takes the listener through a relatable journey where Christina sings about her innocence and naivety as she experiences soured love, nostalgia, and the birth and death of relationships.
In her second track, “Stay Foolish”, Christina harmonizes, “We’re both f*****g fools, we thought we had a shot.” With the help of solid production, live instrumentation, and creative songwriting, she builds a musical wonderland filled with storytelling.
Strings is a fitting name for her debut EP. She uses a plethora of guitars and violins to effectively create and capture a certain ambiance. Above all, Christina’s vocal performance, with electrifying rifts and runs, and songwriting and storytelling ability leaves the listener vulnerable as she plays with the strings of their hearts. Even at the end of “Golden”, the listener longs for more as she disconnects her guitar and packs it away for the time being.
Click here to listen to Christina’s stirring pilot, and hear her journey of self-discovery.
— Written by Cameron Taylor
Cover Art for ‘Strings’:
Click here to listen to the full project.
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
Linktree — https://linktr.ee/christinalimusic
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Contact
Personal Website — https://christinalimusic.com
