Sunset Rollercoaster
Band from Taiwan
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Sunset Rollercoaster (Chinese: 落日飛車 Luòrì fēichē) is a Jazz Inspired Synth Pop and Indie Rock band from Taipei, Taiwan, consisting of Kuo-Hung Tseng (vocals, guitar), Hung-Li Chen (bass), Shao-Hsuan Wang (keyboard), Tsun-Lung Lo (drums), and Hao-Ting Huang (saxophone)—previously with Shih-Wei Huang (percussion). The name originated from a Photo Booth picture the group had taken for their MySpace profile in 2009, which had a rollercoaster in front of a sunset as the background.[1][2] The band mostly sings in English, despite being based in a Mandarin-speaking country, which, according to lead singer Kuo Kuo, is to allow them to speak indirectly and allow audiences to discern their own meaning.[3]
- Kuo-Hung Tseng (vocals, guitar)
- Hung-Li Chen (bass)
- Shao-Hsuan Wang (keyboard)
- Tsun-Lung Lo (drums)
- Hao-Ting Huang (saxophone)
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| Origin | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genres | Jazz, funk, disco, synth-pop Indie Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–2011, 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Past members | Shih-Wei Huang (percussion) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | sunsetrollercoaster | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 落日飛車 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 落日飞车 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The idea for the band was inspired by Velvet Underground videos that lead singer Kuo found on the internet. The band formed in 2009 as a trio composed of Tseng Kuo Hung, Kevin Lee, and Lo Zun Long; they released their debut album Bossa Nova in 2011, but then disbanded shortly afterward. Singer Kuo Kuo and drummer Lo Tsun formed another band, Forests, with a different, much darker sound. Sunset Rollercoaster reformed in 2015 with JINJI KIKKO in 2016[4] and released their second album Cassa Nova in 2018.[5] In 2019, the band released the EP Vanilla Villa, which revolves around the story of an alien who loves a human whom it wants to take to a villa.[6]
The band played at the Summer Sonic music festival in Japan in 2011.[7] After their hiatus, they performed at SummerStage in Central Park, New York City, as part of the Taiwanese Waves music festival in 2017.[3] They recorded a live studio session at Audiotree in 2018, the first Taiwanese band to do so.[8] The band toured North America as part of the "Business Trip Tour" in 2018.[9][10]
In early 2020, Kuo-Hung Tseng wrote in Los Angeles lyrics for Soft Storm and recorded in part with Ned Doheny.[11] Their 2020 album Soft Storm was named the 4th best album in Asia in 2020 by NME.[12]
Sunset rollercoaster Later Also Performed In Coachella 2023.
They composed 3 songs featured in the anime Sonny Boy. Sunset Rollercoaster collaborated with Hyukoh on the 2024 album AAA, which received seven nominations for the 36th Golden Melody Awards.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- Bossa Nova (2011)
- Cassa Nova (2018)
- Soft Storm (2020)
- AAA with Hyukoh (2024)
- QUIT QUIETLY (2025)
Extended plays
- Jinji Kikko (2016)
- Vanilla Villa (2019)
Singles
- "Villa" (Jerry Paper Remix) (2019)
- "我是一隻魚 I'm a fish" (cover, 2019)
- "Candlelight" (featuring Oh Hyuk, 2020)
- "Help"(Remake with Hyukoh) (2020)
- "小薇" (cover, 2021)
- "忘情水" (cover, 2021)
- "Coffee's on Me" (2021)
- "Let There Be Light Again" (2021)
- "滾石40 滾石撞樂隊 40團拚經典 – 愛錯" (cover, 2021)
- "金牛座的牢騷" (cover, 2022)
- "Little Balcony" (2022)
- "Jellyfish" (featuring Michael Seyer, 2022)
- "Impossible Isle" (2022)
- "Levia" (2023)
- "Balloon" (cover/remake, 2023)
- "Spotify Singles" (2023)
- "Travel Agency" (2018)
- "Leave Your Love" with Parcels, Cosmos People and Haoting from Sunset Rollercoaster (2024)
Live albums
- Sunset Rollercoaster on AudioTree Live (2018)
- AAA LIVE with Hyukoh (2025)
Complication Albums
- infinity Sunset With Various Other Artists (2022)
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 29th Golden Indie Music Awards | Best Album | Cassa Nova | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Nominated | |||
| Best Musician | Tseng Kuo-Hung | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | 30th Golden Melody Awards | Best Music Video | Namso, Youkim ("Slow") | Won | [15][16] |
| Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | 32nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Band | Sunset Rollercoaster | Won | [17][18] |
| 2025 | 36th Golden Melody Awards | Best Vocal Recording Album | AAA (HYUKOH & Sunset Rollercoaster) | Won | |
| Best Music Video | Rafhoo ("Antenna") | Won | |||
| Best Album Design | Chanhee Hong & Na Kim | Won |
