Music picks: New works by Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang and South Korean band Day6
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Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang.
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We Sing For You 2021 Concert
Veteran getai performers Hao Hao and Michelle Choo join hands for a concert to celebrate both Mother's Day (May 9) and Father's Day (June 20).
Known for their fanciful costumes, colourful stage personas and great chemistry, the stars are expected to present a strong repertoire of songs.
Where: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: Esplanade
When: May 29, 3 and 7.30pm
Admission: $40 to $60 via Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to Sistic's website)
Pop
See The Light
Jeff Chang
3 stars
Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang's latest album is chockful of sentimental songs.
But instead of the passionate love ballads he is famous for, the new songs are more pensive.
The title track ruminates on life, and The One Who Stays is a comforting, radio-friendly tune about allowing the right person into our lives to heal the pain of the past.
Opening number A Matter Of Love, which is sung in English, is composed by British singer-songwriter and lead singer of pop group Take That Gary Barlow. The words are penned by English lyricist Sir Tim Rice.
Tenderly delivered by Chang, the song sounds fitting on a Broadway or West End stage.
With age and experience, the 54-year-old crooner seems to be moving away from singing about the thrills and stings of romance to reflecting on its place in life.
Pop
The Book Of Us: Negentropy - Chaos Swallowed Up In Love
Day6
4 stars
Keyboardist Junhyeok might have left in 2016, but the five remaining members of South Korean pop rock band Day6 have not allowed the departure to cramp their style.
On their seventh mini-album, the quintet closes their The Book Of Us series - which also comprises Gravity (2019), Entropy (2019) and The Demon (2020).
The song You Make Me celebrates the people who help others push ahead of obstacles, while the mid-tempo Everyday We Fight is about battling life's challenges with courage.
The rousing anthem One is bound to be a crowd-pleasing singalong number at live shows, and Above The Clouds remembers the pleasant memories after the death of a loved one.
This work is an uplifting end to the group's album series.
