Best indie albums of 17 from Hong Kong: six picks, from David Boring to Shepherds the Weak

Any act that takes the time (and the) money to go into the studio to make a record deserves our support, and these are the best albums from the hottest bands in the city

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David Boring at Clockenflap 2017. Photo: James Wendlinger

Published: 7:00pm, 13 Dec 2017Updated: 9:22am, 14 Dec 2017

Balancing music careers with full-time day jobs, many Hong Kong indie bands rarely have the time or money to record in a studio, so those who succeed in committing their music to record deserve the support of music lovers.

While we’ve enjoyed listening to EPs by acts such as Still Minds, Blood Wine or Honey, The Folk Ups, Wellsaid and Shumking Mansion this year, there have also been some exceptional full-length releases that you may have missed. Here is our pick of this year’s albums by Hong Kong’s finest indie acts.

David Boring
Unnatural Objects and Their Humans

Hong Kong’s DIY indie scene in 2017 was defined by the rise of David Boring after the release of their album, Unnatural Objects and Their Humans, as well as their packed-out sets at Clockenflap and Wow and Flutter The Weekend festivals.

David Boring’s Unnatural Objects and Their Humans album cover

Featuring several songs written during the mayhem of Occupy, the 12-track LP combines crisp, multilayered production with just enough of the chaos of their live shows, allowing singer Janice Lau’s strident vocals to mix with a menacing maelstrom of haywire guitar effects and frenetic beats that combine the discord of classic punk with the noirish, avant-garde stylings of the no wave genre.

Buy the Unnatural Objects and Their Humans CD at White Noise Records, or listen to and download from the David Boring Bandcamp page

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