Guitarists and vocalists Wood Lin and Judy Chan met each other in
high school, and remained friends during their days at Taipei
National University of the Arts. In 2012, they started a band with
schoolmates Lee You on bass and Huang Shih-Wei on drums, naming it
Party at Cao Dong Street (草東街派對) The story of the band's
formation is similar to that of most student bands: Caodong Street
near Taipei's Yong Highway and Yangmingshan not far away,
accompanied lead singer Wu Gao and guitarist Tsuki Tsuki to spend a
lot of their youth. Later, when a few friends who played together
decided to form a band, "Caodong Street Party" became the name of
the group. after the eponymous road (CaoDong Street [zh]) in Shilin
District, Taipei, where they often hung out; Lin would skateboard
there while Chan would run alongside him, accompanying him to lose
weight. Initially, they played a style of electronic rock under the
influence of Two Door Cinema Club, and performed at various events
within and out of their campus.
2015–2017: The Servile and rise to popularity
In 2015, the band self-released an EP, which sold out in one day. In
2016, the band released their first studio album, the Servile. On
October 29, they won three awards at the 7th annual Golden
Independent Music Awards, including Best Band and Best New Artist.
On June 24, 2017, at the 28th Golden Melody Awards ceremony, the
band won three awards for Best Music Group, Best New Artist and Best
Song of the Year with the song "Simon Says", of which "Simon Says"
defeated veteran artists such as Mayday.
2019–present: International success and Fan Tsai's death
The band performed at SXSW and NXNE in 2019. They wrote and recorded
the title track for Red Candle Games' video game Dedication in 2019.
The band had previously released new music during a live stream that
began on March 6, 2020. However, that plan was cancelled and the
release of the latest album, scheduled for early 2020, has been
postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the
band is scheduled to debut its concert "We Are All Born for Mother
6.0" at the Taipei Arena on May 22. Although the 11,000 tickets sold
out in less than a minute, it was postponed indefinitely due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. After releasing their second album, The Clod, the
band won three Golden Song awards, Album of the Year, Best Mandarin
Album and Best Band of 2024.
THE SERVILE
醜奴兒 Intro Intro醜 Grisly Me爛泥 Wimpish大風吹 Simon Says山海 Wayfarer... ...
THE CLOD
瓦合 苦難精算師 Intro缸 Pool床 Lie老張 Chang但 Damn... ...
