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An Odyssey Sound Session with Emei.

The rising Chinese-American artist has created a dedicated fanbase through her electrifying alt-pop hits. As she releases her new EP Scatterbrain, we spoke to the artist about the songs that have influenced her sound and songwriting.

Listen to Emei’s exclusively curated playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or Tidal.

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What we discuss:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:04 Talking about the EP
• 02:58 ‘Both Sides Now’ - Joni Mitchell
• 03:55 ‘我要我们在一起’ - Li Quan
• 05:46 ‘Green & Gold’ - Lianne La Havas
• 06:39 ‘Bruises’ - Chairlift
• 07:53 ‘You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)' - Taylor Swift
• 09:28 ‘F**k You’ - Lily Allen
• 10:16 ‘Manhatten’ - Sara Bareilles
• 11:40 ‘Love On Top’ - Beyoncé
• 13:16 ‘Popular’ - Wicked
• 16:12 ‘Misty’ - Ella Fitzgerald
• 18:47 Outro

We learn about some sacred mountains and Wukong boasts about a feat even he can’t accomplish.

This episode features more mentions of cannibalism as well as blood and puss.

Links:

• “Mount Meru” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru

• “Mount Emei” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Emei

• “Mount Tai” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai

• Episode artwork is a 19th century painting of Mount Meru from Bhutan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bhutanese_thanka_of_Mt._Meru_and_the_Buddhist_Universe.jpg

• Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod

• Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpod

• M.J. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emjaystokes

• Caoimhe’s website: https://oakreef.ie

• Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/monkeykingpod