New Pants (新裤子) are among the brightest, original and most adventurous artists operating in China today. The band was formed in 1996 by four boys from Beijing: Peng Lei, Pang Kuan, Lo Bo, and Shang Xiao, who left in 2002. In their early days they were influenced by New Wave and especially the Ramones, but in recent years their sound and style has tended toward 80s disco and electro, which combined with their startling, eye-catching stage presence, marks them as vibrant, original fish in the over-crowded pond of the Chinese music scene.

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