Los Angeles based, Chinese American alt pop singer/songwriter, Emei is back with her new single, “Irresponsible” today. Following her viral track, “Scatterbrain”, the new song marks the second single taken from her upcoming sophomore EP. “Irresponsible” reflects the frustration of constantly messing up in young adulthood, giving us a peek into Emei’s brain leading into the project.
Like “Scatterbrain”, “Irresponsible” continues to highlight Emei’s colorful lyrics, stunning vocals and slicing wit that have built her quite the audience over the past year. Leaning on over a decade of stage experience, Emei invites audiences into her world, leading them through her hyper-relatable musings on young adult life.
Even before she started writing, Emei developed incredible stage presence from her experience competing on Chinese Idol at 15. After receiving third place on the show through months of stadium shows, Emei began releasing her own music on Chinese platforms eventually performing on Dancing with the Stars of China. When Covid hit, Emei started releasing new music on American platforms, gaining media coverage on Wonderland, Earmilk, Ones to Watch,Early Rising, and Lyrical Lemonade. Emei’s single, “Late to the Party”, hit 6M streams after videos of her performing the song live hit a collective 10M views on Tiktok and Instagram Reels.