Meishi Smile is a Los Angeles based band formed by producer, vocalist, and songwriter Faye Yim. The name Meishi Smile was first used in 2010. The project has elements of noise music, J-pop and shoegaze.
Career In 2014, the first Meishi Smile album, LUST, was released on Attack The Music and Zoom Lens. Later that year, Yim released a new single called Star on Maltine Records.
In January 2015, Yim debuted their first video on national television on Adult Swim with the video "AJS".
On May 21, 2015, Yim announced through an interview with The Fader that they were working on a forthcoming album entitled ...Belong.
On May 28, 2015, Yim premiered a new single entitled Breathe.
In 2020, the music project led formerly only by Yim was announced to have turned into a band. Yim is the vocalist, songwriter, producer, and visual artist for Meishi Smile.
Discography
Studio albums (as Meishi Smile) + Year Album title Release details2012 LUST Released: September 22, 2012 Label: Orchid Tapes, Zoom Lens Format: Digital, cassette2014 LUST (reissue) Released: January 28, 2014 Label: Attack The Music, Zoom Lens Format: CD, vinyl, digital2015 ...Belong Released: October 6, 2015 Label: Zoom Lens Format: CD, vinyl, digital2021 Ressentiment Released: May 14, 2021 Label: Zoom Lens Format: CD, vinyl, digitalTBA Limerence Released: TBA Label: TBA Format: TBA
Extended plays (as Meishi Smile) + Year Album title Release details2013 Released: February 23, 2013 Label: Zoom Lens Format: Digital2016 Released: May 27, 2016 Label: Zoom Lens Format: Digital
Singles + Year Single title Release details2011 Released: 2011 Label: Zoom Lens Format: Digital2014 Released: October 11, 2014 Label: Maltine Records / sKILLupper Format: Digital2015 Released: January 13, 2015 Label: Secret Songs Format: Digital2015"Breathe" Released: May 28, 2015 Label: Zoom Lens Format: Digital
Digital albums
May 2020: 【E T H E R 0 1】 Oct 2020: Hate Floods Slow Dec 2020: Flowers (Under All My Shadows) Sept 2021: All The Joy of Your Happy Songs Nov 2021: Love, In The Time of Virus
Compilations 2012: Nothin’ Compares Compilation (Orchid Tapes) - track "Pale (Alternative Version)" 2013: ANGELTOWN Showcase Compilation (Orchid Tapes) - track "Us" 2014: Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes (Orchid Tapes) - track "Sincerity"
See also Zoom Lens (record label) Orchid Tapes
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