By any standards, Julia Wu's rise to popularity in the Mandarin music world has been fast. Three albums, one EP and a countless lists of collaborations including Alan Walker and Yellow Claw, the 25 year old Australian singer/songwriter has had it good. From her debut EP, @henry till her 90s inspired throwback, 1994, she has proven she has a musical toolbox capable of making anything.
5 pm is the English twin to her 2019 release, 5 am. While many Asian artists have increasingly tried to release more bilingual songs, like in 5 am, very few have made an entirely identical English equivalent of a Chinese language record. Every song, every vocal, every ad-lib, every harmony and every beat is designed to match that of 5 am.
The opening track