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Alt-rock pioneers return to their indie roots

By David Chen  /  CONTRIBUTING REPORTER

Backquarter will also be ignoring what Jeng calls a “strange custom in Taiwan”: not playing new songs until the album comes out. “Many bands are afraid if they play their new songs, people won’t buy their album,” he chuckled. “Coming to see a show is better anyway — a CD has just one take of a song.”

Does he see himself rocking into old age?

“Definitely,” he answered without pause. And with the new album almost finished, he says, “I’m already thinking of the next album.”

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