oding ▁(" May "), ▁the ▁latter ▁style ▁leading ▁some ▁review ers ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁group ' s ▁music ▁as ▁g oth ic . ▁About ▁the ▁group , ▁Wu ▁says , ▁" We ▁never , ▁ever ▁let ▁' common ▁taste ' ▁influence ▁our ▁music . ▁ ▁We ▁do ▁what ▁we ▁like ." ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁mel od ies ▁are ▁catch y , ▁with ▁Wu ' s ▁often ▁pent at onic ▁vocal ▁mel od ies ▁showing ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Chinese ▁folk ▁singing ▁( leading ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁a ▁folk ▁rock ▁act ). ▁In ▁some ▁songs ▁Wu ' s ▁exp ans ive ▁mel od ies ▁extend ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁register ▁of ▁her ▁voice ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁opera , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁rather ▁l ull aby - like ▁(" K n ife "). ▁The ▁group ' s ▁albums ▁often ▁util ize ▁vocal ▁over d ub bing ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁ang el ic ▁ch oral ▁effect . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁few ▁songs ▁(" D augh ter ") ▁Wu ▁s ings ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁un orth odox ▁manner , ▁using ▁ab rupt ▁sl iding ▁t ones , ▁whisper ing , ▁and ▁even ▁sc ream ing , ▁displaying ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁emot ions . ▁ ▁Her ▁often ▁cons ci ously ▁ed gy ▁vocals , ▁thus , ▁contrast ▁consider ably ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁swe eter ▁and ▁more ▁formula ic ▁styles ▁of ▁Mand op op ▁and ▁Cant op op ▁sing ers ▁such ▁as ▁F aye ▁W ong ▁or