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A white paper Chinese takeout box, born in the West yet inseparable from the idea of Chinese food, much like the fortune cookie, perfectly captures Hang Him to the Scales’ debut album. As international students and first-generation immigrants, the band exists between worlds, blending Western indie rock with the haunting soundscape of traditional Eastern instruments like the pipa (琵琶). Just as takeout is both Chinese and American, their music thrives in the in-between—redefined, reimagined, and uniquely their own.