Ourself Beside Me has been played on NTS shows including Live from Beijing, with Bird + Elephant first played on 5 November 2016.

Ourself Beside Me were first formed in 2003 by former Hang On The Box guitarist Yang Fan. The line-up changed several times throughout the years until 2005, when she met Xie Han, then still a drummer, through the internet thanks to a shared interest in the British band Television Personalities. They bonded immediately and started writing songs together. Xie Han started playing the bass and in 2007, through a mutual friend, Emi (who hails from Japan) was introduced into the group as…