Live China Music Podcast — Discover China's Indie & Underground Music Scene
English-language weekly/biweekly podcast exploring new music from China's vibrant indie, alternative, rock, electronic, punk, experimental, hip-hop, and post-punk scenes.

Jump into a melting pot of noise rock, post rock, dream pop, indietronica, and rock pop with the Live China Music Podcast's latest batch - tracks to get those feet tapping and those emotions swelling from across China. From the bittersweet romance of Chengdu's Deep Water to the triumphant feminist charge of Beijing's Lay Lady Lay - all the way to the sweeping cathartic melodies of Suzhou's Grace Latecomer - it's an eclectic collection that once again showcases the depth of China's indie music scene. Bask in it.

1. Booma Bitz - Traitor

Bandcamp: https://boomabitz.bandcamp.com/album/lions-in-my-skull-2

1. Lay Lady Lay - Channel ME!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ISs8R2LKvMDrqCfFz40sp?si=rdWcLB2BR8WdBj6hME4k8A

1. Grace Latecomer 优雅的迟到者 - 所有坚固的都将烟消云散

Bandcamp: https://1724.bandcamp.com/album/whispering

Please note we made a mistake in the English name of the album, it is actually "Whispering"

1. Deep Water水太深 - "Have A Good Time"

Spotify to previous EP Roving: https://open.spotify.com/album/5FoOj7w9WyANXFxJfoBVZU?si=CJVyj2WWRuW4kv7bKhu9Vw

1. 广恐 - 国王

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gPhDffNEdACudf2VnOpT7?si=4fe053ff632549e5

Extract of the poem 苹果上的豹, by Lin Yue

有些独自的想象，能够触及谁的想象？

有些独自的梦能被谁梦见

一个黑暗的日子，带来一会儿光

舞台上的人物被顶灯照亮

一个悬空的中心，套着另一个中心

火苗的影子，掀起一只巨眼

(full poem in this link: https://dict.baidu.com/shici/detail?pid=43d9f4a47deaf92d501fad6d6353854a)

About us:

Every episode, hosts Elie Rosenberg and Will Griffith review the latest tracks from bands and artists living in China, spotlighting underground and emerging talent rarely heard outside Asia. Expect 4–6 freshly released songs, artist context, genre highlights, and short audio clips in each ~30-minute show.

Whether you're into Chinese indie rock, avant-pop, experimental electronic, punk, underground hip-hop, post-punk, jazz-inspired sounds, or cross-genre alt music, this is your guide to what's new and compelling in Mainland China's music world.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:43 Booma Bitz (lo-fi indie rock from Beijing)

09:41 Grace Latecomer (post-rock from Suzhou)

17:56 Lay Lady Lay (rock-pop from Beijing)

23:06 Agoraphobia (indie rock from Beijing)

30:34 Deep Water (dream pop from Chengdu)

37:08 Outro