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.

The duo has returned! Elie and Will put aside their careers and family responsibilities and head back to their happy place - talking shit about one another as they offer up a batch of new tracks coming out of Mainland China. And we've been sitting on some gold during the hiatus - with stunning new releases off of Small Animals Records - The Three mice and Sullenboy. Plus, the lates electronic head trip courtesy of Nanning producer Craone, supple dream pop from Nanjing's MilkGuard and the punk anthem of the summer from Harbin's Cut Frenzy. It's good to be back!

1. 忧郁干杯乐园 by The Three Mice from Shenzhen

Bandcamp: https://thethreemice.bandcamp.com/album/where-is-my-mice

1. Blue by Sullenboy from Wuhan

Bandcamp: https://sullenboywuhan.bandcamp.com/album/sun-moon

1. Kaleido Mirage by Craone from Nanning

Bandcamp: https://shypeople.bandcamp.com/album/kaleido-mirage

1. Spring by Milkguard from Nanjing

Bandcamp: https://milkguard.bandcamp.com/track/spring-2

1. You Look Like Shit by Cut Frenzy from Harbin

https://cutfrenzy.bandcamp.com/album/you-look-like-shit-b-w-hello-failure-my-old-friend

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

02:42 忧郁干杯乐园 by The Three Mice from Shenzhen

12:51 Blue by Sullenboy from Wuhan
20:44 Kaleido Mirage by Craone from Nanning

27:38 Spring by Milkguard from Nanjing

33:50 You Look Like Shit by Cut Frenzy from Harbin

40:47 Outro