Apologies for ghosting everyone! Between losing the orginal audio in a freak accident and losing our producer in the midst of a transition, it's been a strange couple of months. But I've dragged my feet too long and since I've got nothing to lose - I'd figured I'd jump in the staddle and give this podcast thing a test drive. Try to get the engine running, at least for the time being. And because producer Elie isn't here to chime in or use his magical editing skills - we're giving you the tracks in their full. So join us on this EMO journey as we check in with some of this past spring's newest indie bands including No Decision at Night, WaytheDinoScream, TIPS!, cassette player romance, and lastwejust...

1.No Decision at Night 夜晚做决定 - Block 8 四号楼

https://open.spotify.com/album/3IwEXukhEcbT3ipYpTgRDo

2. WaytheDinoScream - Ping-Pong Boys' Spin During the School Break 大课间乒乓少年回旋

https://waythedinoscream.bandcamp.com/album/the-schoo-day-we-spent-with-a-brachiosaurus

3.lastwejust... - 何意味

https://music.163.com/#/album?id=367826964

4.Tips! - Manticore 曼提柯尔

https://tipsband.bandcamp.com/album/world-moved-on

5.cassette player romance - fiction in your pocket 你口袋里的科幻小说

https://cprm.bandcamp.com/album/meaning-of-home

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: Will Griffith

Editor: Will Griffith

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:21 No Decision at Night (emo math rock from Beijing)

06:09 WaytheDinoScream (emo from Changsha/Wuhan)

12:10 lastwejust... (emo from Shanghai)

16:28 TIPS! (math rock from Nanjing)

22:05 cassette player romance (lofi pop/5th wave emo from Hangzhou/USA)

25:00 Outro