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.

Spring is upon us and that means lots of new music to dig into. This week Elie and Will jump between Shanghai and Beijing before lying in the emo rock hotbed of Zhengzhou. We'll be highlighting some exceptional new earworms from long-standing favorites to emerging trailblazers - from the buoyang flowing-melodies of wish you could swim to the sure-footed propuslvie groove of Heat Mark.

1. Nova Heart - Young and Cruel

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1rF7pwO8tnKWuLNwdFcxQR?si=8e71680f0e3d4594

2. Pu Poo Platter 宝宝盘 - 三人遊戲 Three3ome Bandcamp: https://pupooplatter.bandcamp.com/track/three3ome

3. Wish you could swim 祝游会 - 旅店 (The Inn) Bandcamp: https://zhuyouhui.bandcamp.com/album/wild-swim

4. 圈圈QuanQuan / Sovietaxi / Diana Chen - 异世界的浪漫isekai romance Bandcamp: https://quanquan.bandcamp.com/track/isekai-romance

5. 热斑Heat Mark - I Hate You, Miss You, Love You, Oh 我恨你想你爱你哦 Bandcamp: https://heatmark.bandcamp.com/track/i-hate-you-miss-you-love-you-oh

6. Jimi's Guess 吉米的猜想 - 翠光庭記 Bandcamp: https://jimidecaixiang.bandcamp.com/track/--9

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