Best of 2021
2021 BEST ALBUMS
Another year; another onslaught of new releases to comb through. With the indie music scene at a much more fortunate place than say last year, it was clear that 2021 was going to be packed […]
Year: 2022
Best of 2021
2021 Best Shows
Too many gigs, too little time… My days of going out on the weekend are numbered. Simple truth. Between trying to keep my body in one piece, raise a newborn daughter, and find a more […]
Best of 2021
2021 BEST SONGS
THE BOOTLEGS 靴腿 – 鬼 (Qingdao/SJ Records) Backspace 退格- 彩虹兔 (Beijing/Maybe Mars) Floating in the Mist 悬在雾中 – 阴影 (Dalian/Cold Neo) The Molds – 艺女忧伤 (Beijing/Space Fruity Records) Fayzz – 江河日上 (Chengdu/New Noise) Silent Speech […]
Feature
Upcoming: 1.8 C’s ▶ Carpe Diem 抓紧时间 Vol. 3
Live China Music’s Carpe Diem returns with a vengeance this weekend, welcoming in 2022 with a bang. For the occasion, we’ve rounded up a motley crew of unruly, defiant, and ruthless bands that’ll turn the […]
On The Scene
Gig Recap: Sense Print Shop, Daydream Secrets, Zoogazer (2021.12.23)
Sense Print Shop 涂闻打印店, Daydream Secrets 白日密语, Zoogazer 动物园钉子户 – Modernsky Lab 2021.12.23 It’s been a fine year for Shengjian Records. The label seems to have transformed itself over the past year into the defining […]