Chinese Rock

Chinese rock, a vibrant and evolving genre, merges Western rock’s energy with Chinese cultural nuances and social commentary. Emerging from the 1980s as a countercultural movement, it has since diversified to include punk, hardcore, and alternative influences. Bands like SMZB and Hardcore Raver in Tears infuse their music with a rebellious spirit, often addressing themes of identity, freedom, and modernity. With influences ranging from fast-paced punk to introspective indie, artists like Shanghai Qiutian and Silly Function blend melodic guitar riffs with poignant lyrics, creating a soundscape that's at once familiar and distinctly Chinese. This genre captures the youthful resilience and dynamic pulse of contemporary China, providing a platform for voices to express individuality and critique society.

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我的獨白
Single - Released May 23, 2025

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Alan Kuo
Alpine Decline
Backspace
Bad Sweetheart
Berlin Psycho Nurses柏林護士
Birdstriking
Bloody Tyrant
C.S.B.Q
Carsick Cars
Cephalosis
Chiang Yu-Heng
City Flanker
Deep Mountains
Di Ma
Dou Wei
Duck Fight Goose
Enno Cheng
FAZI
Flood
Gong Gong Gong 工工工
HUSH
Hanggai
Hua Chen Yu
I Mean Us
Joyside
KALAMITY KILLS
Kawa
LAY
Leah Dou
Lur:
Mayday
Mong Tong
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
Our Shame
Poetry in Shorts
Posh Inverse
ROMO
Random
Riot in School
Run Run Run
Schoolgirl Byebye
Science Noodles
Shallow Levée
Shanghai Qiutian
Silly Function
Sorry Youth
Stefanie Sun
Stolen
Super Napkin
The Cheers Cheers
The Noname
The Whisperer
Vivian Hsu
Voision Xi
WONFU
White+
Zy
gongxiaoshe yuedui
mcthfg
my little airport
sodagreen
你的派
凉冰
刀郎
刺猬Hedgehog
唯利玉碎計劃
孤独的利里
寒冰Ice
小王
島嶼心情
康士坦的變化球
張瑋瑋
我夢見長頸鹿對我說
摩登兄弟劉宇寧
敗犬樂隊
文雀
板磚
桃子假象 Peach Illusion
歐比王X神棍樂團
步行者
流氓阿德
熊貓眼樂隊
瘋醫
白日密语
白紙扇(Hardcore Raver in Tears)
百合花
羅大佑
老王樂隊
肖骏
荒山茉莉 Molly in Mountain
董事長樂團
蘇紫旭(Szx.)
許嵩
谢天笑
跳山羊
陳楚生
霓虹花园
霧虹 Fogbow
麥琪麥琪 MakeMake
Mayday
Stefanie Sun
sodagreen
LAY
摩登兄弟劉宇寧
my little airport
Zhang Zhen Yue
刀郎
Chiang Yu-Heng
831
許嵩
Hua Chen Yu
陳楚生
Deserts Chang
羅大佑
Naiwen Yang
Schoolgirl Byebye
Sorry Youth
梁博
Enno Cheng
老王樂隊
康士坦的變化球
李志
福禄寿
Zy
傻子與白痴
Bobby Chen
Leah Dou
缺省
Vivian Hsu
Our Shame
WONFU
Di Ma
Science Noodles
Alan Kuo
The Cheers Cheers
Chinese Football
寒冰Ice
HUSH
I Mean Us
緩緩 Huan Huan
Dou Wei
声音玩具
刺猬Hedgehog
莊學忠
Shallow Levée
海龟先生
Mong Tong
董事長樂團
Random
Hanggai
麻园诗人
張露
声音碎片
田震
Gong Gong Gong 工工工
梅卡德尔
Jo's Moving Day
麥琪麥琪 MakeMake
花兒樂隊
Wang Wen
Bad Sweetheart
尧十三
百合花
Da Da Yue Dui
花伦(Hualun)
Re-TROS
Oh! Dirty Fingers
Hiperson
TENGGER
臥軌的火車Railway Suicide Train
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
腰樂隊
流氓阿德
霓虹花园
張瑋瑋
文雀
甜梅號
KALAMITY KILLS
Nan Fang Qun Xing
歐比王X神棍樂團
荒山茉莉 Molly in Mountain
Plastics
交工樂隊
FAZI
发光曲线
BOXING樂團
Carsick Cars
Brain Failure
草莓救星
Manic Sheep
Shanghai Qiutian
貳伍吸菸所
犬儒乐队
青山
寸鐵
Gatsby in a Daze
Joyside
X玖少年團
Kawa