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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心湖 (Lake)
Single - Released April 25, 2025

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Alpine Decline
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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
Fayzz
Flood
Gong Gong Gong 工工工
HUSH
Hanggai
Hua Chen Yu
Joyside
KALAMITY KILLS
Kawa
LAY
Leah Dou
Lur:
Manic Sheep
Mayday
Mong Tong
Naiwen Yang
Oh! Dirty Fingers
Our Shame
Poetry in Shorts
Posh Inverse
ROMO
Random
Return The Truth
Run Run Run
Science Noodles
Shallow Levée
Shanghai Qiutian
Shanren
Silly Function
Sorry Youth
Stefanie Sun
Stolen
The Noname
US:WE
Voision Xi
White+
Zhang Zhen Yue
Zy
cubüs
gongxiaoshe yuedui
lost memory machine
sodagreen
余永黎
你的派
假假條
凉冰
刀郎
和平和浪
塑料
孤独的利里
寒冰Ice
小王
島嶼心情
康士坦的變化球
張瑋瑋
摩登兄弟劉宇寧
敗犬樂隊
文雀
昆蟲白
景德镇文艺复兴
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
白紙扇(Hardcore Raver in Tears)
百合花
羅大佑
老王樂隊
肖骏
花伦(Hualun)
荒山茉莉 Molly in Mountain
董事長樂團
谢天笑
跳山羊
陳楚生
雪沉乐队
鬼否
麥琪麥琪 MakeMake
麻园诗人
Mayday
Stefanie Sun
sodagreen
LAY
Zhang Zhen Yue
刀郎
Chiang Yu-Heng
831
摩登兄弟劉宇寧
Hua Chen Yu
陳楚生
Deserts Chang
羅大佑
Naiwen Yang
Sorry Youth
Enno Cheng
老王樂隊
康士坦的變化球
傻子與白痴
Zy
Leah Dou
Our Shame
Science Noodles
Di Ma
Chinese Football
寒冰Ice
HUSH
Dou Wei
莊學忠
Shallow Levée
董事長樂團
Mong Tong
Random
海龟先生
Hanggai
張露
麻园诗人
田震
Gong Gong Gong 工工工
梅卡德尔
麥琪麥琪 MakeMake
花兒樂隊
Bad Sweetheart
Wang Wen
百合花
Da Da Yue Dui
花伦(Hualun)
Hiperson
Re-TROS
Oh! Dirty Fingers
流氓阿德
荒山茉莉 Molly in Mountain
張瑋瑋
KALAMITY KILLS
Nan Fang Qun Xing
甜梅號
文雀
歐比王X神棍樂團
Plastics
交工樂隊
发光曲线
BOXING樂團
Brain Failure
貳伍吸菸所
Shanghai Qiutian
FAZI
Carsick Cars
Joyside
青山
欣彥
X玖少年團
昆蟲白
Manic Sheep
反光镜乐队
Bloody Tyrant
謝天笑XTX
步行者
P.K.14
杨小萍
島嶼心情
水果星球
Fayzz
Black Kirin
小河
Berlin Psycho Nurses柏林護士
Backspace
丁薇
假假條
孤独的利里
Kawa
Voision Xi
RUBUR
Dincolo De Ziduri
Posh Inverse
雪沉乐队
8mm sky
Stolen
桃子假象 Peach Illusion
肖骏
鬼否