Archive - Mando Gap

March 2025

on Chengdu-based electronic artist Shii's second album, always looking at fanciful scenery and vivid snapshots of the unremarkable

Mar 10 •

February 2025

#48: Metamorphosis

on Jeremy Chang's 1990 album, Metamorphosis, an album that found the singer pivoting against being the sappy balladeer into something weirder

Feb 10 •

January 2025

on waa wei's eighth album, a self-discovery and re-affirmation of the nature of love in the wake of her divorce

Jan 13 •

December 2024

The Top 40 Mandopop Albums of 2024

rounding up the top Mandopop releases of the year, by Zhang Xingchan, Leah Dou, and Vansdaddy, and more and more

Dec 17, 2024 •

Canto Wrap: Top Cantopop Singles of 2024

the best Cantopop singles of the year including Beanies, sica, Anthony Wong, and more

Dec 12, 2024 •

The Top 100 Mandopop Singles of 2024

the best Mandopop singles of the year, including Quanzo, Tarcy Su, misi Ke and more and more

Dec 10, 2024 •

#46: Winter Moisturizer

looking back on one of the greatest rap albums in Taiwanese history, Soft Lipa's 'Lotion,' as we wrap up on this year's newsletter

Dec 5, 2024 •

November 2024

October 2024

#44: Ramune Sipping, Keep Dreaming

on Guangzhou-based XiangXiang and the sweetly refreshing indie rock of their debut album

Oct 10, 2024 •

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