Archive - Mando Gap

#44: Ramune Sipping, Keep Dreaming

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

Oct 10 •

September 2024

#43: Ode to Wither

on the stunning new album by Wang Yiling about starts and endings and the occasionally bright, often-monotonous parts between

Sep 10 •

August 2024

#42: Going South

on the new album from L8ching, recorded during his Southeast Asian tour that finds the singer exploring a rougher, realer world

Aug 12 •

July 2024

#41: INFATUATED

on the vulnerable club girl Mantha Ye's new EP and the goofy adventuring of indie-pop duo Octopus Villain

Jul 10 •

June 2024

#40: Garden in the Clouds

on 1pfani and Random's new joint EP, a blinding slice of bright, fuzzy, and romantic indie pop

Jun 10 •

May 2024

Canto Wrap #5: 9999 Versions of Me, Sponsored by G-Shock

on new singles from Lolly Talk, Alfred Hui, Sabrina Cheung and more

May 27 •

#39: After-Bedtime Stories

on the debut album of the folksy Tales in Murmur, a refined soundtrack for watching landscapes

May 9 •

April 2024

on the rapper's berserk new album, GRANDSTAND, a jumble of ideas in electronic riffs, looped mantras, and mania

Apr 10 •

March 2024

#37: Real Singers

on Na Ying's 1999 album, Totally Giving Up, an album of desperate torch songs that cements her as one of China's best vocalists

Mar 11 •

February 2024

#36: Backward Futures—Akini Jing and jiafeng Evolve with History

the futuristic visions of Akini Jing and jiafeng are hone in on the past, looking towards wuxia fantasy and nineties alt-rock, respectively

Feb 12 •

January 2024

#35: Jude Chiu's Enduring Hunger

on the self-titled third album from the singer-songwriter, whose latest concept album charts the course from conception to death and the desire that…

Jan 10 •

December 2023

The Top 40 Mandopop Albums of 2023

rounding up the top Mandopop releases of the year, including Leah Dou, otay:onii, Hogan T., and more and more

Dec 19, 2023 •

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