# Concrete Avalanche

A newsletter about music from China

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Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/jakenewby-substack-com.md>

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## [Summery indie-rock + a Shanghai sundowner DJ set](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/summery-indie-rock-a-shanghai-sundowner)

_2026-08-19 · Jake_

+ Mongolian music at the Lincoln Center + a Brazilian-Chinese collaboration

## [Monster-led psychedelic dance + hip hop mixtapes](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/monster-led-psychedelic-dance-hip)

_2026-08-05 · Jake_

+ what happened when Wham! went to China + a new emo compilation

## [OG Wuhan punks SMZB return + Ming Dynasty ambient](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/og-wuhan-punks-smzb-return-ming-dynasty)

_2026-07-22 · Jake_

+ summery compilations + swaying cassette players + gongs

## [Chinese opera x black metal + lots of new emo](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/chinese-opera-black-metal)

_2026-07-08 · Jake_

+ Chinese Football to tour US, Canada, and Mexico + anti-Orientalist electronic music

## [The best albums from China in 2026... so far](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/china-best-albums-2026-h1)

_2026-06-24 · Jake_

Six months in, here's how 2026's AOTY are shaping up + free playlist

## [Interview: Ts Bayandalai on balancing experimental rock with Mongolian tradition](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/ts-bayandalai-interview)

_2026-06-10 · Jake_

How a nomadic upbringing and bel canto opera helped shape his debut LP

## [A dakou (cut-out) CD mix + Daoist metal](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/a-dakou-cut-out-cd-mix-daoist-metal)

_2026-05-27 · Jake_

+ DJ Gurl's creator tackles prejudice on a remarkable new album + "toilet jazz"

## [Delivery driver rap + dinosaur-themed emo](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/delivery-driver-rap-dinosaur-themed)

_2026-05-13 · Jake_

+ Uyghur Grooves + new Yu Su + all-female punk

## [Mahjong-ified electro-pop + a Mongolian Metallica cover](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/mahjong-ified-electro-pop-a-mongolian)

_2026-04-29 · Jake_

+ 40 years of ‘Nothing to My Name’ + an anti-AI anthem

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_2026-04-29 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Abstract hip hop from Xi'an + Beijing shoegaze](https://jakenewby.substack.com/p/abstract-hip-hop-from-xian-beijing)

_2026-04-15 · Jake_

+ a rural Chinese version of 'The Wizard of Oz' + Record Store Day in China