Asian/Anglo-Asian Albums:
Bedchamber – Geography
[Indonesia / Kolibri Rekords]
CASTLEBEAT – Television
[USA / Spirit Goth Records]
Homecomings – WHALE LIVING
[Japan / felicity, SSNW]
Jinsang – In Flight
[USA / Vinyl Digital GmbH]
Last Dinosaurs – Yumeno Garden
[Australia / Self-Released, Dew Process Services]
Pastel Ghost – Ethereality
[USA / Cleopatra Records]
Sunset Rollercoaster – Cassa Nova
[Taiwan / Warner, Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd]
The fin. – There
[Japan / HIP LAND MUSIC]
Asian/Anglo-Asian EPs:
Hana Vu – How Many Times Have You Driven By EP
[USA / Luminelle Recordings]
Justus Proffit & Jay Som – Nothing’s Changed EP
[USA / Polyvinyl]
The Fur. – Town EP
[Taiwan / Self-Released, Airhead Records]
午夜乒乓 – 夜的輪廓 EP
[Taiwan / Self-Released, Airhead Records]
Other albums from 2018 that we loved:
Ariana Grande – sweetener
Hinds – I Don’t Run
illuminati hotties – kiss yr frenemies
Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
Shame – Songs of Praise
Other songs we liked:
The Beths – “Happy Unhappy”
black midi – “bmbmbm”
Doja Cat – “MOOO!”
Noname – “Ace (ft. Smino, Saba)”
Ought – “Desire”
Robyn – “Beach 2k20”
ROSALÍA – “PIENSO EN TU MIRA”
Snail Mail – “Heat Wave”
SOPHIE – “Faceshopping”
Sorry – “2 Down 2 Dance”
Li-Wei Chu is a recent graduate from UC Davis who majored in Cinema and Digital Media who also briefly studied film at Queen Mary, University of London. Li-Wei is obsessed with horror films (especially the ones that give him nightmares), films from East Asia, and really, any film that makes you stop and think.
He loves talking about film and indie music with others. He’s also a record collector and cross-stitches when he has free time. In the future, he hopes to be able to write about film and wants to find a job in the film industry that can support his record buying habits. Maybe one day he’ll also be able to play the guitar.