Ember Swift is a musician who has made her home in China for over 12 years. Her new album is Mid-March Meltdown. 

She's also the first ever guest of The Point. 

In this episode, we talk about why the new album is the best body of work she has ever created (1:00), the inspiration  for her first single (4:18), Ember's experience on Mama Miya, a massive talent contest in China (11:00), hitting the Chinese rock charts with her song Laowai (17:45), singing in a tonal language and being an outsider (21:16), and staying in China during the early days of the pandemic (27:48). 

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