China Aster is the solo project of Guernsey-born, London-based Josh Moore. Launched in 2022 with debut single “If I Could Dance,” the project blends art-pop ambition with philosophical undertones. The name China Aster is lifted from a debt-ridden character in Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man, hinting at the literary and conceptual layers beneath the glossy surface. Moore studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths, drawing inspiration from utopian thinkers such as Karl Marx, Ernst Bloch, and Nikolai…
