8BallTown producer Bronze returned a couple weeks ago with his third album, ‘Skyline‘, which included a nice little gem on it in “Ondo” through combining Lee Hi and city pop. …
Read More »Quick Reviews: HyunA continues to be wasted on listless “Nabillera”
Look, everybody is glad HyunA and DAWN escaped from Cube Entertainment and that their relationship has flourished, but the thing that hasn’t flourished since the move to P Nation is …
Read More »Quick Reviews: STAYC provide a bit of a surprise with “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER”
STAYC‘s continued rise to prominence while coming from a non-major label (albeit with famous backing) has been fun to follow, especially since their discography seems to be the main focus …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Dept creates upbeat fun on “Boyhood” with help from Ashley Alisha & Heyden
Producer Dept has churned out a catalogue of solid tracks, but “Boyhood” is his best yet, and it’s helped immensely by vocalists Ashley Alisha and Heyden. A song about nostalgia …
Read More »Quick Reviews: J-Hope keeps things refreshingly simple on “Arson”
Following J-Hope‘s intriguing and promising yet intro-sounding “MORE“, the single for the BTS member’s Jack In The Box album was dropped in “Arson“. Surprisingly, it too did not seem to …
Read More »Quick Reviews: YEDD gets a “Confession” out of her bully by becoming one herself
While acknowledging that YEDD‘s “Confession” is unlikely to melodically appeal to most readers, I did want to highlight it because it was intriguing to me conceptually and sonically. Written, produced, …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Girls” feels surprisingly bland for the most part
After a bit of a changeup with pre-release “Life’s Too Short“, aespa have returned with their more on-brand single, at least in terms of energy, with “Girls“. Surprisingly though, the …
Read More »Quick Reviews: J-Hope (hopefully) sets the tone for his album, but doesn’t do much “MORE”
“MORE” is J-Hope‘s pre-release for Jack In The Box and essentially marks a new era of BTS member output after their non-hiatus hiatus. The song essentially expresses that while he’s …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Life’s Too Short” and Charlie Puth & Jungkook (BTS) collab “Left And Right” are similar in a way
A pair of songs by marquee artists were just released, with aespa dropping their English pre-release track “Life’s Too Short” ahead of their comeback and the BTS‘s Jungkook and Charlie …
Read More »Quick Reviews: AVOKID’s “Over You” really brings out the brash Avril energy
As a pop-punk revolution (close enough) washes over Korean music in earnest, there’s appropriately been a lot of female artists doing Avril Lavigne adjacent tracks, but AVOKID‘s “Over You” might …
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