At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. In 2025, I thought I’d try something new and add a weekly feature to supplement my monthly round-up. Each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium… Read More »THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from January 12-18
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (January 19, 2025)
The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have… Read More »Global Pop Round-Up: January 2025 Edition
Greetings, Decibel readers! This week’s new releases include the latest in heavy madness from Necrodeath, Onirophagus, Häxkapell and more! It’s a great week across the metal spectrum: from death-doom, to classic blackened-thrash, to weird and angular death metal. Ok, so maybe not the whole spectrum,… Read More »Five For Friday: January 17, 2025
Rookie boy group ALL(H)OURS has been in the news recently, as K-pop titan JYP Entertainment recently listed their agency as a subsidiary. I’m not sure what this means when it comes to company resources, but it does get their new release plum placement on JYP’s… Read More »Song Review: ALL(H)OURS – Graffiti