– July 23rd, 2026 – Band to Play Wacken Mainstage July 29th! Stream BROKEN BY THE SCREAM’s “花鏑[HANAKABURA]” HERE Exploding out of Japan’s heavy music underground with a sound that seamlessly collides idol-style vocals, blistering metalcore precision and unrelenting extreme metal intensity, BROKEN BY THE… Read More »Broken By The Scream Issues New Single, “花鏑[HANAKABURA]“
It’s been awhile since I’ve connected with a new aespa single, but as they move their attention to the Japanese market with Kiss N Tell, there’s an opportunity to switch things up and offer a different sound. This isn’t a complete reinvention, but takes the… Read More »Song Review: aespa – Kiss N Tell
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »HYOLYN: A Career In Song Ratings
One Pact have been swimming upstream since debut, fighting against an increasingly monolithic agency system that doesn’t afford many chances for acts from small-to-mid companies. Any residual Boys Planet buzz has long since faded and they’re left to fend for themselves. To their credit, they’re… Read More »Song Review: One Pact – U So Hot
Fresh off a funny little foray into country music last year, J.Y. Park has returned to his bread and butter. New single Wet acts as a theme to this year’s Waterbomb Festival and also pulls him back to the dancefloor, recalling vinyl pants of days… Read More »Song Review: JYP (J.Y. Park) – Wet