Connecticut-based sludge weirdos When the Deadbolt Breaks will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band with the release of their seventh album, In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire. Preceding the release is new tune “Burning Zozobra,” which showcases When the Deadbolt Breaks’ uncanny ability to balance extreme… Read More »Track Premiere: When the Deadbolt Breaks – ‘Burning Zozobra’
Dignity debuted last summer with a fun new jack swing track and an even better b-side that recalled the best of late-second-gen group Block B, landing them on two of my year-end countdowns. But like many rookie groups from small agencies, they swiftly disappeared after… Read More »Song Review: Dignity – SWEET2TH
Of all the former Wanna One members, Kang Daniel continues to be the most musically prolific. Free to do his own thing, he reliably releases new albums every year. Unfortunately, most of this music hasn’t hit me with much force, tending to slide in one… Read More »Song Review: Kang Daniel – Episode
If NewJeans first popularized the subdued style of girl group pop/R&B that currently has a stranglehold on K-pop, ILLIT took that baton and added a chirpy, ‘beep beep boop’ type of chorus that has now become just as ubiquitous. Taken together, these trends have delivered… Read More »Song Review: ILLIT – Do The Dance
Mixed gender groups are notoriously difficult for K-pop. Though many have thrived overseas (especially in Japan), the formula often results in quick disbandment in Korea — at least post-90’s. Here to buck that trend are ALLDAY PROJECT, a new five-member group from Teddy’s Black Label.… Read More »Song Review: ALLDAY PROJECT – Famous