I loved Kep1er’s nine-member swan song Shooting Star and was upset when they never performed it at this year’s KCON LA. Now the group is down to seven, as Mashiro and Yeseo parted ways to join 143 Entertainment’s Madein. A new configuration opens potential for… Read More »Song Review: Kep1er – Tipi-Tap
In the lead-up to BABYMONSTER’s first full album, they’ve teased all of its songs except title track Drip. We even heard the full album opener Clik Clak two days ago. I haven’t been impressed by much of the group’s discography so far, but YG Entertainment… Read More »Song Review: BABYMONSTER – Drip
All They Had (They Gave) The Making of Crowbar’s Crowbar Ah, a “scene.” That vague concept when our pattern-searching brains detect connectable musical activities happening within a short distance of each other. Sometimes it’s more of a perception bias than anything else, but there are… Read More »Crowbar – Crowbar
Canadian sludge/grind/hardcore outfit Anthesis have always found ways to stay busy, constantly releasing a new stream of music throughout the 2010s and into 2020, but their new album, Tension Between Rot and Genesis, represents a change in pace for the band. As opposed to firing off new… Read More »Full Album Stream: Anthesis – “Tension Between Rot and Genesis”
At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. October 2024 Overall Thoughts I’ve probably… Read More »The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2024