Newbeat debuted earlier this year with a sound that was decidedly not for me. Their “new beat” included a surplus of irritating sing-talk and recycled samples we’ve heard a thousand times before from boy groups. But with a first comeback comes the chance to course… Read More »Song Review: Newbeat – Look So Good
We can’t imagine that there are a lot of extreme music acts based in the tiny European country of Luxembourg (surrounded by France, Belgium and Germany), but let us introduce you to Ptolemea, the folk-inspired doom project of current Sinistro vocalist Priscila de Castro. Ptolemea’s… Read More »Full Album Stream: Ptolemea –Kali
I recently finished watching the JYP edition of The Game Caterers — a field day suite of games involving members of every active JYP group. The series was a lot of fun and I admired how agency COO J.Y. Park participated as well. It was… Read More »Song Review: JYP (J.Y. Park) – Happy Hour (ft. Kwon Jinah)
XLOV’s genderless concept is so welcome in K-pop and makes me want to support the group wholeheartedly, but I’ve struggled with the disconnect between their image and their music. This summer’s 1&Only became a sleeper hit for me, but even then the song felt much… Read More »Song Review: XLOV – Rizz
After twenty-two years in the industry, TVXQ’s U-Know has finally unveiled his first full-length solo album. This project was preceded by Body Language, a track I found disappointing in almost every regard. Thankfully, title track Stretch feels much more aligned with U-Know’s incredible legacy. It’ll… Read More »Song Review: U-Know (Yunho from TVXQ) – Stretch