Given the time of year, you’d expect more spooky offerings from K-pop comebacks. Luckily, pre-debut group AM8IC is here to fill that void, though they’ve gone for a more upbeat, funny version of Halloween tropes. Like Dongkiz (DKZ) back in 2019, they’ve taken inspiration from… Read More »Song Review: AM8IC – Buzzin
After a series of survival series, BAE173 are trying to make a comeback in the most classic sense, reestablishing the buzz they had upon debut with a new album and series of promotional tracks. Title track Turned Up has been available for a week now,… Read More »Song Review: BAE173 – Turned Up
K-pop’s super producers are largely retired, inactive or relegated to working with artists outside the mainstream. This is such a shame, as the industry needs its individual songwriting voices. Few K-pop comebacks these days have a signature sound because most are cobbled together by song… Read More »Song Review: DKB – Irony
A week after Kim Lip’s Can You Entertain, the Odd Eye Circle solos continue with fellow ARTMS member JinSoul. Ring Of Chaos exists in a similar musical world, harnessing throwback elements for a breezy, understated pop track. Though I wouldn’t fully call Ring Of Chaos… Read More »Song Review: JinSoul (ARTMS) – Ring of Chaos
The cover of Warper’s record Something, Sometime shows sparks flying off a wire in front of soft brightly-colored shapes. One […] The post Album Review: Warper – ‘Something, Sometime’ appeared first on The Alternative.