A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them… Read More »Buried Treasure: aespa – YOLO
Greetings, Decibel readers! Can’t believe it’s November already. Pretty soon it’ll be time to pre-emptively reveal our Top 40 albums of the year. But before any of you finalize your own list, keep coming here every Friday to see who shuffles in at the last… Read More »Five For Friday: November 10, 2023
Back in 2012 when Bang Yedam stepped on the stage of K-pop Star with a harmonica in his hand and his father accompanying him on guitar, I never pictured him as part of a YG act like Treasure. It always seemed like an odd fit,… Read More »Song Review: Bang Yedam – Miss You
String Machine’s Hallelujah Hell Yeah was one of our top records at The Alt last year—a gorgeous and expansive half hour of kitchen-sink Americana that garnered a slew of comparisons to the trendy indie-folk of the Obama era (even though String Machine’s music was always… Read More »EP Review: String Machine – ‘Turn Off Anything On Again’
Despite being an early supporter, somewhere along the line Stray Kids’ music began to lose me. It’s a frustration I feel with many of their contemporaries and I’m eagerly awaiting the song or album that brings me back. Unfortunately, new single Lalalala moves in the… Read More »Song Review: Stray Kids – Lalalala