– October 14th, 2024 – Metal Blade is very happy to welcome Italian Doomster MESSA to it’s Worldwide roster! MESSA play evoking doom metal with middle-eastern vibes. Deliciously haunting female vocals, 70′s guitars and Arabian Oudh combine to conjure a sound that is all of… Read More »Messa Signs to Metal Blade Records!
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Click (from LOL – 2016) Early in their career, GFriend’s music could occasionally get a bit cutesy. Click’s exuberant cheerleader chants won’t be for everyone, and it doesn’t help that the song… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Click
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (October 13, 2024)
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Bye (from Time For The Moon Night – 2018) We’re back in ballad territory with the gentle Bye. Its orchestral opening sounds ripped straight from a Disney soundtrack about fairies. I don’t… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Bye
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: Vahn (NINE.i) – I Swear (ft. Taeb2)