The Alt Weekly Roundup (8/26/24)
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Song Review: Jaehyun (NCT) – Smoke
NCT’s Jaehyun pre-released two tracks from his debut solo album earlier this month. I gave both average ratings but never returned to them again. Rather than “good” or “bad,” the songs didn’t have much effect on me at all. They simply existed — nice, well-performed… Read More »Song Review: Jaehyun (NCT) – Smoke
Song Review: Oh My Girl – Classified
Oh My Girl have been through several distinct musical iterations, but many fans remember them best for the fairy-like, ethereal quality of early singles like Closer and Windy Day. It’s been awhile since they’ve revisited this style and new title track Classified seeks to recapture… Read More »Song Review: Oh My Girl – Classified
Song Review: ZEROBASEONE – Good So Bad
As with most survival show spawned groups, ZEROBASEONE’s discography has been a mixed bag. Most songs have grown on me, but none blew me away on first listen. And despite a number of similar b-sides, no title track has yet to recapture the airy effusiveness… Read More »Song Review: ZEROBASEONE – Good So Bad
Track Premiere: Dungeon Crawl – “+1 Mace”
Get ready to “roll initiative” everyone! San Jose’s Dungeon Crawl is back with a new song from their upcoming album, Maze Controller. The track, “+1 Mace,” showcases the band’s various influences from across the heavy metal player’s handbook, from thrash metal, death metal, power metal,… Read More »Track Premiere: Dungeon Crawl – “+1 Mace”