Sometimes songwriters do my job for me. If you’re going to call a song “Gibberish,” it had better buck expectations by not being the latest in the long line of ‘K-pop boys mumble and growl random things for two and a half minutes.’ Going into… Read More »Song Review: The Boyz – Gibberish
There is always a space of reconciliation. With “believe the hype,” the newest single by Balance and Composure, the group fight through endless loops of tricking oneself into thinking they are found. With guitars that wrap around the listener’s ears, a calm yet steady rhythm,… Read More »Track Review: Balance and Composure – “believe the hype”
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BTS members’ enlistment-era comebacks have been so meticulously planned that they even incorporate pre-release singles and music videos. Jimin returned late last month with the quirky Smeraldo Garden Marching Band, a song that sounded nothing like he’d ever recorded before. In contrast, title track Who… Read More »Song Review: Jimin (BTS) – Who
Stray Kids seem poised to dominate the second half of July with the release of new album Ate alongside a track on the sure-to-be-blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine movie. That corporate synergy even extends to the music video for title track Chk Chk Boom. Of K-pop’s… Read More »Song Review: Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom