Though seemingly benign in its silliness, the phrase “doo doom chit” has big shoes to fill. It recalls memories of the colorful Crayon Pop — a goofy pop act with the songs to back up their gimmickry. K-pop’s girl group trends don’t exactly favor this… Read More »Song Review: VVUP – Doo Doom Chit
Post-metal powerhouse O ZORN! will release its profoundly introspective album Vermillion Haze on March 15 via Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records. Beyond the glitz of Los Angeles, the band delves into the city’s darker, chaotic underbelly, magnified by the pandemic’s aftermath. Fronted by the charismatic Bill Kielty and backed by… Read More »All Stream: O ZORN! Sheds Light on L.A.’s Shadows with “Vermillion Haze”
Fantagio Entertainment’s new boy group LUN8 has had an oddly fractured debut roll-out. They emerged late last spring and then followed their title track with a sub-unit release in the fall. New single Super Power marks their first official comeback as a full group, and… Read More »Song Review: LUN8 – Super Power
Since their late-2020 debut, BAE173 have cycled through various boy group tropes — some more successful than others. To me, they’re at their best when revisiting an overwrought, emotional second-gen sound. Tracks like Annoyed and Loved You give them their own niche in the current… Read More »Song Review: BAE173 – Fifty-Fifty
Plenty of artists ape the stylings of ’70s and ’80s but Armagh do it with a level of authenticity that’s hard to do. Drawing inspiration from ’70s hard rock, classic ’80s heavy metal and first-wave black metal, their new album Exclamation Point is a melodic, alluring album that… Read More »Full Album Stream: Armagh – “Exclamation Point”