What do we have here? A K-pop dance track with a consistent pulse? A rugged electro beat that doesn’t slow or stop even for the pre-chorus?? These shouldn’t be rare features to find in a song, yet Narsha’s Game feels like a time capsule unearthed… Read More »Song Review: Narsha – Game (ft. Verbal Jint)
Greetings, Decibel listeners! Hope you’re all as excited as I am about next year’s Decibel Magazine Tour! Anyone who’s followed this column consistently knows I’m a giant Hulder fanboy and am probably somewhat responsible for the amount of hype she’s gotten over the last few… Read More »Five For Friday: December 8, 2023
Denver doom depth-dwellers Spectral Voice return after a six-year absence with their immersive second full-length, Sparagmos, and Decibel has been bestowed with our own exclusive edition on transparent swamp green & opaque bone vinyl limited to just 110 copies via Dark Descent Records! This momentous LP, featuring artwork by the inimitable Manifester… Read More »SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
Tomorrow, I’ll post a year-end recap and my ten honorable mentions before launching into my Top 50 K-pop Songs of 2023 countdown on Monday. But in the spirit of my monthly “Risers and Fallers” feature, I thought it would also be fun to take a… Read More »Year-End Countdown Prelude: A Re-evaluation of Last Year’s Top Tens
At one point several years ago, Portuguese death-doom trio Music in Low Frequencies went by the unfortunate acronym of M.I.L.F., which was either a “lost in translation” sort of thing, or just a serious lapse of judgement. The current moniker is more apropos for an outfit… Read More »Full Album Stream: Music in Low Frequencies – ‘Catharsis’