The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined format. Albums, singles, videos, and live sets. Check back each Monday to see what we were jamming the week prior. Joyer – Night Songs Brothers Nick… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (4/29)
What did poor 82MAJOR do to deserve a comeback on the same day as both Seventeen and IVE? It’s hard to see how new single Choke (촉) doesn’t get lost in the shuffle, though maybe they’re hoping a rising tide will lift all boats. The… Read More »Song Review: 82MAJOR – Choke
Best-Of compilation albums are uncommon in K-pop, but if any group deserves to have their singles bundled into an anthology it’s Seventeen. They’ve been releasing bangers since 2015, though I’ve found their more recent work harder to get into. This album features four new songs… Read More »Song Review: Seventeen – Maestro
IVE have quickly established themselves as one of this generation’s representative girl groups, unleashing hits that stay on the charts for months (I Am is still in the top 50 more than a year after its release). With their previous EP, they began branching in… Read More »Song Review: IVE – HEYA
– April 29th, 2024 – Anniversary tour starting today! Germany’s best kept progressive metal secret DISILLUSION are re-releasing their critically acclaimed album Back To Times Of Splendor in a 20th Anniversary Reissue edition via Metal Blade Records today. Re-mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street… Read More »Disillusion “Back to Times of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” Out Now