Sometimes I can be remarkably bad at predicting which songs are going to grow into huge viral hits. When AKMU’s Love Lee was released last year, I found it both dull and cloying — a hard balance to pull off! But thanks to numerous TikTok… Read More »Song Review: AKMU – Hero
New girl group BADVILLAIN has pluses and minuses going for them. On the plus side, the group includes the little sister of Choi Bomin from Golden Child (a Bias List favorite, as if you didn’t know!). But they’re also called “BADVILLAIN” and that’s a really… Read More »Song Review: BADVILLAIN – BADVILLAIN
WayV returned last year with a solid album and an interesting title track. Now that summer fast approaches, their newest comeback promises something brighter and groovier. Given that one of my favorite WayV b-sides is 2020’s buoyant Electric Hearts, this is definitely welcome news. And… Read More »Song Review: WayV – Give Me That
It’s been a “will they or won’t they” situation with Kep1er over the past few weeks. After all, acts spawned from MNET competition shows usually come with an expiration date. However, the group has bucked tradition and extended their contract — minus members Mashiro and… Read More »Song Review: Kep1er – Shooting Star
A lot of people keep saying noise rock is back and that’s thanks in part to The Ghost is Clear Records. The Kansas City label has been gaining attention in recent years for putting out some of the genre’s strongest material and they’re rapidly gaining… Read More »Track Premiere: Ils – “Hail Mary”