Posted on 27 July 2011. Tags: bluecokewine, indie music, jeong cha sik, Jiyo, K-Indie, napoleon dynamite, rainy sun, Sugar Donut, ten[go]
Some releases that already have come out this week:
July 25:
Catchy rock band Napoleon Dynamite has released a new mini album,Yours. It is the second out of three “stories”, the first being Mine released in February this year. The mini albums offers four new titles, including a song called Jackpot where Sugar Donut vocalist 허첵 is featured.
July 26:
Following tango project [Ten]Go last year, Rainy Sun vocalist Jeong Cha Sik is back with his first album under his own name. The title is 황망한 사내 and this time listeners will get to hear more of his characteristic vocals.
Singer/songwriter Jiyo is back with her second full-length album,Decalcomanie. During the spring she’s released digital singles 겨울나무 and 오늘 같은 날이면, both songs also found on the album.
Singer/songwriter BlueCokeWine has just released first full length albumAcoustic Dream. It includes all songs from the 니가 그리운 날 and 세상 나밖에 없다는 걸 singles released last year – the latter also released as soundtrack for the 2011 remake of A Chinese Ghost Story in May.
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Posted on 05 July 2011. Tags: Ash, daybreak, deb, Humpbacks, Neon Bunny, No Reply, Raspberry Field, Serengeti, Standing Egg, Sugar Donut, Tacopy, The Black shirts, Via, W&Whale, Yellow Monsters, 소녀 곡예사
It looks like July will be an exceptionally good month for music. Here’s some of what’s on the way:
July 4:
Two years after the release of fifth full length album Que Sera Sera is pop punk band Tacopy is about to make a return with EP The Restoration. Check out the teaser video here.
Indie rock band Via, or 非我, released debut EP VIA first EP online on July 1 and now the CD is on the way. The name of the EP main track is 장마, meaning “rainy season” it is a most suitable title for this time of the year.
No Reply will soon release a digital single called 바라만 봐도 좋은데 (it might be ok to see you), sporting a “perfect reproduction of wellmade 90s sound”. For the recording Daybreak’s Kim Sun Il has played the bass whereas Serengeti’s Jang Dong Jin and Jung Su Wan have played drums and guitar respectively.
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Posted on 06 October 2010. Tags: 3rd Line Butterfly, Ann, Autumn Vacation, Bobby Chung, Bossa Dabang, Broccoli you too?, Emon, Gyepy, Hyang Chart, Hyang Music, Jinsungyoon Band, Julia Hart, Korean indie music, Nureongyi, One More Chance, Pika, Sugar Donut, Super Kidd, Telepathy, Transfixion
Two much-anticipated releases showed up in Hyang’s preorder section today. Almost two dozen addictive, warm indie pop songs coming up shortly!
Yesterday the mastering of the first album from lovely duo Autumn Vacation finished. The self-titled release will be out in digital format already this week on October 7 and the CD release follows suit a week later on October 14.
The musical genius of Julia Hart’s Bobby Chung paired with the warm and sweet vocals of Gyepy proved successful already last year with the release of a self-titled digital single, and I’ve loved everything I’ve heard since as well.
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Posted on 01 October 2010. Tags: 10cm, Choi Hyun Jin, Deli Spice, eAeon, GoGo Star, han hee jung, Korean indie music, MOT, Siwa, Sugar Donut, Super Kidd, The Finnn, Transfixion, Vanilla Unity, Vassline, Violet Sweets
Han Hee Jung will release a new EP, 잔혹한 여행, on October 6. In addition to six new titles, it also includes a band version of Drama that she sang together with Mot’s eAeon on her first album. Pastel Music offers a brief sample of the title track.
A bunch of links found via my feed reader over the last few days:
The Korean has put one of the bands that turned me towards the more alternative sides of Korean music on his list of influential artists: 50 Most Influential K-Pop Artists: 46. Deli Spice
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Posted on 18 September 2010. Tags: Ann, Bugs Indie TOP10, GoGo Star, Indieful ROK, Jung Da Woon Band, Korean indie music, Last Show, Say Yes, Sugar Donut, Super Kidd, The Reading Club, Weezer
Lots of stuff happening on the Korean indie scene, including:
GoGo Star remasters first album
Disco rock band GoGo Star released Sept. 17 a remastered version of the now sold-out first full-length album Last Show. Although missing both You and 빠리미용실 간 제임스, the digital album instead features 악마성, originally from Go Go Party!, as a bonus track.
Sugar Donut releases new EP
Two years since the last full-length album and with a solo album from guitarist The Ash in between, “hybrid punk” band Sugar Donut is back with more Weezer-influenced music on the new EP called Say Yes. It would seem recordings started a couple of months ago and it was released Sept. 16.
Earlier this week, an official Sugar Donut Twitter account was launched.
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Posted on 04 September 2010. Tags: Bloody Cookie, Galaxy Express, Green Plugged Festival, Humming Urban Stereo, Korean indie music, No Reply, Noeul Park, Sony Music, Story Seller, Sugar Donut, Telepathy, W&Whale, Where the Story Ends
Thanks to Eshe who supported the live report with photos, today I came across this piece written by Shawn Despres: Green Plugged Festival @ Noeul Park, Seoul (May 21st, 2010). It mentions performances by No Reply, Sugar Donut, Humming Urban Stereo and W&Whale before turning very enthusiastic over Galaxy Express.
For some more on W from the time when they still used their full name, Where The Story Ends, wakesidevision has a a review of the band’s second full length album: Where The Story Ends – Self-Titled Review
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