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 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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