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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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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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Jazz songstress Youn Sun Nah released her seventh full-length album, Same Girl, on August 17. Today London Korean Links reports that a European release is on the way - according to her official MySpace it will reach more than 30 countries on September 24.

Same Girl holds a total of 11 original songs and covers, including what is surely interesting take on Metallica’s Enter Sandman. A digital single for main track, My Name is Carnival, a Jackson C. Frank cover, will be out on September 17.

Visit the official site for all upcoming Youn Sun Nah live dates in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

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