Crush – Interlude
Crush takes a break from the summer comebacks to bring us his most mature (albeit self-indulgent) piece of music to date.
Category: music reviews
Mamamoo – Melting
In Melting, Mamamoo’s first full-length studio album, they bridge old-school and youthful images with ease, managing one of the most solid commercial releases of 2016 so far.
Peter Hollens – Misty Mountains: Songs Inspired by The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
With impressive vocals and fantastic arrangements, Hollens takes us back to Middle Earth.
Hoopers, The – GO!GO! Can’t Stop Dancing
The Hoopers lives up to its group tagline “Seven girls dressed as beautiful boys” and more with single mini-album GO!GO! ダンスが止まらナイ.
Spacecowboy – Extremely
Space Cowboy gifts music fans one a gorgeous example of form and storytelling with Extremely.
BTS – The Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt. 1
BTS, a group I’d previously cast aside as one in the same in a slew of wannabe bad boys, released one of the best K-pop albums of 2015 with Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt. 1.
small o – The Temper of Water
Small debuts with one of the most truly transcendental albums of 2014.
TVXQ – Rise As God
The Rising Gods of the East have finally risen with their eighth Korean album, Rise As God.
Barberettes, The – Mini Album #1
With their brand of 60s inspired doo-wop and impeccable harmonies, The Barberettes offer their first mini-album.
Epik High – Shoebox
With one of the year’s best hip-hop albums and one of the year’s best period, Epik High return with a brutally honest album without pretense.
