There are few bands that can get a crowd worked up like Sons Of Tiger. While I’ve only seen them live once, I’ve watched a lot of videos of their …
Read More »Indie Focus: Samuel Seo’s ‘Ego Expand’ is a well-crafted fusion of hip-hop and R&B
What Samuel Seo offers is an evolution of the hip-hop-and-R&B fusion found in the Korean music scene. Along with peers like Giriboy, he brings melodicism and a more pensive attitude …
Read More »Indie Focus: Ahn Ye Eun’s self-titled debut album is a lovely crossover gem
‘K-Pop Star‘ runner-up Ahn Ye Eun does not waste any time trying to make a sunny first impression in her self-produced debut album’s opener, “Elope.” Sass seeps in the spaces …
Read More »Indie Focus: B9 make impressive no-frills rock debut with self-titled album
I only found out about B9 through YouTube recently, but picked up their EP right after. The self-titled release surprised me for two reasons. The first was that the band …
Read More »Indie Focus: Dumbfoundead’s ‘We Might Die’ is a polish perfect hip-hop effort
With Korean-American artists, I spend a lot of time trying to find new ones but always come back to the ones I’ve listened to before. Dumbfoundead is one of the …
Read More »Indie Focus: Counter Reset’s self-titled album figures to please fans of punk
It’s crazy to think that Counter Reset‘s self-titled album is their fourth full-length effort. When I initially heard about them, I thought they were a newer punk band, but looking …
Read More »Indie Focus: XXX’s ‘Kyomi’ is unapologetic hip-hop at its best
Listening to XXX‘s ‘Kyomi‘, it comes across pretty aggressive from the first track, “Liquor.” Hip-hop has a lot of different levels, and as you dive deeper you come to realize …
Read More »Indie Focus: Jannabi enchants and lifts your spirits with ‘Monkey Hotel’
Even the most miserable wretch wouldn’t be able to resist the infectiously cheerful ‘Monkey Hotel‘. This sunny album from Jannabi, well-crafted and endlessly inviting, is a whirlwind of ear-catching melodies. …
Read More »Indie Focus: We Hate JH’s ‘Divert’ put their polish and growth on display
It’s been a little over a year since We Hate JH‘s ‘The Naive Kids‘ album, and since then they only released a single in May before dropping ‘Divert.’ If you …
Read More »Indie Focus: Silica Gel debut with a remarkable self-titled effort
Here’s a few words I’m throwing around in an attempt to characterise Silica Gel’s self-titled debut album: colourful, scintillating, immersive, galactic (both in theme and scope). Yet those don’t even …
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