Upmootaeman has been releasing music from Seoul since March 2021, and the name he chose for himself translates as negligence at work. The catalogue argues the opposite. Singles, EPs and full albums have arrived steadily,…
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After more than two decades of holding down the low end for other people, Jung Min Lee has stepped to the front. ‘The Shadow’ is the debut solo single from the bassist of Charlie Jung…
Take the bass out of a jazz session and everything else has to hold the floor. That is the working premise of ‘Fun with Suwon and Friends Vol.2,’ the second jam session EP from pianist…
Success stories usually skip the invoice. ‘Golden Scars’ does not. The new single from Peruvian singer-songwriter Santiago Cisneros sets a confession about what winning actually costs on top of a 108 BPM pop production bright…
‘Take a look around’ opens like a window at daybreak. The new single from Korean five-piece Another Season sets classic pop chord movement against a samba rhythm that refuses to sit still, and vocalist Hyo…
Some songs circle their subject. ‘Yes, I Like’ walks straight up to it. The new single from Seoul R&B artist SUL takes the plain affirmation of its title at face value, then builds a slow-tempo…
Not every rage beat is built for a mosh pit. ‘RIDE,’ the latest single from Seoul-based producer and rapper Yammo, aims that distorted, hard-hitting energy somewhere less obvious — straight at a love song. A…
Not every cry for help is loud. ‘SOS,’ the solo comeback from South Korean R&B/Soul artist scripta, sends its distress signal in a whisper—a slow-tempo groove that keeps its emotion on a tight leash. It…
There is a particular ache in measuring a love against the first one. ‘첫사랑의 기준은!’—“What Defines First Love!”—is the second collaboration between Korean R&B/Soul artists Ender and Soyeon, a slow-tempo ballad that sits with that…
Some songs are about the high; ‘JUICE’ is about the comedown that follows. The new single from artist-producer-DJ LEVEN is an R&B/Soul study of a brief encounter—the fleeting rush of wanting someone, and the hollow…
