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Night Without Tiers 2014
Dec. 16th, 2014 10:42 pmFrom Korea, middling sellers or out-and-out commercial failures that I like a lot. Alphabetical order.
A.Kor "But Go." On the 2NE1 template, being haughty and inviting at once.
Badkiz "Ear Attack." Shouts, whistles, social seriousness, and a squiggle from "Party Rock Anthem." (I wrote about the vid here.)
Choi Sam "Answer." Beat rumbles tectonically; voice dark like rubber that won't go elastic.
Delight "Hate You." Sentiment is evergreen, voices are rough.
GP Basic "Black Bounce." The singers circle relentlessly.
PungDeng-E "잘탕 (잘 시간이 어딨어)." PungDeng-E PungDeng-E Go! PungDeng-E PungDeng-E Go! What others are getting from Lip Service's "Yum Yum Yum" I'm getting from these kids.
Ray.B "살만한가봐." The pang of an '80s New York night, now done better in Seoul than anywhere else.
Scarlet "Hip Song." Also a hiccup song, the vocals jumping and stuttering in rhythm.
Switch "39˚C." Bleary nights, wandering from club to club. [UPDATE: Track seems to be off the Internet, but here are the lyrics.]
Wa$$up "Stupid Liar." Slow, brooding, bruising. This group has depth and variety, if anyone's ever going to notice.
Z.Hera "D Island." Last year her decor was études and preludes. This year she's livin in smoove. Still impressive, still aches.
Zizo ft. Nan Ah Jin "Spy." Guest singer gets the close-up, rapper feints and darts around her.
They're too popular for this list, but I'm currently also digging Hong Jin Young's "Cheer Up" (h/t Mat), Vixx's "Error," BTS's (Bangtan Boys) "BTS Cypher PT.2: Triptych," After School's "Shine" (Japanese), and everything Orange Caramel have laid their hands on this year.
A.Kor "But Go." On the 2NE1 template, being haughty and inviting at once.
Badkiz "Ear Attack." Shouts, whistles, social seriousness, and a squiggle from "Party Rock Anthem." (I wrote about the vid here.)
Choi Sam "Answer." Beat rumbles tectonically; voice dark like rubber that won't go elastic.
Delight "Hate You." Sentiment is evergreen, voices are rough.
GP Basic "Black Bounce." The singers circle relentlessly.
PungDeng-E "잘탕 (잘 시간이 어딨어)." PungDeng-E PungDeng-E Go! PungDeng-E PungDeng-E Go! What others are getting from Lip Service's "Yum Yum Yum" I'm getting from these kids.
Ray.B "살만한가봐." The pang of an '80s New York night, now done better in Seoul than anywhere else.
Scarlet "Hip Song." Also a hiccup song, the vocals jumping and stuttering in rhythm.
Switch "39˚C." Bleary nights, wandering from club to club. [UPDATE: Track seems to be off the Internet, but here are the lyrics.]
Wa$$up "Stupid Liar." Slow, brooding, bruising. This group has depth and variety, if anyone's ever going to notice.
Z.Hera "D Island." Last year her decor was études and preludes. This year she's livin in smoove. Still impressive, still aches.
Zizo ft. Nan Ah Jin "Spy." Guest singer gets the close-up, rapper feints and darts around her.
They're too popular for this list, but I'm currently also digging Hong Jin Young's "Cheer Up" (h/t Mat), Vixx's "Error," BTS's (Bangtan Boys) "BTS Cypher PT.2: Triptych," After School's "Shine" (Japanese), and everything Orange Caramel have laid their hands on this year.
