i loved her first solo album and i have been ecstatic by how much love this album has received because her skills as a songwriter just grew exponentially. what a suave, confident and powerful album. 'till the sun goes up' and 'canada' - the duality of a woman...i'm in love.
dipuc — cacophony
if you're not up to cacophony discography, i would highly recommend this album. from the first track, it was like she's immediately tucking you into her coat - crooning you an intimate sonic odyssey. the run from 'Lean Your Body On Me' to 'End' had me screaminggg. for the season, the track 'Christmas' is gorgeous.
notwitzki — beenzino
dammit...he's still good. beenzino's technical prowess has not slipped since his last release and while i was ready to be punched in the gut, this was a surprisingly tranquil listen. truly just an album perfect for a relaxing night drive with the boys, the girls, and the theys. 'Travel Again' and 'Change' are standouts to me.
pat pat — risso
if you don't find one track you can't groove to on this, you may be entitled to legal compensation. a citypop album i can't get enough of during the summer. the disco track 'SPF' and smooth r&b 'daydreamer' should've hit them to the mainstream stratosphere. it's soooo unfair how they don't have a romance kdrama ost under their belt already.
love pt. 2 — colde
starting out with my number one spotify wrapped artist. what else is there to stay...impeccably engineered k-r&b album with solid bops, an underrated featuring track ('heartbreak club' is the best track of the year to me - the reggae influence, the smoothest beat switch of the album, chan hyuk's 2000s flare rap line delivery), and a surprise cover of a korean indie classic.
sichimi — sumin
a chill, downbeat album to wind down after a long day with an ending that makes you wanna go back to the start. listen to this album just for 'Closet' where sumin and uhm jung hwa are just trying to out queen each other. obsessed.
zip — zion.t
it's been 5 years since his last release that i actually yelled when i saw the notification he released a music video because i wasn't expecting it all. as a long time fan, i loved the evolution you can see from 'oo' with the detour at 'zzz' culminating on this album. witty, eccentric and earworms galore, it's so solid. the lil ditty 'stranger' and the sweeping 'the things i love' (kim hae sol, you don't give me both a jazz solo and a choir in a track and expect it not being my immediate favorite) are gorgeous.
machine boy — silica gel
amazingggg rock album - i was blown away by the first track alone. you know they'd go so hard at concerts. also shoutout to 'machineboygong' for being a nine minute masterpiece which i recommend for you to listen at least once. it'd be remissed not to mention their latest album 'power andre 99' is astonishingly excellent as well.
no one can hunt me — joonie
my favorite experimental album of the year. if you're into electronic, this is a great listen. moody, dystopian, warped tracks that only spiral downwards to isolating madness. it's only four tracks and my fave constantly changes.
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honorable mentions: yukika's "time lapse", ashmute's 'this place no longer exists', suzanne's "new life, new mind", dpr ian's "dear insanity...", epik high's 'screen time', code kunst's 'archive 01', voyeur's 'same dream, huh yunjin's 'blessing in disguise', thmoon's 'dormant'
rose in the heart - ash island // metronome - ph1 feat keita // ride for me - devita feat dawn // unlove - zion.t // die 4 you - drean // b**ch - leellamarz feat changmo // what should i do - giriboy // right now - coogie
honorable mentions: world stop turning - 1999 write the future, rich brian, zion.t feat warren hue // rosetta - ph-1 feat milli // ticket - meenoi // buck - coogie // I'm okay - colde
tagging @kwonminsik and @jwooyoung in case u want to do it too <3
Tagged by @ladytaetae 🥹 omg thanks I always love an opportunity to talk ab myself lmao
I’m definitely finding this… a little funny um for context if it helps I went to the Coldplay concert in Seattle on my birthday a couple weeks ago so since I am the type who likes to do homework for that kind of thing and Coldplay’s discography goes back like 20 years… LOL
And for the rest basically my only explanation is #1 it’s been raining for weeks because again this is Seattle and #2 taehyung gets me and the layover vibes are frankly unmatched.
I really can not explain that very high zion t rating tho I’ve literally just been listening to yanghwa daegyo and anirago from time to time so that is a mystery to me
Tagging @edoras my beloved @somebodydoeslove if you haven’t done it already? @lamptastical @caprisunmom @ana-isnt-dead @whalesbians @namkookswife @lesbianslovebts again if u haven’t done it already @starburstfloat @tacozebra051 ❤️ hey love I haven’t forgotten how good ur taste is 👀 is that 10? Idk how to count. @ajaegerpilot just in case I know I can always count on u for music tags hehehe
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Chris Martin also grabbed a lesbian flag out of the crowd and wore and waved it around for an entire song so that was 🏳️🌈 hahahaha I have video somewhere.