I first learned of No Respect For Beauty about a year ago as their demo seemed to be all the rage among Hongdae musicians. Even so it took me quite a while to look them up, but when I finally did I was met by gorgeous, gorgeous post-rock. In February this year the trio released… Continue reading
The 2012 Korean Cinema Blogathon started today, but even though Korean Indie is all about music we won’t let that stop us from participating in something as fun as a blogathon! We’ve got a whole week in front of us, taking on Korean cinema from a few different angles. Romantic melodrama Drifting Away (꼭 껴안고… Continue reading
Last week I was approached by Kinzli – a London based singer/songwriter that has left Korea for love – as her band Kinzli & the kiloWatts has a new album out. Available already through iTunes and a few other outlets, the official date of release in the UK is set to September 6 and it’ll… Continue reading
During my trip to Korea in October last year, I had the pleasure of catching metalcore band Noeazy live. It didn’t take long before I had developed a girl crush on the bassist and decided I wanted a chance to interview her. Although as all too often I never got around to doing much about… Continue reading
Music is important to me for a number of reasons – one of them being that I can use it to manipulate my mood. This is particularly useful when frustration strikes at work, which is why nowadays I always have my copy of To My Last Breath‘s first EP, It Will Be Buried On Calmness,… Continue reading
It’s January 28 and the day has finally come for the release of fantastic rock band Apollo 18‘s Violet album! You can have a look at the trailer here alongside the previous two – can you see how they fit together? If you’d rather hear a bit of the new songs, go here. I’ve had… Continue reading
After I had mentioned Bomb&Tree, I was contacted by S.E. that offered samples from the new single. I had a few listens, but it was unlike anything I usually listen to and not something I favored right away – it reminded me of the kind of indie type soul inspired music (Swedish) critics will praise… Continue reading
When asking for suggestions on new special features for Indieful ROK, I learned that there are quite a few of you that would like some more personal input from me – such as what I’m currently obsessing over and why. Problem is I rarely know how to describe music well and often the nuances of… Continue reading
When I first heard of Kite Operations I was pretty obsessed with just about anything Korean coming out from Pastel Music and so extremely eager to hear this new band, featured on the Korean disc of the Pastel Music 3th Anniversary Sampler. I took a liking to A Wonder as soon as I heard it,… Continue reading
While visiting Ruby Salon‘s mall a few weeks ago I came across something very interesting: a demo album from the solo project of 조휴일, also known as Bryan Cho of The Black Skirts. The title of it is My Feet Don’t Touch The Ground (And I’m So Winded I Can’t Sing For You Today) and… Continue reading