Last year, InRO reviewed K-pop boy group Seventeen’s Face the Sun, their fourth full-length album and one of the best projects of their career.…
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Electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto looks back on a long and illustrious career which spans six decades, a variety of collaborators and genres, and…
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Simply put: Julia Wu has established herself as one of the most consistent artists of the decade so far. The Australian-Chinese singer-songwriter has put…
S:INEMA is a lushly produced and confidently fluid record that goes a long way in asserting SAAY’s unique artistic character. Although the average K-pop…
Bloom isn’t going to be remembered as the knockout pop album of the year, but it does mark both PiXXiE and LIT Entertainment as must-follows…
Gasoline’s title track in an unfortunate low point on Key’s second full-length LP, but the album’s b-sides remind that he’s one of the most…
Checkmate is a flawed record, but in true Itzy fashion, refuses to take itself too seriously and knows that the group’s sense of fun is…
Jack in the Box is a nostalgic, joyous riff on classic hip hop sounds, and a blueprint for how to go solo with swagger.…
Hard is pleasant, lightweight bit of pop that feels grander than the sums of its modest parts. Hard is Swedish synthpop artist Tove Styrke’s first…
Face the Sun is a progression for Seventeen, an altogether grander, more cohesive record that proves a wonderful addition to their stellar discography. Thirteen-member boy…
Otoboke Beaver once again take the ceiling off with Super Champon, a thrilling, aggressive sophomore album brimming with ideas, twisted humor, and noise rock blasts.…
TWICE’s latest offers easy enough pop listening, but is unambitious on the whole and too littered with throwaway tracks to present a compelling whole.…
1/6 is both a confident and vulnerable comeback for Sunmi, a synthpop work of polished songcraft and raw lyricism. Since 2017, K-pop artist Sunmi’s velvety…
Fresh off re-upping their current record contract, AKMU delivers an EP in Next Episode that marks a career milestone. Although they’re under the K-pop umbrella,…
Seek Shelter all but confirms Iceage’s existence as a commercial outfit, but also proves their continued ability to surprise and thrill. Suspicions surrounding Iceage’s “authenticity”…