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.…
It’s a glorious time to be a fan of girl groups. UK trio FLO is paying homage to TLC and Aaliyah, and they’re poised…
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Circle is the first full album by Onew, member of K-pop boy group SHINee, who debuted as a soloist in 2019 with the ballad-heavy…
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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…
Midnights is stuck somewhere between Taylor Swift’s classic pop textures and recent dreamy minimalism, to disappointing ends. As an unabashedly pop record, Taylor Swift’s…
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…
Ballerini’s latest leans into her strength as a writer, and builds upon her previous works in a welcome fashion. Subject to Change is country…
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…
Emails I Can’t Send is a sonically unfocused record that lacks successful production choices, but it also delivers one of the year’s top pop singles. …
Special is an undeniably imbalanced record, but it’s saved by the strength of its intimate back-half and b-sides. “Hiii, motherfucker, did you miss me?”…
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…
Describing music as lulling you to sleep usually isn’t complimentary, but for the hushed, meditative world of Hypnos, it’s high praise. Hypnos is R&B singer-songwriter…
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…
mxmtoon’s latest doesn’t yet have the feel of a finished product, but it still offers a nice primer on the current shape of Gen-Z…