WAGWAK: An Interview With Daehyun Kim
Dressed smart in a clean button-up, suspenders, gray shorts and a Noah and the Whale bag, lead singer of Wagwak Daehyun Kim met up with us last week to talk about his upcoming travels across Europe, Canada and the States. With Wagwak’s last gig in Korea coming up, it was great to get a chance...
In Retrospect: On Sparrow Hills
Since it’s musicians On Sparrow Hills’ last gig this Saturday night, we asked vocalist, drummer and guitarist Adam Brennan to gather some photos for us which represent the three years that the band have been together (which is practically decades for an expat band in Seoul). Adam also supplied the captions for the pictures. Opening...
The Primary
The Primary are an expat Indie Folk band based in Cheongju, Korea. We write a lot about indie music, especially since there are many indie bands based in Korea, but after spending some time listening to The Primary we feel like this five-piece offer something slightly different from the standard paradigm. For a start they...
Interview: Moja
Tokyo bass-and-drums rock duo Moja are making a fleeting appearance in Seoul this weekend, to play at two gigs organised by Korean musicians Apollo 18. Moja, who are characterised by their ‘fast-paced, abstract blend of noisy rock and dance-punk’, met Apollo 18 while performing at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas. The Japanese band are...
Used Cassettes
Ahead of the Loose Union party this weekend we tracked down Adam Hickey from Used Cassettes and asked him a few questions about his band, how they started, and what’s on the horizon for the indie five-piece in the future. Used Cassettes have been working as part of Loose Union recently, and will be launching...
Interview: pg.lost
Pg.lost are a Swedish band with a gorgeous, melancholic sound which is as unusual as it is haunting. They are currently touring Asia and are heading to Korea for a 6-day tour of the peninsula, a record breaking feat due to it being the longest of its kind from any international band visiting. Since there...
Galaxy Express
Korean rock band Galaxy Express have been garnering a lot of media attention lately off the back of their forthcoming USA tour, which includes an appearance at the prestigious SXSW festival in Texas. The attention is well-deserved since they’ve been gaining recognition and praise from critics and fans alike since forming in 2006, particularly for...
