#k rock 2024

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ONEWE (원위) - OFF ROAD [MV]

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It's the last day of 2024. Here is my end-of-year Art Summary!

Total individual images drawn this year: 177 (198 if including alts and private comms)

Number of commissions: 27 Number of unique commissioners: 16 Most commissions per unique commissioner: 5

Most prolific months:

November (31 images)

May (30 images)

December (29 images)

April (20 images)

Aug & Oct (17 images)

I made less money this year than last year, but a combination of better budgeting and not needing to buy a replacement PC had me with food on the table more days than not this year. Feels good

[deer-hunter]

&TEAM

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Top Albums Of 2024: #20 - #11

The second post of my albums of the year! The first post also exists!! More will follow!!! Now read on!!!!

#20. Fred Thomas - Window In The Rhythm

Indie rock

It’s been 6 years since his last proper album and much has changed regarding how much I bother with DiY indie, but I go back a long way with Fred and so I’ll always be excited when he brings a new record out. And all told, Window In The Rhythm is really very good! Most closely resembling 2015’s All Are Saved of his many previous albums, it consists of 7 largely lengthy art rock grinds that take the minutia of relationships and picks away at them remorselessly (there are one or two softer songs in there but most of it is pretty unforgiving stuff). The appropriately titled “Hours” is a bit of a drag but everything else here sounds fantastic and works very well for drifting away to on the grim winter afternoons. Given how the songs kinda melt into each other, I tend to engage with it all as a series of classic Fred set pieces, with my current faves being the way the gentle, ringing guitar arpeggios of "Season Of Carelessness" at first gradually and then suddenly give way to its fizzing, intense electronic coda, and also the bit in opener “Embankment” where Fred does his fast talking about 90s acts party piece, singing  “I made you a tape - withthesamesquarepushersongonitfourtimes - but not in a row” and I know that my favourite indie dude is back for real.

#19. Aespa - Armageddon

K-pop

I tend to struggle to focus on k-pop - i can never remember who's who, partly a function of not being able to buy them here on CD - but mercifully Aespa did a cheap retail version of Armageddon and i've managed to give it more time than most things. And their first full length album turned out to be a game of two halves: the first five songs feature a harder, hip hop influenced sound, full of drama and flash but with a hint of Britney here and there, while the remainder takes a lighter, more girlish tone, with "Bahama" coming off like a kind of k-pop "Kokomo" (which is good, not bad like you think) while "Live My Life" goes full pop punk but with a characteristic, slightly restrained quality that makes it all the more charming. A strong debut and an entertainingly distinct calling card that'll make it easier for me to distinguish them from their peers from now on.

#18. Beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves

Indie rock; Singer-songwriter

Bea’s third full album was recorded in LA with Rick Rubin and often seemed as in thrall to America as that would suggest, with the guitars rocked up for a 90s alt vibe and her accent set to a mid Atlantic twang. "Take A Bite" and "Beaches" were both terrific anthems that confirmed her status as burgeoning indie icon but it was her more delicate material that came off best, as "Girl Song" and "This Is How It Went" showcased her huge talent as a singer-songwriter of the old school mode.

#17. Doja Cat - Scarlet 2 CLAUDE

Rap; RnB

Last year’s Scarlet was a terrific album but one where its massive hits failed to carry it to general success. Continuing the era is a brave move but one suspects that this might be a final hurrah for Doja in the rap game before going back to paying the bills. The tone is similar on Scarlet 2 but perhaps a little more lowkey, with songs like "MASC" exuding a melancholy rarely seen on the more bravado infused OG record. But there’s still a lot of fun to be had here too, like on the poppier "OKLOSER" where Doja uses that cute, mocking voice that she does so well and takes it all to some hilariously petty places

#16. Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

Pop/rock

“How much sad did you think I had in me?” Taylor sings after about 20 minutes here and ngl, there’s quite a lot. Her 11th album has been divisive and understandably so: there’s a sense in which the Antonoff and Dessner partnerships feel a bit played out and its often lugubrious and downbeat tone can get a bit exhausting at times, especially when you tie in the 15 (count 'em!) bonus tracks (which I have mostly tended to avoid). But once you warm to its themes a little, Taylor is still a terrific songwriter and "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart", "But Daddy I Love Him" and the sparkling title track are among her best in what’s largely a strong set, at least til the occasionally lacklustre final third. At heart, TTPD knits together an engrossing narrative which plays on the loneliness of breaking up when yr the most famous woman in the world. Whether you have much sympathy for that is yr own call but for myself, I still think it’s pretty fascinating

#15. Remi Wolf - Big Ideas

Funk pop, rock

I came to Remi Wolf’s second album for the funk bangers but stayed for the hooky indie rock tunes too, at least after I’d gotten over how much i wanted there to be more funk bangers. The most immediate material here is definitely in her sunshine RnB pop style, with "Cinderella", "Pitiful" and "Frog Rock" being some of the catchiest songs I’ve heard all year. But, given time, the rockier "Alone In Miami" became a huge favourite too, with Remi’s diaristic lyricism adding a dimension beyond the hooks and riffing. Big Ideas is comfortable reaching across the stylistic spectrum, being the first record i've heard for a long time that takes in both Prince and Daniel Johnston as notable influences. In summary: there are two Wolfs within this album and both of them are good!

#14. Jessica Pratt - Here In the Pitch

Singer-songwriter; Folk pop; Retro

Her third album Quiet Signs felt a bit hazy and nebulous at times but Here In The Pitch returned to the strong melodies of Jess’s earlier material, a mid century pop record that frequently feels like a warm summer night somewhere in Latin America circa 1962. Tho it’s sometimes as minimal as its small hours vibe might suggest, Here In The Pitch contains plenty of pop energy, full of Spectorish rumble and swaying bossanovas as well as being as packed with hooks as any of this year’s big sellers. While the atmosphere does sometimes tend twds eeriness, Pratt's distinctive babyvoiced coo always feels welcoming on an album where she sounds like she's really enjoying herself.

#13. Tyler the Creator - Chromakopia

Rap; Hip Hop

I’ve never managed to connect much with Tyler before but Chromakopia really blew me away. I'm a sucker for the kind of upbeat funk and soft soul beats that he tends to use here, but his extremely in yr face, percussion heavy approach is also a big draw and the way this album comes at you right out of the gate is hugely impressive. Lyrically, there’s some of the usual bragging that I’d expect but Tyler also gets into the kind of awkward personal and moral quandaries that make up life's grey areas too. Songs like "Hey Jane" and "Take Your Mask Off" have a real depth of character to them, exploring issues like unwanted pregnancy and personal disillusionment in a thoughtful way that doesn't look for neat answers.

#12. Lizzy McAlpine - Older

Singer songwriter; Folk-rock; Retro

Lizzy’s third album, while coherent enough in its focus, finds her stylistically split between a Laura Marling type singer songwriter vein and something more obviously retro focused. In all truth Older is rarely a cheerful record - a young woman’s odyssey thru a time of change type of thing - but it is beautifully rendered, either in rich Fleetwood Mac-esque arrangements or spare, delicate solo accompaniments which reinforce the desperation at its heart. I’ve struggled a little with some of the final third, where the backing tends to drop to a bare minimum and that’s probably kept this out of the top 10 here. But the strength of the melodies and the real character and power of her delivery are getting me now to a point where I’m more consistently enjoying all of it: it’s just the kind of record where some parts of it take a little longer to come into full focus than others. This sort of folky, soul bearing singer songwriter is not always the kind of thing that i can get along with but, far more than most albums of its kind, Older is an absolute gem.

#11. Halsey - The Great Impersonator 

Pop/rock

The Great Impersonator was largely inspired by Halsey’s struggles with life threatening illness and much has been made of her “main character syndrome” by some, regarding the way she places her fears and trials at the centre of the record. In truth it can feel quite jarring at times - and occasionally exhausting - but what it actually made me think of is the way that I, as someone with long term disabling illness, often don’t bring things up, in fact make myself small and don’t talk about the basics of my life, for fear of not being heard or accommodated. So when Halsey talks about her issues here, then it really does feel genuinely moving to hear someone making that space for herself and refusing to be silent.

None of this would matter much if The Great Impersonator sucked but - lucky for us - it’s absolutely fantastic. The multi-decade concept feels a bit hard to parse but generally you can just ignore it and focus on the songs, a clash of genres to rival her masterpiece Manic but with an even greater depth of emotional turmoil to draw upon. Aside from illness, there are the usual self hating bangers like "Ego", and a mix of the two is often welcome too: “Dog Years” especially bristles with fury as Ashley growls “they say all dogs go to Heaven / well, what about a bitch?” and indeed the record is well stocked with good one liners throughout. It's fair to say that the consistently downbeat focus can make for a grim listen and also that the returning "Letter To God" songs can come off as a bit repetitive and boring. But there’s sweetness here too as well as harsh reality - especially on the glorious, featherlight title track - and I suspect a bit more time with this would have shunted it into the top 10.

And that Top 10 is coming soon! i have actually written the posts! Maybe starting tomorrow! Bye for now!

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Lou K - Pas ta femme

[weclassybouquetfun]

Oscars tonight,

but while the awards are preparing to be handed out, who are the red carpet fashion winners?

Spoiler Alert: Disappointingly, not Colman Domingo who has been killing all awards season. This is too moderate for me.

He still looks tremendous, though.

It's Eugene Lee Yang of NIMONA!

MORE FASHION

Ryan Gosling (with sister and parents)

(Ken) Kingsley Adir

(Ken) Ncuti Gatwa

(Ken) Scott Evans

(Ken) Simu Liu

Cillian Murphy

Robert Downey Jr.

Double dating with Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW Enzo Vogrincic

Bradley Cooper - I love the flared pants

Matt Bomer

Omar Rudberg (in Prada)- hate, hate, hate, hate. You don' have your tits out at the Oscars. That's a Golden Globes thing!

Sterling K. Brown (love the sash effect)

Teo Yoo (Past Lives)

John Magaro (Past Lives)

Ramy Youssef

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Dominic Sessa in Tom Ford

Christian Friedel (Zone of Interest)

Milo Machado Graner (Anatomy of A Fall)

Mamoudou Athie

Taylor Zakhar Perez in Prada. Love the cornsilk.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: October 18, 2024

Lyrics (Original):

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Lyrics (Romanization):

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Kissy face, kissy face

Sent to your phone but,

I’m trying to kiss your lips for real

Red hearts, red hearts

That’s what I’m on yeah

Come give me something I can feel

Oh oh oh

Don’t you want me like I want you, baby

Don’t you need me like I need you now

Sleep tomorrow but tonight go crazy

All you gotta do is just meet me at the

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Turn this apateu into a club

I’m talking drink, dance, smoke, freak, party all night

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Oh oh oh

Don’t you want me like I want you, baby

Don’t you need me like I need you now

Sleep tomorrow but tonight go crazy

All you gotta do is just meet me at the

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Hey so now you know the game

Are you ready?

Cause I’m comin to get ya

Get ya, get ya

Hold on, hold on

I’m on my way

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I’m on my way

Hold on, hold on

I’m on my way

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I’m on my way

Don’t you want me like I want you, baby

Don’t you need me like I need you now

Sleep tomorrow but tonight go crazy

All you gotta do is just meet me at the

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ROSÉ / Amy Allen / Christopher Brody Brown / Rogét Chahayed / Omer Fedi / Philip Lawrence / Bruno Mars / Theron Thomas / Henry Walter / Michael Chapman / Nicholas Chinn

SongFacts:

👉📖

Homepage:

ROSÉ

Bruno Mars

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My Future

Girl K

2024

first listen

★★★★☆

7.8

ranking :

We Go Finding — 8.4

Acidity — 8.2

Leave It On — 8.2

Deep End — 8.2

Bag Full Of Rocks — 7.9

My Future — 7.8

The Well — 7.7

Mouth — 7.3

Alone With U — 6.7

[kpoptimeout]

K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the Fourth Week of Apr 2024 (Apr 22-Apr 28 2024)

Apr 22

DOYOUNG - Little Light

NCT's Doyoung showcases his vocal colour in this powerful ballad.

TIOT - ROCK THANG

Rookie boy group TIOT is back in this hard track!

Apr 23

Lee Jinhyuk - Relax

Lee Jin Hyuk drops his first track after changing labels!

PICKUS - Little Prince

Multinational boyband PICKUS debuts in this energetic track!

YUQI - FREAK

(G)I-DLE's YUQI debuts solo in this rockstar performance!

Apr 24

ZEROBASEONE - SWEAT

BOYS PLANET boyband ZEROBASEONE return in this refreshing summer track!

Apr 25

ARTMS - Candy Crush

ARTMS continues their pre-releases in this MV that calls back to LOONA Vivi's solo debut!

JAY PARK - Your/My

Top K-RnB artist Jay Park serenades fans in this smooth track.

Apr 26

ZICO - SPOT! ft. JENNIE

BLOCK B's ZICO drops another solo banger featuring BLACKPINK's ace Jennie!

Apr 27

NewJeans - Bubble Gum

Popular girl group NewJeans continue their surreal and youthful vibes in this delicate pre-release!

Apr 28

No releases.

What is your favourite song of the week?

[amber-lucca44]

Artists of the Month (May 2024) ⭐

1. Kendrick Lamar

Well clearly a lot happened with Kung Fu Kenny on May lol. 🥹😅♥️

His beef (and victory) with Drake was just a reminder of how amazing this man truly is. The Pulitzer prize winning rapper did enough this month for me to put him as my number one favorite artist, over Black Veil Brides. 😭💖💖

I replayed the hell out of "Euphoria" and of course "Not Like Us" ("Meet The Grahams" was too much for me so not that one but yeah followed the beef very closely 😭😭), and also listened to Good Kid, m.A.A.d City and Section.80 again... Ahhhh love him ♥️♥️♥️

2. A Skylit Drive

This is one of those bands I've always loved the sound of but never followed too closely? But this month I heard ASD after years of not hearing a song from it, and well wasn't disappointed one bit 😁♥️💕

Also listened to their classic Wires... And The Concept of Breathing album again, post hardcore masterpiece there 😭💖💖

3. BTS

Oh look @casetotu it's them again! Lol ♥️

This month I listened to Love Yourself: Answer, finally listening to that trilogy completely 😭💕💕

Then of course I went and listened to some other songs I hadn't heard before, and wow they really never miss 🥹💖💖💖

4. Kate Nash

I ignored her music for soooo long, for no real reason, but wow now I love her ♥️♥️

Listened to Made of Bricks, and Yesterday Was Forever for a second time. Oh yeah and replayed "Life In Pink" to death. 😀♥️♥️

On her Wikipedia page they said for some reason that her music "appeals to lesbians" and I felt a little called out based on how sapphic I tend to be 😂😭🏳️‍🌈💖

5. Bad Religion / My Chemical Romance (they tied 😗)

The first tie in my top 5 :o

I added them both cause it's only fair lol, loved them both equally this month ig 😭♥️💕

For Bad Religion, well I listened to many of their previous bangers, like "Infected", "Punk Rock Song" and "Fuck You", and also listened to their last album Age of Unreason 😁

As for MCR... Listened to The Black Parade again, and even ended up liking it more than before (went from an 8.5/10 to a 9.0/10 for me lol 💖). And of course, besides that, kept listening to many of their other classics, like "Cubicles", "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish" and "Drowning Lessons", as well as of course "The Foundations of Decay" 😭😭♥️💕💕

[mymusicbias]

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[deer-hunter]

&TEAM

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INAUDIBLE'S BEST OF 2024

INAUDIBLE's BEST of 2024!

Helloooo everyone! Welcome to INAUDIBLE’s 15th (almost) annual BEST OF list. Perhaps a bit more abbreviated than years gone by, but brevity is the soul of wit. So please, grab your headphones, hit your vape, and have a lil listen… TOP 18 ALBUMS of 2024 (in random order) (click on artist and album title to sample some tunes) Soela – Dark Portrait (Scissor & Thread) Less late-night dancefloor,…

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Xdinary Heroes 'Night Before The End' | K-Rock Review

I reviewed Xdinary Heroes' "Night Before The End." The title track was released in October along with the fifth mini album, "LIVE and FALL."