K-Pop Review: August-September 2024

We're old curmudgeons sick of these new age acts. Bring back talent! Artists discussed: Kelela, Frost Children, Baby Rose, Twisted Teens, Nia Archives, Alabama Shakes, Krewella, Leon Bridges, and Tinashe.

The days are gettin' real long and real hot, and Dani is in an uncharacteristic music slump with all this lo-fi vibey stuff dominating our feeds. Lotus had an alright time, though! Artists discussed: KNEECAP, The Space Ocean, La Roux, Lykke Li, MUNA, Ray Bull, El Dusty, ONEWE, Iceage, Kim Petras, SHINee, horsegiirL, Mon Laferte, and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Oh Lord everything comes out in March, huh. Artists discussed: waterbaby, Blessing Jolie, Giant Claw & galen tipton, James Blake, The Scratch, The Sophs, BTS, Coco Jones, Naomi Scott, underscores, galen tipton (again!), Charlie Puth, Fetty Wap, Robyn, Slayyyter, Thundercat, The Strokes, Jessie Ware, the Foo Fighters, and Jam2go.

K-pop is dead, long live K-YOS. We're back as a music podcast that doesn't forget k-pop, as opposed to a k-pop podcast that occasionally talks about other music. Artists discussed: Madison Beer, Ari Lennox, XG, Jam2go, Joyce Manor, Labrinth, Maris, Blusher, Knocked Loose ft. Denzel Curry, MUNA, Hemlocke Springs, and RIIZE.

WHOOPS, it's summer all of a sudden. The slow month of April, dotted with a couple vacations by the girls, rolled into the even slower month of May with some more time off in June. So, why not wrap everything up into one for Spring 2025? Artists discussed: NCT Wish, UNIS, &TEAM, Katseye, RIIZE, SHINee, Seventeen, UAU (Dreamcatcher), Enhypen, ARTMS, ILLIT, Cravity, fromis_9, aespa, and... Lorde?

We're late, but at least there's a new microphone on deck! Dani and Lotus discuss a relatively thin but very vibey month of k-pop alongside a non-k-pop recommendation each. Artists discussed: XG, Jennie (Blackpink), LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, The Boyz, STAYC, Just B, Skrillex, and One Ok Rock.

Returning from the 2024 recap, Dani and Lotus are back to their regular schedule reviewing the k-pop tracks that caught their attention — one way or another — from the end of last year through February. Additionally, going forward they may mention non-k-pop artists they'd like to bring to your attention, although the podcast will continue to be k-pop focused!Artists mentioned: Twice, &TEAM, XLOV, ONF, Zerobaseone, Lisa (Blackpink), MUNA, and Paledusk.

It's a little scuffed and more than a little late but it's here! Azalea joins Dani and Lotus to reveal their Top 25 K-Pop Songs of 2024, discussing each entry as it comes along in as reasonable an amount of time as they can muster.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pressedpetals

It was a nice, normal October in the k-pop world, consisting of a steady stream of releases from many artists. We didn't feel strongly about the majority of them, but it was a good month! Artists mentioned: Yuta (NCT), Xdinary Heroes, ITZY, &TEAM, aespa, Seventeen, The Boyz, and StayC.

We're all moved in and back to podcasting! August and September were surprisingly uneventful months, containing mostly very standard releases. But there were a few that stood out to us... Artists mentioned: fromis_9, Lisa (Blackpink), Young Posse, Le Sserafim, Loossemble, Riize, Onewe, Tzuyu (Twice), naevis (aespa), Yeonjun (TXT), and P1Harmony.