July K-indie post!

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Moon Moon - Roach

While the title of the song conjures up images of gross bugs, the reverby guitar and relaxed vocals are actually very pleasant to listen to.

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Karacin Jr. feat. Bray - ah u Ready

iTunes

It wouldn't be a monthly indie roundup without some smooth R&B, this time from Karacin Jr.'s Crush-esque delivery. He's got a few covers on his Youtube channel, including Miguel's "Simple Things" and Zion.T's "Yangwha Bridge."

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Cerise - Move Lightly

This is a plinky electronic ditty that's fun to sing along to. There's no official video for the track, but I think they could do a lot of cute stuff with it.

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WiGi feat. donguy - C.O.V.V.

iTunes

More radio-friendly R&B jams from another Crush soundalike this month. Something in the water?

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YllRock - Dumb

Soundcloud

This is the title track from YllRock's first mixtape, Lifestorm. A good choice if you're looking for some mellow hip-hop with a cool backing track.

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Reader - Look at Me

This debut single from Headline Music's new duo Reader is a laidback summer trap groove that still maintains an upbeat feel.

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SunKyum - I Don't Know

If you're going through a breakup and want to wallow in your sadness, SunKyum's soothing voice will help you through it. There's even an English translation of the lyrics included in the video.

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Other releases this month:

OOHYO -Youth (Day) M/V

Neon Bunny - Stay Gold album

Witches - "Young Heart" M/V


Source: Mirrorball Music 1, 2, 3, 4; iTunes 1, 2; Karacin Jr. youtube, kt music, VIVEYOUNG, Soundcloud, DanalEntertainment

Comments

[suggestivepeach.livejournal.com]

Is that YllRock song sampled from Someone Out of Town by Yuna?

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

It definitely is. (probably without permission lbr lol)

[suggestivepeach.livejournal.com]

Dang. idk how this works but are artists allowed to do that?? I always thought you needed to at least credit the original or something.

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

There's no real black and white laws (at least in the US) that dictate sampling; it's really an issue of whether a. you think the person you sampled from is going to find out and/or b. sue you. It's better to pay the person you're sampling from to avoid potential legal issues later on but not everyone has the money to do that, so a lot of people kind of just do it and then hope they can claim fair use (which normally doesn't work out too well.)

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

There are some interesting songs in here. But the takeaway for me was definitely Cerise.

[raksha38.livejournal.com]

"Oh shit, who brought fucking Moon Moon along?"

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

that's what i thought too XD

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

I really like the one by SunKyum. Will have to check her out.