For context, I just recently discovered Gyeonggi Minyo and found it fascinating and refreshing to the ear after stumbling on a concert clip of Song So-hee and her song Nansen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEh4uM9vjc ). I found it so good, this blend of two such radically different musical worlds, that I went and listened to her latest EP "RE:5" — but I didn't connect with it as much, it's way more pop. I'm guessing she'll probably drop a future project closer to that Nansen sound at some point.

So to feed my endless need for auditory stimulation, I'm looking for artists/bands who, in a similar spirit, try to blend traditional music with rock — psych, alt rock, and even shoegaze (I'd be in heaven with that one). Basically, even more radical!

Thanks in advance for the help

Tigers & Troubadours — the Korean corner of my indie rock project

My pet project is a running list of indie rock from across Asia, and the Korean side is the spine of it. SE SO NEON, Ghost Bookstore, Dabda, Chudahye Chagis, Master Muzik, Meaningful Stone, SURL, Say Sue Me, Bosudongcooler, Shin In Ryu, Nerd Connection, Kangziwon, Sailor Honeymoon, Peach Truck Hijackers, Atom Music Heart, ddbb, hathaw9y.

Seventeen Korean acts I keep coming back to. If you like any of these, give the playlist a listen.

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tigers-troubadours/pl.u-8aAVV1biWxLqNr

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/08qYcYFhwqlzPlwOnUiNPv?si=PXtkj4fxT8GEr8ujsGvl0A&utm_source=copy-link&pi=dHyO5uAhRqOmh

“Where the Rain Remains” is an intimate Korean R&B ballad about a love that still returns with the rain, even after you thought the memories had finally faded.
Raindrops on the window, an old bus stop, a familiar song heard somewhere in the distance.
On certain rainy nights, emories we thought were gone quietly find their way back.

A breathy and intimate male vocal is accompanied by close-miked acoustic piano, warm Rhodes, subtle nylon guitar, round bass, and a restrained rhythm section.

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