Wave to earth shrugs off K-pop, indie labels: 'a band, that is enough'
For two years, wave to earth has been introduced abroad as proof that Korean music extends past K-pop, and at home as a band that never quite left the indie circuit. Asked which description fits, vocalist and guitarist Kim Daniel offered neither. "A band. That is enough," he said in a written interview with The Korea Times. The Seoul trio, made up of Kim, bassist Cha Soon-jong and drummer Shin…
For two years, the Seoul trio Wave to Earth has been recognized globally as evidence that Korean music encompasses more than just K-pop, and domestically as a band that hasn't truly left the indie scene. Vocalist and guitarist Kim Daniel sidestepped categorization, simply stating in an interview with The Korea Times, "A band. That is enough."
The band, composed of Kim, bassist Cha Soon-jong, and drummer Shin Dong-gyu, performed collectively as Daniel, John, and DongQ, and released their latest album, "bad pieces," on August 7 - their first record in two years.
The 11-track album set to precede the "pieces tour," their largest to date, commencing on September 4 in Vancouver, possesses a title that alludes to the peaceful "Bed-in" protest staged by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the Vietnam War. Kim elucidated, "The photos of the Lennon and Yoko bed-in protests we came across early in the album's development resonated with us.
They represented a small yet significant gesture, and we found that notion mirrored in this album's theme, which is, essentially, a bed on a troubled earth." Their debut album was released in 2023.
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