Mid-Air Thief, or RYM's new South Korean Sweetheart

windsock · 09-04-2018, 12:22 PM

There's this South Korean artist called 공중도둑(Mid-Air Thief) making some waves in niche internet communities with their newest album Crumbling, which was released at the tail-end of July. I would be lying if I said that their fusion of neo-psych, electronic and folk music didn't get me invested myself. I already bought the album off of Bandcamp.

On RYM the album is already reaching the top 25 of 2018, but I haven't heard much talk of M-AT outside of RYM and Bandcamp. What do you guys think about this?

grindy · 09-04-2018, 12:34 PM

I prefer their first album.

windsock · 09-04-2018, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

I prefer their first album.

I think it's definitely great, but I prefer the more Animal Collective-ish sound of the new record over the Beach Boys-heavy self-titled. I don't think it'd be a stretch to call both albums exemplary of contemporary folk music.

grindy · 09-04-2018, 12:48 PM

Make sense for me, since I'm really not fan of Animal Collective.

windsock · 09-04-2018, 10:38 PM

Bump

grindy · 09-04-2018, 11:13 PM

Premature bump.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 09-04-2018, 11:20 PM

I like it. Not something I would listen to on the daily, but as some abstract background music, it fits the bill.

windsock · 09-05-2018, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Premature bump.

My dead thread senses were a tingling. They never lie.

09-04-2018, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
windsock Softest Bullet Ever Shot Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: the Outer Rim Posts: 1,521	Mid-Air Thief, or RYM's new South Korean Sweetheart There's this South Korean artist called 공중도둑(Mid-Air Thief) making some waves in niche internet communities with their newest album Crumbling, which was released at the tail-end of July. I would be lying if I said that their fusion of neo-psych, electronic and folk music didn't get me invested myself. I already bought the album off of Bandcamp. On RYM the album is already reaching the top 25 of 2018, but I haven't heard much talk of M-AT outside of RYM and Bandcamp. What do you guys think about this?

09-04-2018, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	I prefer their first album. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-04-2018, 12:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Make sense for me, since I'm really not fan of Animal Collective. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-04-2018, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Premature bump. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

09-04-2018, 10:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
windsock Softest Bullet Ever Shot Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: the Outer Rim Posts: 1,521	Bump

09-04-2018, 11:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	I like it. Not something I would listen to on the daily, but as some abstract background music, it fits the bill.