Phoebe Rings: Aseurai (2025)

Fronted by Korean-Kiwi jazz school graduate Crystal Choi and bringing subtle elements of European pop, disco, wine-bar elegance, yacht-rock and quiet Korean pop, this album insinuates itself and after a couple of plays you wonder how they managed to distill so many elements – add in smooth jazz and bossa nova – into their songs which can also deal with some serious stuff. A real slow grower.

Next: Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes; Laufey, Bewitched, The Goddess Edition

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