Korea Night II: Seoulsonic

8pm, The Majestic

Round 2 of Korea Night concentrates on acts from South Korea’s capital. Led by drummer/singer Kim Ban Jang, Windy City mixes reggae and R&B into a sound so seamless only the language barrier gives any clue to its origin. Expansive trio Guten Birds trucks in a far more eclectic sound, an instrumental prog/alt-rock hybrid as melodic as it is fuzzy. By contrast, Bye Bye Badman works a dreamy, Eighties electro-pop vibe on second LP Authentic. Fellow traveler WYM dances down a similar road, intermingling disco and anthemic pop via his 2014 album After Moon. Co-ed duo HEO steps off the same path onto a dirt road hemmed in by creepy trees and permanent dusk for its lush album Structure, winner of Electronic Dance Album of the Year at the Korean Music Awards. Neon Bunny closes out with elegant electro soul found on latest single “Romance in Seoul.”

This article appears in March 18 • 2016.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.