The comeback single from Svvell. sees form and content in another starry entanglement: careening towards dissonance but never reaching collapse. Yoo Han Ko and co. deliver the goods once again. Svvell. has always wielded a subdued power. And much of that subdued power is nestled in some curious clashing of the elements. And by “elements” [...]
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The Mellow Dees Release Filipino-Language Version of New Single
What’s in someone’s mother tongue? The difference leaps in The Mellow Dees’ Filipino rendering of previous single “Amber Alert” from two weeks back. Surprise, no surprise: there’s inherent musicality in languages. Songs aren’t like Netflix movies; you can’t subtitle them and expect to leave a ballpark-mirror message. Song translations often sound reaching, for better or [...]