Karen O, vokalis grup idola saya asal New York, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, membentuk side project yang dinamakan Native Korean Rock. Baru saja menyelesaikan panggung pertamanya di Union Pool, Brooklyn pada 21 Juli kemarin. Brian Chase dan Nick Zinner dikabarkan datang juga melihat Karen O diantara para penonton.
Berbalut kostum pelaut dengan set panggung perahu dan beberapa gimmick berbau Korea ditata di panggung Native Korean Rock. Mereka memainkan musik ballads pop-rock, masih dengan gaya khas Karen O, dengan satu drum, satu gitar, satu cello dan dua biola. Lihat di YouTube untuk beberapa cuplikan penampilan Native Korean Rock.
Secara ringkas, musiknya memang tidak sehingar bingar Yeah Yeah Yeahs, tapi masih terdengar seperti set akustik dari Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Tidak terlalu baru. Memang terlalu dini untuk memberi penilaian, tunggu saja langkah selanjutnya dari Karen O dan Native Korean Rock-nya.
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Karen O, the vocalist of the band that i love, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, formed a side project named Native Korean Rock. They just performed their first show at Union Pool, Brooklyn on July 21st. Brian Chase and Nick Zinner spotted there between the audiences to saw Karen O.
With sailor costumes and boat-decorated stage and some Korean gimmick on Native Korean Rock's stage. They play ballads pop-rock, still with Karen O style-like, played with one drum, one guitar, one cello and two violins. See some preview of their performances at YouTube.
As shortcut, their music is not as noisy as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but still seems like an acoustic-set of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Not so original. Instead it's too early to give a judge, just wait for Karen O and Native Korean Rock's next steps.
YouTube Video
Native Korean Rock - Day Go By
Native Korean Rock - OOO
Native Korean Rock - Comes The Night
*Written and Translated by : Jay
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