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The Seoul, South Korea-based quartet combine the flashy technicality of math rock with dramatic pop hooks.

Thomas Dollbaum announces his latest EP, Drive All Night, on which he “excavates and reconstructs a sense of place from his past.” Watch the music video for his lead single “Angus Valley”.

The folk rocker's first solo instrumental album spins luminous loops into reflective, serene mood music.

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