MAGAZINE — a playground you read

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"You hardly ever come to a playground": songs sucozy sang among the kids at 30

'Snow on the trees', written after watching snow blow off the trees one winter morning; 'Comparison', written on turning 30; and 'SISI', sucozy's favorite of their own songs. A live from Gangjae Children's Park in Ilsan.

NONOL Editorial·October 7

'A song about every kind of breakup' under a big tree: HwA's playground live

'Tree' sung where a tree stands right in front, 'Farewell', "a song about every kind of breakup", and a closing song that was unreleased then and later became NONOL VOL 44.

NONOL Editorial·October 6

From love like a sudden shower to soap bubbles in '반-짝': four songs YeoReum sang at a Han River playground

Once unreleased, 'Hazy day' became NONOL VOL 32 half a year after the video came out, and Harry Styles' 'As It Was' took a slower stroll than the original. For the last song, the keyboard was left behind.

NONOL Editorial·October 4

Four songs at the keys, and the last one has the widest range

Four songs singer-songwriter JANG HEEWON sang with a band at a midsummer playground. The singer is NONOL LIVE's 38th musician.

NONOL Editorial·September 25

ORORA's 'Orchid' and the sound kept closed for 28 seconds

ORORA, who went from BBC journalist to singer-songwriter, released an extended edition that grows the singer's first solo EP to ten songs. I spent a long time with the newly released 'Orchid.'

NONOL Editorial·September 24

One guitar, one voice, a different floor for every song

Four songs singer-songwriter Yu Eun Chan sang at a winter playground: Beolmal Children's Park.

NONOL Editorial·September 22

Of 18 Minutes 48, the Low End Is Gathered Into 1 Minute 12

Four songs left at the playground by Kang Ji-na. A voice, a keyboard and one electric guitar — that's all.

NONOL Editorial·September 21

45dB in 0.8 Seconds — Where One Song Turns Into the Next

Four songs, 15 minutes 52, left at the playground by Choi On. The low end exceeds 30% of the total across only 0.9% of the set.

NONOL Editorial·September 20

Half of the First Minute Is Silence

Four songs, 18 minutes 41, left at the playground by Jang Jae-sung. Across all 18 minutes there is neither a drum nor a bass.

NONOL Editorial·September 19

Two Minutes With No Low End, Then 2:51

Four songs Kim Sae-yan left at the playground. The first one runs a long while with the floor empty.

NONOL Editorial·September 17

It Cuts Dead at 3:18 and Comes Back 0.25 Seconds Later

Four songs Seul left at the playground. There's a 20dB drop in the middle of the first one.

NONOL Editorial·September 16

Four Seconds of Silence, Then 36dB in a Tenth of a Second

Four songs Kim Nana left at the playground. The first one starts very abruptly.

NONOL Editorial·September 15

Fourteen Seconds of Accompaniment Alone, Then the Voice

Four songs Woo Su-hyun left at the playground. On the first one, the accompaniment is alone for a good while.

NONOL Editorial·September 14

On a song that tells you not to die

Kang Baeksoo's EP '소혼돈' arrived yesterday. The first track's title is an imperative.

NONOL Editorial·August 23

A Dreamlike Voice Arrives at the Playground — CLAVE, Full Live Set

One guitar and a voice. Four songs that linger longer precisely because they aren't flashy have arrived at the playground today.

NONOL Editorial·July 16

Last week of June: the new releases I dug up

From bands to singer-songwriters — this week's discovery brief.

NONOL Editorial·June 29

In spring, I somehow crave voices like these

I picked a few cozy singer-songwriter spring releases.

NONOL Editorial·March 30

Songs to Settle Your Heart Before Spring

A handful of quiet new releases that sound just right at the end of winter.

NONOL Editorial·February 6