Say Sue Me (South Korea)

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Ett av 2018 års stora indie-genombrott, Sydkoreanska surfrockinspirerade bandet Say Sue Me, kommer till västkusten och Oceanen i höst!

År 2014 släppte bandet sitt första album ”We’ve Sobered Up”, tätt följt av EP:n ”Big Summer Night” år 2015. Två år senare hade brittiska labeln Damnably Records korsat bandets vägar och de tidigare given slogs ihop till ett och gavs återigen ut, då som bandets självbetitlade debutalbum – också bandets första release utanför Korea. Efter bandets introduktion till en internationell publik, landade snabbt därefter Say Sue Me’s uppföljare ”Where We Were Together” år 2018, vilket hyllades av stora tastemakers såsom Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, NPR, Billboard, i-D, The Independent, Stereogum, MTV, Uproxx, Fader, Drowned in Sound, DIY, The 405 och många fler. Bandet har turnerat över hela Europa och Japan och var också en del av lineupen på den första DMZ Peace Train Music Festival i Koreas demilitariserade zon – och har vunnit över storheter som Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, The Raveonettes m.fl som fans. I maj 2019 blev Say Sue Me nominerade till fem koreanska musikpris (och vannn två av dem), vilket gjorde dem till Koreas näst mest nominerade musikakt någonsin, hack i häl efter det enorma K-Popbandet BTS.  

 

  __ Cited as one of 2018’s ‘break-out bands’, Say Sue Me are a Surf Rock inspired indie band from Busan, South Korea. Members consist of Byungkyu Kim on lead guitar, Sumi Choi on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jaeyoung Ha on Bass and Sungwan Lim on Drums. Releasing their first album “We’ve Sobered Up” in 2014, and EP “Big Summer Night” in 2015, on Korean label Electric Muse, UK label Damnably Records released a self-titled compilation that paired their first record and EP in 2017, marking the band’s first release outside of Korea, which served as their introduction to International audiences. The band released their sophomore album “Where We Were Together” in 2018, which won widespread praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, NPR, Billboard, i-D, The Independent, Stereogum, MTV, Uproxx, Fader, Drowned in Sound, DIY, The 405 & more. Lauren Laverne, Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe and Don Letts have championed the band as well as Elton John on Beats1 and KEXP. The band have embarked on tours across Europe and Japan and appeared as part of the line up at the first DMZ Peace Train Music Festival in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone. They count Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, The Ravonettes, Speedy Ortiz, The Beths, and The Notwist as fans. In 2019, Say Sue Me were nominated for 5 Korean Music Awards (and winning 2), making them the second most nominated act of the year just behind almighty K-Pop idols BTS. 2019 also sees them make appearances at OOTC festival in Luxembourg, Les Eurockeennes des Belfort, Green Man Festival and more.