After the Magic [LP Blossom Vinyl Periwinkle w/ Blue Aside/Bside]

Parannoul - After the Magic [LP Blossom Vinyl Periwinkle w/ Blue Aside/Bside]

A sprawling patchwork of the artist’s dreams and fears, Parannoul’s third album After the Magic explores the enigmatic solo artist’s life in the wake of his second album’s overnight success. Expanding on the shoegaze-shaded emo that made Parannoul’s To See the Next Part of the Dream so beloved by lo-fi and indie rock fans alike, After the Magic sees the anonymous auteur striving to write a follow-up as worthy of acclaim as the last. Across the album’s ten songs, Parannoul plunges yet deeper into his diverse pool of influences, coming back to the surface with a record that captures and extends the magic of its predecessor. Unexpected flashes of orchestral ambient and glitched-out electronica meld seamlessly with Parannoul’s signature passages of noisy, distortion-laden shoegaze, offering a real time glimpse into the maturation of one of indie rock’s most exciting artists. In the artist’s own words, “This album is not what you expected, but what I always wanted.” A1. Polaris (북극성) A2. Insomnia (불면증) A3. Arrival (도착) B1. We Shine at Night (우리는 밤이 되면 빛난다) B2. Parade B3. Sketchbook (스케치북) C1. Imagination C2. Sound Inside Me, Waves Inside You C3. Blossom (개화) D1. After the Magic D2. Your Place