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01. JEE JEE BAND - Nam June Paik
02. JEE JEE BAND - Stegosaurus Carved into Angkor Wat
03. JEE JEE BAND - I've Got a Mop, I've Got a Sponge
04. JEE JEE BAND - Caterpillar Fell from the Sky
05. JEE JEE BAND - I Want My Birthday Back
06. JEE JEE BAND - Road Trip to North Korea
07. JEE JEE BAND - Butterscotch Socks
08. JEE JEE BAND - 2024: Chocolate Will Be No More
09. JEE JEE BAND - Ginseng Power!
10. JEE JEE BAND - Outsider on the Outside
ARTIST
TITLE
Glass Fish
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
EM 1138CD EM 1138CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/11/2015

Here's a tasty treat for all fans of DIY pop music: a multinational confection, the perfect blend of sweet and smart. Based around core members Matt Jones, originally from Western Massachusetts, and Busan native Jee Eun Lim, who met in Korea in 2011, the Jee Jee Band fuses simple pop structures, airy instrumentation, and breathy vocals with clever lyrics, in both Korean and English, often of a satirical or political nature. Based in Northern California, the band quietly celebrates Korean culture while also evidencing a cosmopolitan classic pop sensibility, blending K-pop and other Asian pop elements with a classic and yet contemporary US/UK pop feel. The songs on Glass Fish, all very fresh-sounding, feature performers from South Korea, America, and, on one song, the Khmer-language vocals of Cambodian filmmaker Vanntey Morn. Jones's Western Massachusetts pop roots allowed him to enlist the skills of former members of Sunburned, Sebadoh, and others to help record this charming and refreshing release, sure to appeal to fans of K Records, DIY sounds, and pure pop. Liner notes by Byron Coley.