37B (LP, 2017)
About Album
[37] is the answer to people’s thirst for a full-length albums from Love X Stereo. Not one, not two, but four…
[37] is an ambitious project of Love X Stereo, which began in January 2017. The first result, their first full-length album [37A], resonated at festivals and radio in the UK as soon as it was released in May, 2017. And in just six months, their second full-length album [37B] appeared in the world. They simply released these obscure playlist type albums in their own unique way, to overshadow that constant pressure of having to release full-length albums instead of singles or EPs.
Compared to the previous work [37A], [37B] is stronger and more resonant. The album, which covers everything from personal stories to social issues, is expected to gain more and more sympathy from people. There are songs like, “A Revolution,” which has a strong message that revolution starts from itself, “Instalove,” a lyrical and dreamy song uniquely fits their usual style, “Le Grand Bleu,” which contains the desire to prevent suicide, “Pulse,” in honor of victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, and “Slipping Away” on animal protection and global warming issues. (Project link – http://patreon.com/lovexstereo)
Available Lyrics
A Revolution
There's no escaping here
You just wanna keep on running
But soon you'll disappear
Now you fall onto the ground
You open your eyes and see
You hear you whispering to yourself
"What is happening to me?"
It's a revolution, babe
(Time to move, get outta my way)
They will never let you in
They'll never tell you the truth
They just wanna leave you thinking
That nothing has changed in you
But you fall onto the ground
You open your eyes and see
You hear you whispering to yourself
"What is happening to me?"
It's a revolution, babe
(Time to move, get outta my way)
Le Grand Bleu
I'm gonna take you home
You shouldn't be alone
I'm gonna take you home
Steady water waves are calling you out to drift you away
Don't listen to them
Listen to me
Starry night the lights are lifting you up to swift you away
Don't give in to them
Give in to me
Instalove
Didn't I just kiss you on my way back home?
Didn't I just lose you cause of my vertigo?
Didn't I just kill you underneath my pillow?
I'll never forget your beautiful face
Didn't I just met you like a week ago?
Didn't I just let you in my sacred home?
Didn't I just hit you cause I lost control?
Didn't I just kill you underneath my pillow?
I'll never forget your beautiful face
Didn't I just met you like a year ago?
Didn't I just kill you underneath my pillow?
I'll never forget your beautiful face
Turn It Up
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up the sound of you and I
We were lying in our bed with our eyes wide open
We watched the sun go down and it felt like nothing
We had nothing else to do so we drank till the morning
We're young and hip and cool
Ooh, we'll never die
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up the volume of the night
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up the sound of you and I
We came out like two lions in the forest and I caught your fairy tail
You beat the hell out of me
Oh no, oh no, you say you're in love
and I'm starting to lose myself
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up the volume of the night
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up the sound of you and I
(Give in to the moment, give in to the night)
You liked it when the chilly wind flew us by
We watched the stars keep running towards the sky
You closed your eyes to feel the moon shining bright
We're in this together of this dangerous speed of light
Thunder Kiss
Why is the sky still blue while I'm deep in depression
That's when I heard your voice in the blink of an eye
All of a sudden you came and now I realize
Oh, oh, oh, life's so exciting
You better dance around under the pouring rain
Oh, oh, oh, life's so exciting
You always have that chance to run away
It's never easy to try when there's no solution
It's never easy to fly when there's no inspiration
But then I heard your voice in the blink of an eye
All of a sudden you came and now I realize
Oh, oh, oh, life's so exciting
You better dance around under the pouring rain
Oh, oh, oh, life's so exciting
You always have that chance to run away
Raindrops are falling down
Trendkill
Please leave me out of this
Everybody's looking down
Please leave me out of this
Everybody's on the move
Please leave me out of this
Everybody's on the run
Please leave me out of this
Hey, you
Don't tell me what to do
(Kill the trending overload)
Everybody to the left
Please leave me out of this
Everybody to the right
Please leave me out of this
Everybody looks the same
Please leave me out of this
Everybody sounds the same
Please leave me out of this
Hey, you
Don't tell me what to do
(Kill the trending overload)
Pulse
You're gonna be just fine, you'll see
Do you know what is happening?
Just focus your mind
Don't you slip away from me
Don't you dare give up on me
I know that it's so hard to breathe
Just stay up alive
We don't have much time, time, time, time to waste
Hold me tight again
Before I lose your pulse
Bring 'em back, I'm suffocating
Time, time, time to waste
Hold me tight again
Before I lose your pulse
Before I lose your pulse
Do you know what is happening?
Do you know what is happening?
I know that it's so hard to breathe
Just stay up alive
Deeper Than the Dark
You put me under surgery
You had me broken
And now you took my heart away
I know it's over
You don't even have to say
You pull me under
Underneath your skin
Deeper than the dark
Slipping Away
It's slipping away
Where is my freedom?
It's slipping away
You're breaking me down
Everything has changed
You're breaking me down
This is not okay
Running day and night for a tiny bite
Just to stay upright and to cry a thunder roar
Don't you dare deny for the sake of life
Cause it's do or die and it's me in the bloody snow
Album Reviews
The album, though, cannot end on a solemn note, not in LOVE X STEREO’s world. As such, they close the record with the exhilarating “Slipping Away”, which is a CHVRCHES-like anthem that will lift your spirits. While Ko’s lyrics at first seem to be introspective, there is also hope and determination in her voice. This is a song about perseverance and overcoming all odds. About finding triumph in the unlikeliest of places. Sounds like the perfect song for the Olympics. It is also the one song that describes LOVE X STEREO’s yet-to-be-written story – an indie band that is about to strike gold once the world discovers their talent and hears the sublime little gem they call 37B.
There’s a lot to love on 37B. It connects with 37A perfectly while still going into a different direction. The subdued tone of 37B shows that Love X Stereo don’t always have to ride a fast tempo to compose excellent songs. “Deeper Than the Dark” is an example of that. The high energy tracks from previous releases are fun, but when they take their time Love X Stereo’s songs stick in your head for much longer.
What comes to mind when I say K-pop? A pumping bass, catchy melody, incredible dance moves and a minimum of six slim and needlessly sexy singers? Yeah, that’s what I thought too but as it happens, Seoul has a strong burgeoning indie music scene with a much richer musical tapestry than just Generation Girls and Big Bang. Love X Stereo is one of these bands, an electro-pop duo formed of Annie Ko (lead, synth) and Toby Hwang (Guitar, producer). Their music is similar to a lot of mainstream k-pop in its mainly synthesized music and a heavy use of disco rhythms and ‘visual’ sound effects but being free from the infamous k-pop ‘Bootcamp’, their music is allowed to have more creative expression than a lot of modern music currently coming out of Seoul.
Featured on South Korean duo, Love X Stereo’s highly acclaimed “37B” album, “Turn It Up” is a soft, tender, feel-good record with a commanding bass line that’ll make you feel like you are a maestro, and you are about to do what you do and make it look really easy. The vocal performance is like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day, and more arousing than body heat on a cosy winter evening with someone special. The lyrics evoke sensual, intimate feelings; as if themed around a passionate late night encounter between two lovers. “Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up; the volume of the night”.
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[Thunder Kiss] This synth-ridden deliciousness is hella ’80s-inspired, but it actually came out on Love X Stereo’s 2017 album 37B. It’s delightfully starry-eyed with a beat that’ll have you shuffling across the room to get to your lover. Annie Ko’s cotton-candy voice is light and fluffy, the perfect match to Toby Hwang’s pastel fever dream production.