Crumbling | ||||
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Released | June 17, 2019 | |||
Genre | Folktronica [1] | |||
Length | 44:04 | |||
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Label | Self-released | |||
Producer | Mid-Air Thief | |||
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Crumbling ( Korean: 무너지기; RR: Muneojigi) is the second studio album by South Korean folktronica artist Mid-Air Thief. The album features vocals by South Korean indie singer-songwriter Summer Soul. [2] It was released on July 31, 2018. It was nominated at the Korean Music Awards in 2019 in the categories "Album of the Year" and "Best Dance & Electronic Album" and won the latter. [3] [1]
The album gained attention from online music communities such as Album of The Year and Rate Your Music, [4] where on the former, it is currently the 3rd highest-rated album of 2018 and on the latter, the 4th highest. [5] [6]
Crumbling was released independently in South Korea on July 31, 2018 [7] and in United States on August 7, 2018. [8] It was released in Japan on December 4, 2018 by Botanical House. [9] The album was reissued on September 20, 2019 by Topshelf Records. [10]
Weiv described Crumbling as "the power of faint sounds." [11] Reggie MT of Tiny Mix Tapes declared that the album is "much like its spiritual predecessor, alternately chillaxed and maximalist, calming and rousing." [2] It ranked on Pretty Much Amazing's 2018: Year in Review list at number 22, while the writer stated that "at first listen, Mid-Air Thief sounds like a Grizzly Bear clone, but upon further listening, this is pacific island pop you didn't know you wanted." [12]
All lyrics written by Mid-Air Thief and Summer Soul; all music written by Mid-Air Thief.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Why?" ("왜?") | 4:41 |
2. | "Ahhhh, These Chains!" ("쇠사슬") | 5:07 |
3. | "Gameun Deut" ("감은 듯") | 5:03 |
4. | "Curve and Light" ("곡선과 투과광") | 4:20 |
5. | "Crumbling Together" ("함께 무너지기") | 9:38 |
6. | "Protector" ("수호자") | 5:22 |
7. | "Dirt" ("흙") | 6:21 |
8. | "No Answer" ("무소식") | 3:32 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Crumbling. [13]
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