Hometown to Come
Studio album by
Minhwi Lee
Released17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
GenreContemporary folk
Length32:28
LabelMirrorball Music
Producer
  • Minhwi Lee
Minhwi Lee chronology
Music for Hwi-i-ing
(2023)		 Hometown to Come
(2023)

Hometown to Come (Korean: 미래의 고향; RR: Miraeeui gohyang) is the second studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Minhwi Lee. The album was released on 17 November 2023.[1]

Background

Hometown to Come was released 7 years after the release of her debut studio album Borrowed Tongue. She said that she recorded the album based on her feelings when she returned to Korea after 5 years of living abroad, and that she recorded the album under the theme of "the absence of hometown."[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]

Music critic Seojeongmingab reviewed "Hometown to Come encompasses the past, present, and future, bringing ghostly people and asking questions."[5] Lee Arim of Music Y described the album's track Hometown to Come as "It is an attractive song with an elegant yet bizarre voice with Minhwi Lee's voice, which is reminiscent of strings and jazz, starting with a guitar melody with a minor chord."[6] James Gui of Pitchfork compared the album's tracks to that of Françoise Hardy, and described the album as "If Borrowed Tongue questioned our ability to connect with one another, Hometown to Come suggests that it’s the only way forward."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blue Flower" ("푸른 꽃")2:58
2."The Station" ("정거장")3:58
3."Returning" ("귀향")4:35
4."Mirror Therapy for Phantom Pain" ("환상통의 거울 치료")2:58
5."Lost Land" ("무대륙")5:23
6."Penitentiary" ("감화원")3:32
7."Mother's Mother" ("어머니의 어머니")3:05
8."Hometown to Come" ("미래의 고향")5:59

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Jaehoon (2023-11-15). "김상희 희귀레코드·듀스 30주년·이민휘 2집…'12회 서울레코드페어'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ↑ Hwang, Jooyoung (2023-10-09). "[Herald Interview] Singer-songwriter Lee Min-hwi on bringing big questions into music". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jaehoon (2023-12-15). "이민휘, 느슨한 음악적 연대의 '우아한 場'…'미래의 고향'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. 1 2 Gui, James (2022-01-05). "Minhwi Lee : Hometown to Come Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ↑ Seo, Jeongmingab (2023-12-06). "[서정민갑의 수요뮤직] 영매의 노래, 이민휘의 [미래의 고향]". Voice of People (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ↑ "[Single-Out #477-3] 이민휘 「미래의 고향」". Music Y (in Korean). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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