Yeo-Neun
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
Length39:36
LabelShelter Press
ProducerOkkyung Lee
Okkyung Lee chronology
Speckled Stones and Dissonant Green Dots
(2018)
Yeo-Neun
(2020)

Yeo-Neun (Korean: 여는) is the eighth studio album by South Korean artist Okkyung Lee. It was released on May 8, 2020, by Shelter Press.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[3]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[4]
Mojo[5]
Pitchfork8.0/10[6]

Yeo-Neun was met with widespread acclaim reviews from critics. Tom Piekarski of Exclaim! reviewed it is "bound to stand as one of this year's best neoclassical releases."[3] Malvika Padin of The Line of Best Fit described Yeo-Neun as "Beacon of contemporary experimental music".[4] Jonathan Williger of Pitchfork said "She is an exceptionally expressive performer, able to conjure rapture as effectively as unrest."[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Okkyung Lee.

No.TitleLength
1."Here We Are (Once Again)"6:09
2."The Yellow Porcelain Bird"3:36
3."Another Old Story (옛날이야기)"3:11
4."In Stardust (For Kang Kyung-ok)"4:13
5."Eternally (미련없이)"2:05
6."Uiro (Up and Up and Up)"4:00
7."The Longest Morning"4:44
8."One Bright Lazy Sunday Afternoon (You Whispered That Name)"5:10
9."Facing Your Shadows"3:58
10."Then, There (그때 그자리)"2:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Yeo-Neun.[1]

Musicians

References

  1. 1 2 "Yeo-Neun: Shelter Press". Bandcamp. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Piekarski, Tom (2020-05-19). "Okkyung Lee Pushes the Cello to Its Limits on 'Yeo-Neun'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. 1 2 Padin, Malvika (2020-05-06). "Okkyung Lee- Yeo-Neun Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. "Okkyung Lee: Yeo-Neun". Mojo. No. 320. July 2020. p. 88.
  6. 1 2 Williger, Jonathan (2020-05-11). "Okkyung Lee:Yeo-Neun". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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