South Korean shoegaze artist Parannoul announces his third and newest album, After the Magic. Parannoul chooses to be anonymous, and describes himself as “just a student writing music in my bedroom,” in an interview with Sonemic. This album feels like a breath of fresh air. Within it, you find unexpected flashes of orchestral ambient and glitched-out electronica. All of this melds seamlessly with Parannoul’s signature noisy, distortion-laden shoegaze. In the track “Polaris”, begins with a nice light and airy intro. Halfway through, the song explodes into something so rich and complex being filled with electronic instruments and heavy distortion. “Insomnia” is easily my favorite song of the album. The song starts with sensitive and layered vocals accompanied by piano. After about a minute passes, the drums come in, transforming the whole song into something so deep and beautiful. This album breathes and swells. It’s something that you can get lost in. You can really feel the passion that went into the album. In the artist’s own words, “This album is not what you expected, but what I always wanted.”