Park Hye Jin - Before I Die (LP)

For the last few years, South Korean producer and singer Park Hye Jin has been finessing her blend  of mid-tempo, sultry dance music with a stream of addictive singles and EPs. Now based in LA and  fresh from collaborations with Blood Orange, Clams Casino and Nosaj Thing, Hye Jin is ready to share her debut studio LP with the world.  Entitled Before I Die, the album bathes your ears in a warm, lush atmosphere that feels like the audio equivalent of drinking a soothing slushie-cocktail on a sweltering summer afternoon. Hye Jin’s strengths are on full display during tracks such as ‘Let’s Sing Let’s Dance’, which opens the record with her trademark balmy synths, tight yet mellow production, and a coolly confident delivery. While slipping from her native tongue to English and from rapping to singing, Hye Jin is also unashamedly honest, particularly on the title track, where she allows her feelings of missing her family after moving to really pour out. ‘I Need You’ and ‘Where Did I Go’ also