With their latest album Sunshines, Korean band Winterplay prove that bands should not be pigeonholed.
The quartet are unusual in their country, and Asia as a whole, for fusing jazz with pop and lounge music.
Their tunes are a mix of trumpet, acoustic bass, and electric and steel guitars. The result is a dreamy, old-fashioned vibe reminiscent of US acoustic jazz fusion supergroup Trio!
Gypsy Girl is the best of a great bunch. Trumpeter Juhan Lee (Lee Joo-han) translated the Korean pop song into English. The album also features romantic ballads. On Sunday is a sad, personal song with only an acoustic guitar alongside Haewon's (Moon Hye-won) vocals.
Sunshines is a delightful listen for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
It also proves that the Korean music scene has more to offer than mainstream dance-pop.