Yonder (EP)

Yonder
EP by Dabda
Released	25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)
Recorded	May 2023[1]
Genre	Math rock
Length	25:11
Label	Electric Muse
Producer	Dabda
Dabda chronology
But, All the Shining Things Are (2020) Yonder (2023)

Yonder is the extended play (EP) by South Korean math rock band Dabda. The album was released on 25 August 2023.^[2]

Background

The album was recorded in May 2023 at Sangsang Madang Recording Studio in Chuncheon.^[1] The album's theme is admiration and desire for nature, which was influenced by the band's trip to Thailand.^[3] Dabda described the EP as "A catalyst to boost the energy of the band, which had subsided due to the pandemic."^[2]

Critical reception

Music critic Seojeongmingab reviewed "Yonder is an album that drives you as if you're going to run faster than the Earth's rotation and revolution instead of walking slowly and falling asleep."^[4] Kim Seonghwan of Music Y described the album's track One, World, Wound as "The song that shines with the musical growth of a band that challenges a piece of art rock/metal with the precision of mass rock."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Playing With Fire" ("불놀이")	4:39
2.	"Flower Tail"	5:21
3.	"Origin" ("기원")	4:06
4.	"Cloud City" ("구름도시")	5:49
5.	"One, World, Wound"	5:16

References

1. "다브다방 Vol.7 [Yonder]". Maily (in Korean). 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
2. Jeong, Imyong (2023-09-01). "밴드 다브다, EP [Yonder] 발매". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
3. "韓国ソウル注目マスロック・バンド Dabda (다브다)、新作EP『Yonder』をリリース！". Indie Native (in Japanese). 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
4. Seo, Jeongmingab (2023-08-30). "[서정민갑의 수요뮤직] 저기 보이는 다브다의 새 음반 'Yonder'". Voice of People (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
5. "[Single-Out #466-1] 다브다 「One, World, Wound」". Music Y (in Korean). 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-11-20.