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| Released | July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31) | |||
| Genre | Folktronica[1] | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
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| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Mid-Air Thief | |||
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Crumbling (Korean: 무너지기;RR: Muneojigi) is the second studio album by South Koreanfolktronica artistMid-Air Thief. The album features vocals by South Korean indie singer-songwriter Summer Soul.[2] It was released on July 31, 2018. It was nominated at theKorean Music Awards in 2019 in the categories "Album of the Year" and "Best Dance & Electronic Album" and won the latter.[3][1]
The album gained attention from online music communities such as Album of The Year andRate Your Music,[4] where on the former, it is currently the 3rd highest-rated album of 2018 and on the latter, the 4th highest.[5][6]
Crumbling was released independently in South Korea on July 31, 2018[7] and in United States on August 7, 2018.[8] It was released in Japan on December 4, 2018 by Botanical House.[9] The album was reissued on September 20, 2019 byTopshelf Records.[10]
Weiv describedCrumbling as "the power of faint sounds."[11] Reggie MT ofTiny Mix Tapes declared that the album is "much like its spiritual predecessor, alternately chillaxed and maximalist, calming and rousing."[2] It ranked on Pretty Much Amazing's 2018: Year in Review list at number 22, while the writer stated that "at first listen, Mid-Air Thief sounds like aGrizzly Bear clone, but upon further listening, this is pacific islandpop you didn't know you wanted."[12]
All lyrics written by Mid-Air Thief and Summer Soul; all music written by Mid-Air Thief.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Why?" ("왜?") | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Ahhhh, These Chains!" ("쇠사슬") | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Gameun Deut" ("감은 듯") | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Curve and Light" ("곡선과 투과광") | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Crumbling Together" ("함께 무너지기") | 9:38 |
| 6. | "Protector" ("수호자") | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Dirt" ("흙") | 6:21 |
| 8. | "No Answer" ("무소식") | 3:32 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofCrumbling.[13]
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