The Letters (album)

The Letters
Studio album by Brokenteeth
Released	September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
Genre	Shoegaze post-rock
Length	32:49
Label	Poclanos
Producer	Brokenteeth
Brokenteeth chronology
The Letters (2021) How to Sink Slowly (2023)

The Letters (Korean: 편지; RR: Pyeonji) is the debut studio album by South Korean shoegaze musician Brokenteeth. The album was released on 10 September 2021.[1][2]

Background

The Letters was first released in the form of a demo album and was later released as a studio album.[3] Brokenteeth explained that The Letters is an album that contains stories like letters that have never been told, which have been burned down in the end.[2] The album was re-released as vinyl in 2023.[4]

Critical reception

Web magazine Highjinkx described the album as a work that not only harmonises noise, but also warms felt in the lyrics and guitar performance.[3] Na Wonyoung, editor of Weiv praised the fact that the various types of noise and noise of the album become handwriting and sentences, presenting themselves, but that the stronger one does not completely cover everything.[2] Music Y rated the album as one of the 2021 rookies.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unsent Letters(blank)" ("수취인오류(blank)")	3:12
2.	"Fireworks" ("불꽃놀이")	4:17
3.	"Whitebird"	4:42
4.	"Rain, Rain, Rain." ("내일은비가내린다. (어제도)")	6:01
5.	"First Snow" ("첫눈")	4:54
6.	"A Giant Step of the Turtle" ("거북이는 발이 무겁다")	4:04
7.	"In Full Bloom" ("벚꽃이 화사했던 계절처럼")	5:39

References

1. P, Chris (2022-04-06). "BrokenTeeth : The Letters". Korean Indie. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
2. Na, Wonyoung. "편지". Poclanos. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
3. "Things You Missed: 9월". Highjinkx. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
4. "제12회 서울레코드페어 한정반". Seoul Record Fair. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
5. "《2021, 음악취향Y의 선택》 올해의 앨범/신인 후보 발표! (5일차)". Music Y. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-09-30.