“Cultural theory discourse in the 21st-century has been dominated by discussions around the ‘slow cancellation of the future’. Neoliberal culture has rewarded market-friendly revivalism and nostalgia, slowly hampering the conditions required to produce art that is shockingly ‘new’. However, the internet’s ascent to global omnipresence is starting to shift the nature of this discussion. With A Hamme”
“Yaeji’s debut channels a lifetime’s worth of anger into an airy blend of synth-pop, jazz, techno, and ambient. It’s a generous, understated exploration of rage as a source of creative renewal.”
“DJ, producer, remixer, rapper and singer Yaeji is on a mission to destroy limitations. Hammer in hand on her debut album proper, she targets everything from Asian American stereotypes to her own self-limiting holdovers, all the while retaining the more nourishing parts of her family’s culture. The NYC-based Korean-American continues to swap between Korean and English in her singsong delivery; two ”
“Yaeji’s long awaited debut With A Hammer sees an artist's love for their music shine through”
“Initially breaking through on a crest of bold, euphoric dance music – the fogged-glasses deep house banger ‘Raingurl’ and a nu-disco infused take on Drake’s ‘Passionfruit’ – Yaeji took a more introspective turn when it came to 2020’s mixtape ‘What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던’. Though it still pulled heavily from the steady stomp of a dry-ice laden dancefloor, it paired its cold drum and bass beats and pulses”
