LEENALCHI 이날치 - SUGUNGGA 수궁가

“Leenalchi has changed the way I think about music and Korea. I have never heard anything quite like this.” - Brian Eno

This is the first full-length release from South Korea’s beloved pansori psych-pop band available worldwide. 

The release follows an extremely successful and eventful year for LEENALCHI — as if that Brian Eno quote didn't make it clear enough. They had their first-ever North American tour, opening for Japanese Breakfast at Stern Grove, and in the fall, they'll be on the East Coast, including opening for Geese on October 2. 

LEENALCHI is led by the great composer Jang Young-Gyu, who has undoubtedly scored all your favorite Korean horror movies, including The Wailing, Train To Busan, and the Good, The Bad, The Weird. 

Sugungga sounds like animals talking to each other over tripped-out bass lines. It gets its name from the old Korean folk tale about a clever and loyal turtle who tries to lure a rabbit underwater and into the lair of a Dragon King who has come down with an illness that can only be cured by the rabbit’s liver. What is the fate of the rabbit? And what’s the deal with this intrepid, adventurous Turtle? Consider brushing up on your Korean to find out.

TRACKLIST

LEENALCHI 이날치 
Ahn Yi Ho, Vocals
Choi Suin, Vocals
Park Soobum, Vocals
Ra Seo Jin, Vocals
Jang Young Gyu, Bass
Ejae, Bass
Oh Hyung Suk, Drums 

All the songs arranged & performed by 이날치 LEENALCHI
Produced by 장영규 Jang Young Gyu
Recorded & Mixed by 오영훈 Oh Young Hoon 

Mastered by Chris Bellman
Notes by Shannon Lee
Lyrics Translated by Haena Chu
Cover art by 어현경 Eo Hyunkyung
Photographs by Evan Schell
Designed by Paul Tyree-Francis
Admin support by Ruby Alexander
Artist Management by Ami Jiyoung Yoon
Label Management by Eliza Grace Martin 
Executive Produced by Yale Evelev & Eric Welles-Nyström

Cover art is “꿈꾸는 섬_under# (Dreaming island_under#)” (Acrylic mixed media on canvas, 60 × 72.7 cm) by 어현경 Eo Hyunkyung.