South Korean record label You Will Knovv recently embarked on a European tour with their artists Tabber and Rad Museum playing a two-stop show in Paris (on December 8 and 9) and one incredible show in London, just last night (on December 10). An alternative, R&B rapper and singer and a K-R&B allrounder, from January 19 to February 6, these two artists will now be taking their tour stateside, embarking on a North American tour with their labelmate Miso. With such distinctive musicality and stellar discographies, dive into Tabber and Rad Museum's music and familiarize yourself with their sounds through these B-sides. 

“2049” - Tabber

From his 2020 critically-acclaimed debut EP Deep End Mix Tape, Tabber’s track “2049” delivers a beautifully haunting presence with English and Korean lyrics that capture the emotional and depressive state of needing that special person to come back and bring you out of the darkness. Tabber sings, “my whole body becomes numb / it waits for you / Oh I just want and need your love / … How’s it feel living without me / I slowly become broken”* with his distinctive vocals adding to the song’s dramatic and tense atmosphere. To further add to this, the music video for “2049” pieces together scenes from the 2002 Hong Kong psychological horror thriller film Inner Senses, perfectly full-circling the haunting nature and vision of the track. 

“Dancing In The Rain” - Rad Museum

Rad Museum’s debut 2017 EP Scene gave us the evocative yet soothing track “Dancing In The Rain.” Opening with the dulcet sounds of a guitar, “Dancing In The Rain” immediately sets the tone for a stunning atmospheric melody and composition that beautifully drives Rad Museum’s exquisite vocals along the track. From the haunting vocal echoes in the first verse to the effects layered over his voice in the chorus, Rad Museum delivers a powerful track with lyrics that pull the listener into the song’s poetic world, not wanting to escape for the three-minute and twenty-three-second duration that the song plays. 

“Rockstar” - Rad Museum, Tabber

For his latest album GIRL, Rad Museum teamed up with Tabber to deliver the collaborative track “ROCKSTAR.” This track perfectly fuses Rad Museum and Tabber’s distinctive vocals and R&B styles, delivering a laidback and infectious vocal performance against a smooth, captivating beat that makes you want to hear more collaborations from these two artists.

*lyrics from the music video

Edited by Cara Musashi