Say Sue Me celebrate their 10th anniversary with a special EP of covers and rearrangements. Featuring their take on songs by Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Daniel Johnston, Silver Jews, Grandaddy and Guided By Voices, as well as a fresh look at two of their own. releases October 10, 2022
Performed by Say Sue Me 세이수미 Produced by Byungkyu Kim 김병규 Recorded & Mixed by Byungkyu Kim 김병규 @ Say Sue Me’s Studio Mastered by Matthew Barnhart @ Chicago Mastering Services
Artwork Photographer Lee Yelin 이예린 Photography Assistant Kim Jeongmin 김정민 Artwork design by Janice Li 1 - music & lyrics by Georgia Mira Hubley, Ira David Kaplan, James George Mcnew 2 & 5 - music by Byungkyu Kim, lyrics by Sumi Choi 3 - music & lyrics by Stephen Joseph Malkmus 4 - music & lyrics by Daniel Dale Johnston 6 - music & lyrics by David Craig Berman, Gaither L Pratt 7 - music & lyrics by Jason Lytle 8 - music & lyrics by James Pollard Jr., Robert E Pollard Jr., Charles M Mitchell III
Say Sue Me - The Last Thing Left
Say Sue Me - Around You [Official Music Video]
After a flurry of international activity culminating with a debut North American tour at the end of 2019, like everyone else in the world, Say Sue Me were forced to take a touring hiatus in 2020, and quietly began work on a new album. ‘The Last Thing Left’ was self-recorded and self-produced during lockdown at the band's own Busan studio.
“This album has the theme of some realization, eventually the realization of love. Love in relationships, love for oneself, and the ultimate love gained after realizing those two things!” releases May 13, 2022
Composed (1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.) by 김병규 Byungkyu Kim Composed (2.) by 최수미 Sumi Choi Composed (3.) by 최수미 Sumi Choi & 김병규 Byungkyu Kim All Lyrics by 최수미 Sumi Choi Arranged by Say Sue Me, 김오키 Oki Kim(6.)
Say Sue Me are a Surf Rock inspired indie band from Busan, South Korea. Members consist of Byungkyu Kim on lead guitar, Sumi Choi on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jaeyoung Ha on Bass and Sungwan Lim on Drums. Releasing their first album”We’ve Sobered Up” in 2014, and EP “Big Summer Night” in 2015, on Korean label Electric Muse, UK label Damnably Records released a self-titled compilation that paired their first record and EP in 2017, marking the band’s first release outside of Korea, which served as their introduction to International audiences. The band released their sophomore album “Where We Were Together” in 2018, which won widespread praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, NPR, Billboard, i-D, The Independent, Stereogum, MTV, Uproxx, Fader, Drowned in Sound, DIY, The 405 & more. The band have toured across Europe and Japan and appeared as part of the line up at SXSW, The Great Escape, Zandari Festa, Pentaport International Rock Festival, and the first DMZ Peace Train Music Festival in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone. They count Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, The Ravonettes, Speedy Ortiz, The Beths, and The Notwist as fans. Say Sue Me were nominated for 5 Korean Music Awards (and winning 2) in 2019, making them the second most nominated act of the year. They will embark on their first North American tour in December.
For Christmas, we're gifting this "Damnably Famnably 14th Birthday" FREE to download compilation to bring cheer to you all in such a harsh year. Many of us cannot be with our families and friends over Christmas so come hang with our Damnably Famnably. Damnably Records celebrated it's 14th Birthday in 2020 with a 5 + hour live streamed extravaganza featuring Otoboke Beaver, Say Sue Me, Drinking Boys and Girls Choir, Grrrl Gang, David Boring, Hazy Sour Cherry, Hiperson, American Werewolf Academy, Leggy, Wussy (duo), Dogstar's Sunmi and Shonen Knife's Naoko all performing live and chatting with us. Watch now Damnably's YouTube bit.ly/Dmnbl14BD released December 24, 2020
All copyright to tracks belong to each act and Damnably. Tracks are free to download but cannot be sold/resold anywhere. Artwork is not to be reproduced, replicated or sold in any form anywhere except by Damnably or Pallo.
featuring: Say Sue Me おとぼけビ～バ～ - Otoboke Beaver 드링킹소년소녀합창단 - DrinkingBoys&GirlsChoir Grrrl Gang Wussy DAVID BORING Former Utopia Hazy Sour Cherry smallgang Shonen Knife Leggy 도그스타 / Dogstar American Werewolf Academy Yucca didi yuki kawana Lazarus Clamp Cindy Someone Hiperson/海朋森 Capt. lovelace Bruja The magic words
Say Sue Me - Good for Some Reason (Winter/Spring)
Busan's Say Sue Me reworked the 2016 single 'Good For Some Reason' following the death of Semin Kang, the bands original drummer. The Winter and Spring versions are very different in character from the sombre almost slocore winter version to the upbeat jolty spring version.
Buy on Bandcamp @ saysueme.bandcamp.com/
Released digitally worldwide on Friday 28th Feb on Damnably/Electric Muse.
In their own words:
"The song was originally released for the first time since Semin’s accident in 2016. It wasn't much different from what we've been doing until then. At the time, I seemed to have been unable to get away with the high levels of lethargy, sadness and pessimism. After such a long time, I wondered why I was suffering from the habit of being easily pessimistic, and someone said, "It's because it's the easiest thing to do." This sadness is uncontrollable and sad is sad. Even now, I simply don't think it's easy. I don't think everything will be alright, everything’s not a big deal, but I'd like to think so. I want to train such an idea. It’s just nice to be able to be fun, even though I look silly and feel ashamed. I’d like to live with the feeling like everything is just good for some reason.
Semin passed away in the fall of 2019, and we went through yet another and enormous amount of grief and lethargy. And we changed the original song into the winter and spring versions. As we sing the song with a change of season, we want to keep in mind the belief that everything will be good for some reason."
Say Sue Me
Cited as one of 2018's ‘break-out bands’, Say Sue Me are a Surf Rock inspired indie bandfrom Busan, South Korea. Members consist of Byungkyu Kim on lead guitar, Sumi Choi on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jaeyoung Ha on Bass, and support from Sungwan Lim on Drums.
The band released their sophomore album “Where We Were Together” in 2018, which won widespread praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, NPR, Billboard, i-D, The Independent, Stereogum, MTV, Uproxx, Fader, Drowned in Sound, DIY, The 405 & more. They count Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, The Ravonettes, Speedy Ortiz, The Beths, and The Notwist as fans. In 2019, Say Sue Me were nominated for 5 Korean Music Awards (and winning 2), making them the second most nominated act of the year,just after almighty K-Pop idols BTS.
2019 also sees them make appearances at OOTC Festival in Luxembourg, Les Eurockeennes des Belfort in France, Green Man Festival in UK, Maho Rasop Festival in Thailand, and their debut North American tour with KEXP session.
The band are writing a new album at the moment in Busan with a world tour likely in the Autumn. https://www.facebook.com/SaySueMe1/ https://saysueme.bandcamp.com/
releases October 4, 2019
Latest single from Busan's Say Sue Me
Recorded mixed by Hakju Chun at Mushroom Recording in Seoul
Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service.
Artwork by Haekang Lee
Say Sue Me are a surf-inspired indie rock quartet from Busan, South Korea.
Say Sue Me - 'George & Janice' / 'Don't follow our van ' Single
We are indie rock band Say Sue Me from Busan, South Korea. Since we started in 2012, we have released our first album [We've Sobered Up] and an EP [Big Summer Night]. We play surf rock and like a variety of 90's indie rock.
Damnably Records of London, England released a compilation album of the bands previous output with a bonus track on CD called [Say Sue Me], released April 2017 available from Damnably (Europe/North America), Electric Muse in Asia and Tugboat Records in Japan.
A limited edition RSD2017 4 track 7" EP entitled 'semin' was released on transparent neon pink vinyl and is also available from both labels.
1st Album [We've Sobered Up] (2014)
EP [Big Summer Night] (2015)
Compilation Album [Say Sue Me] w/ bonus track (2017)
7" 4 Track RSD Special EP [semin] (2017)
7" Split Single 'Good for some reason' (2017) Oct 6th release & also
on Electric Muse's 10th birthday compilation Tape
2nd Album [Where We Were Together] CD/12" Vinyl/Digital April 13th 2018 on Electric Muse/Damnably
EP [it’s just a short walk!] one-sided clear 12” vinyl for RSD 2018.
7” [Just Joking Around/B Lover] clear & black mixed vinyl (2018)
Reeperbahn Festival 2019
From 18 – 21 September 2019, the Reeperbahn Festival will present more than 1000 events spanning a range of genres in locations around Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. Since its debut in 2006, the Reeperbahn Festival has grown to become one of the most important meeting places for the music industry worldwide, and, as Europe's largest club festival, it boasts a broad spectrum of emerging and more established artists.
Say Sue me - Big Summer Night (remastered 2018)Damnably/Electric Muse 2019
Say Sue Me's debut ep "Big Summer Night" was originally released July 14, 2015 on CD only by Electric Muse in Korea and was included on the Say Sue Me compilation Damnably released in 2017.
The tracks have now been wonderfully remastered by Matthew Barnhart of Chicago Mastering Services for RSD2019.
Say Sue Me Spring Tour 2019
April 19 Wales Cardiff - Wales Goes Pop! Festival
April 20 NL Rotterdam - Motel Mozaique Festival
April 21 NL Amsterdam Q - Factory
April 25 NL Utrecht - db's
April 26 BE Brussels - Beursschuwburg
April 27 LU - OOTC Festival
April 29 UK Manchester - Deaf Institute*
April 30 UK Leicester - The Musician*
May 1 UK Bristol - The Fleece*
May 2 UK London - Scala*
May 3 UK Leeds - Brudenell Social Club*
May 4 UK Glasgow - CCA*
May 5 UK Liverpool - Sound City Festival
May 7 UK Hebden Bridge - Trades Club
May 9 IE Galway - Roisin Dubh
May 10 IE Dublin - Grand Social
May 11 NI Belfast - CQAF Festival
May 12 UK Stockon-on-Tees - The Waiting Room
May 14 UK Oxford - The Jericho Tavern
May 16 UK Coventry - The Tin Music & Arts
May 17 UK Colchester - Colchester Arts Centre
* w/ Otoboke Beaver & Drinking Boys and Girls Choir.
Originally released on CD only on October 2nd 2014 by Electric Muse records of South Korea.
Recorded By – Casey McKeever at Say Sue Me's rehearsal room in Busan.
Photo: André Habermann
Remastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Services for a Record Store Day 2019 (April 13) 12" light blue vinyl release. This is the first time the album has been available on Vinyl.
Any stock not sold on RSD will be available on here a week later or on the bands tour. recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2019/say-sue-me/
'B Lover' is taken from Say Sue Me’s forthcoming second album 'Where We Were Together' released on Damnably/Electric Muse April 13th. Pre-Order 'Where We Were Together' & get an instant download of 'After Falling Asleep' now & Poster/Postcard @ Bandcamp saysueme.bandcamp.com/
Recorded by engineer Chun Hakju at his Mushroom Recording Studio in Seoul and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service.
Say Sue Me are a surf-inspired indie rock quartet from Busan, South Korea. Friends since 5th grade Jae Young (Bass) and Kim Byungkyu (guitar) were introduced to drummer kang Semin and then they heard Sumi Choi’s speaking voice and decided she should be the singer. Sumi turned out to be a natural at songwriting and guitar. Semin sadly suffered trauma from a fall. New drummer Changwon Kim stands in while they await his recovery.
Formed in 2012, they released their 1st album [We’ve Sobered Up] in 2013 and EP [Big Summer Night] in 2014 on Korean Indie label Electric Muse.
In 2017 Damnably Records released a RSD exclusive 7″ EP Semin and Compilation album Say Sue Me to coincide with the bands debut UK tour supporting Japan’s Otoboke Beaver that began at a sold out 100 Club & Huw from Lazarus Clamp on drums.
in 2017 ‘Good For Some Reason’ was released as a split 7″ (w/ Otoboke Beaver ).
The band are influenced by 60's US Surf bands such as The Ventures and 90's US Indie-Rock bands like Pavement, Seam and Yo La Tengo.
Following showcases at SXSW in 2018, the band released their sophomore album Where We Were Together and a RSD covers EP It's Just A Short Walk!
which won praise from Pitchfork, NPR, Billboard, i-D, The Independent, Stereogum, Paste & more. BBC6 Music's Lauren Laverne, Tom Ravenscroft & Gideon Coe have championed the band as well as Elton John on Beats1 & many at KEXP.
The band also released the single Just Joking Around and the Christmas, It's Not A Biggie EP.
Say Sue Me - Christmas, Its Not A Biggie (Damnably/Electric Muse 2019)
Say Sue Me are a surf-inspired indie rock quartet from Busan, South Korea. Friends since 5th grade Jae Young (Bass) and Kim Byungkyu (guitar) were introduced to drummer kang Semin and then they heard Sumi Choi’s speaking voice and decided she should be the singer. Sumi turned out to be a natural at songwriting and guitar.
Formed in 2012, they released their 1st album [We’ve Sobered Up] in 2013 and EP [Big Summer Night] in 2014 on Korean Indie label Electric Muse.
Surf-inspired indie rock/pop quartet Say Sue Me release a special Christmas themed (one-sided 12" in white) EP this December. Recorded by Hakju Chun at Mushroom Recording in Seoul & and mastered by Matthew Barhart at Chicago Mastering Service.
Released Dec 7th.
Order Vinyl/Digital @ https://saysueme.bandcamp.com/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/SaySueMe1/
In their own words:
“We can’t recall since when, but we had always thought that we wanted to make a Christmas record. It seems that the old bands had a Christmas album and we wanted to do something like that. The idea has been decided since around 2014, when we finished making our first album, ‘We’ve sobered up.’ Starting with sketches of ‘Out of Bed’ in 2014, ‘Christmas, It’s Not A Biggie’ in 2015, ‘Too Expensive Christmas Tree’ in 2016, and ‘After This Winter’ in 2017, we made this EP by collecting carols from every winter. We recorded with Hakju Chun, our Engineer at Mushroom Recording in Seoul, and it seemed that four different genres of music could be bundled into this project by his sound engineering that made good use of the features of Christmas albums. Christmas in Korea differs in that it is not necessarily a tradition per se, but does not seem to be very different from other countries. The street is full of people with rosy faces and people gather to spend time with everyone they love.”
Christmas, It’s Not A Biggie
It is a carol song in surf and rockabilly style of the 50s ~ 60s. You can expect someone might have a hard time during this period because of the coldness of winter, and be sad and depressed about the passing of another year. Yet strangely most people during Christmas seem happy and warm. I want to think that Christmas is not a biggie, but for some reason I feel like I can be a better person during this time
About Say Sue Me:
Jaeyoung Ha (Bass) and Byungkyu Kim (guitar) have been friends since 5th grade. They met drummer Semin Kang and played in bands together since winter of 2012. On meeting Sumi Choi, they immediately offered her a spot as the vocalist in a new band that would become Say Sue Me. Sumi turned out to be a natural at song writing. Semin sadly suffered trauma from a fall during the making of their second album. New drummer Changwon Kim stands in while they await Semin’s recovery.
Following well-anticipated showcases at SXSW in 2018, they released sophomore album ‘Where We Were Together’ and a Record Store Day special covers EP ‘It’s Just A Short Walk!’ and the "Just Joking Around" single. Their blend of indie rock, dream pop and surf has been widely met with critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, The Fader, Stereogum, NPR, BBC6Music KEXP, i-D, Dazed, ELLE and many more.
The band toured the UK/Europe twice this year and have been anounced for SXSW2019.
Recent Press:
Pitchfork “…delicate, bruising music about indecision and loneliness (and lots of drinking).”
MTV “…your new favorite indie rock band from Korea!”
Billboard “Korean indie quartet Say Sue Me is on the up-and-up…”
NPR “…jangly indie-pop, handclap-rich girl-group classics and the lightly rumbling sounds of early surf-rock. At once stylish and timeless…”
Stereogum “…evokes late-album indie-rock epics such as Yo La Tengo’s “We’re An American Band” or Pavement’s “Fillmore Jive”…"
KEXP “…jangle-pop hooks, stunning vocal melodies, and intricate guitarwork that stands up proudly against some of their influences like Yo La Tengo and Pavement…”
The Fader “Really sweet, melodic rock that makes me feel like I’m in high school.”
Bandcamp Daily “…Nary a song on Say Sue Me isn’t a total ear worm.”
