Nell releases 10th studio album 'X' after five years, with Epik High's Tablo providing support

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The band Nell has returned with a studio album.

Nell will release its 10th studio album, 'X', via various music streaming platforms at 6 p.m. on the 17th. This album marks Nell's first studio release in approximately five years and features a total of 11 tracks.

'X' signifies the Roman numeral 10 while also representing an unknown variable without a fixed meaning. Nell has incorporated space within the album for various emotions and interpretations to coexist.

The album was produced over a period of about four years. In addition to recently created songs, tracks originally conceptualized around 20 years ago have been rearranged with modern sounds, allowing music born in different eras to maintain their unique individuality while naturally harmonizing within a single flow.

Furthermore, the album encapsulates the musical direction Nell currently pursues. Through a wide range of genres including alternative rock, modern rock, shoegazing, and orchestration, Nell's distinctive sentiment and color permeate the entire album.

The title track 'Sweet Delusion' is the band's first song to incorporate a brass session recording, featuring a powerful alternative rock sound. It aims to demonstrate the band's expanded spectrum by realizing a more aggressive texture than Nell's previous music.

Notably, the track 'Loser's Recipe' is the first featuring a guest vocalist in Nell's discography, with Epik High's Tablo participating. The song stands out for its subtle melody and direct lyrics.

This album functions not only as music but also as a record. For the first time since their debut, the band presents the album in USB format rather than CD. This decision reflects their consideration of the changed music listening environment while maintaining the symbolic value of physical media.

Nell stated, "Rather than being special because it is the 10th album, we wanted to create an album better than the previous one, as we always have. However, it is certainly a grateful and proud moment that we have been able to release 10 studio albums after nearly 30 years of activity in Korea."

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