''A Hermitage'' () is the second studio album by South Korean

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Jambinai Jambinai () are a Korean avant-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. Their debut album ''Différance'' won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards. Their second album ''Hermitage'' was released in 2016 on Bella Union. Duri ...

. The album was released on 17 June 2016 through Bella Union.

Background

After the success of their first studio album

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, Jambinai gained popularity by performing at World Village Festival and

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. They signed with the British label Bella Union, and they began recording their second album.

Critical reception

''A Hermitage'' was well received by music critics. On

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, ''A Hermitage'' received an average rating of 82 out of 100 based on six professional critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Adam Kivel of Consequence described the album as "experimental outfit blends traditional Korean music with sky-cracking

." Alun Hamnett of

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reviewed "Genuinely experimental, ''A Hermitage'' is a tremendously exciting release which demonstrates there is still new territory to be explored in heavier music; it need not always rely on tried and tested formulae."

Track listing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermitage 2016 albums Jambinai albums 2010s Korean-language albums Bella Union albums