Noso - Quand pars-tu ? [Oxblood]

“When Are You Leaving?” », NoSo's second album, pressed on oxblood vinyl, is the reflection of a songwriter finally anchored after years of writing full of desire.

Baek Hwong's debut album, "Stay Proud of Me," explored possibilities, a record about what life could be like if things went right. This follow-up to 2025 is the result of that: Hwong made his transition, got what he was looking for, and discovered what most people discover, which is that arriving somewhere doesn't quietly solve everything you brought there. Largely self-produced, the album turns living outside the gender binary into something closer to autobiography than statement, and it never confuses clarity with sharpness.

The palette is broader than anything he's tried before. “Sugar” rides a disco beat that shouldn’t be so melancholic, “DAD MADE TOAST!” " invites Bartees Strange for the album's most shredded, guitar-driven moment, and "You're No Man" hits deep, four words in the title doing more damage than most songs do in three verses. “Let It Die” closes the album as an atmospheric ballad that finally stops contradicting itself, the sound of old narratives being abandoned rather than triumphed over.

Sometimes the best thing a record can do is refuse to pretend the hardest part is over.