| 2012 | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mukimukimanmansu |
| Cover: | Cover of Mukimukimanmansu's album 2012.png |
| Genre: | Freak folk, indie rock |
| Label: | Beat Ball Records |
2012 is the first and only studio album by South Korean indie rock band Mukimukimanmansu. The album was released on 27 April 2012.[1]
Mukimukimanmansu formed in 2011 and were one of the first indie bands to achieve the top spot in Naver's real-time search terms.[2] Numerous media outlets described them as a "menboong (South Korean Internet slang for mental breakdown)" band and noted the unique chorus of one of their songs, "Andromeda."[3] [4] [5] [6] The song later became the album's first track.
Kim Banya of IZM described the album as "the definition of indie music is being broken down." Park Joohyeok of Weiv reviewed "In all areas, 'internality', 'magic', and 'primitive local characteristics' appear evenly. At this point, even if it is a bizarre item, it is worth having a variety of special items. So this album, it's definitely a good acid folk album."[7] Nominating 2012 for best modern rock album, Lee Minhee, a member of the selection committee for the Korean Music Awards, said, "They are a very unusual band that reminds people not to overuse the expression 'ingenuity.'"[5]
All songs are by Mukimukimanmansu except track 5, which is by Kim Chang-wan