TWS TRY WITH US: In-Depth Album Evaluation – Fortunate To Be Liked

1. Fortunate To Be Liked // 2. Countdown! // 3. Random Play // 4. Freestyle // 5. Now Taking part in // 6. Go Again

LUCKY TO BE LOVED

The overriding feeling amongst weblog readers appears to be that I’m completely loopy for loving TWS’s new single Countdown, however I promise you that is no PSYOP or self-justification. Although to be truthful, I made the uncommon transfer of self-editing an prolonged model of the tune for my very own music library that enhances what I hear within the unique and extra totally represents the opinions I specified by my evaluate yesterday. At any price, I often characteristic track-by-track album opinions from a few of my favourite acts in Ok-pop, and TWS have reached that threshold. Over the course of the following 5 days, I need to take a look at every tune on their new mini album.

For many who discovered Countdown an excessive amount of of a Plot Twist / S/N retread, album opener Fortunate To Be Liked gives one thing fairly totally different. Its subdued tone is far more according to latest single Final Competition, although the tune isn’t as melodically (or sonically) developed as that observe. It is a good temper for TWS as a result of they’ve such sturdy, attribute vocals. I really like listening to their voices entrance and middle within the combine, and so they sound nice right here.

The tune itself is the form of mellow, mid-tempo dance observe I typically consider as “H&M-core.” Melding parts of UK storage with atmospheric synth, Fortunate To Be Liked unfolds with a classy nonchalance that’s laborious to withstand. I’ll all the time favor pop music that’s a bit extra energetic, however that is rather well performed and I wouldn’t be mad if it was chosen as a follow-up single. Of all of the songs on the album, it in all probability has the best potential to develop with time because it’s such and straightforward, unobtrusive pay attention. And identical to Countdown, a knockout bridge would have been very welcome.

Grade: B