Shut Your Eyes is a brand new boy group shaped by way of the audition sequence Undertaking 7, which got here to my consideration due to contestant Shin Jaewon who had beforehand debuted with The Wind. Jaewon didn’t find yourself turning into a part of the group, which means I’m not conversant in any of the particular members. Not like most survival present acts, they’ve debuted with a sound that feels extra idiosyncratic than anticipated.
In fact, “idiosyncratic” doesn’t robotically imply I’ll love a bit of music. It simply means the track is a little more distinctive than what everybody else is peddling in the meanwhile. Rewind to the early 2010’s and also you’d discover it rather more widespread to launch glistening mid-tempos like All My Poetry (내 안의 모든 시와 소설은) as title tracks. However within the years since, Ok-pop has turn out to be much more centered on dance. Modern title tracks are nearly all the time upbeat and/or hip-hop centered. In distinction, All My Poetry presents a shimmering pop sound, doubtlessly extra of a b-side than a essential course.
Ultimately, this gambit would possibly repay. All My Poetry is way from the perfect factor I’ve heard inside its sub-genre, however I can already inform it’s going to profit from replays. The melodies are slight however efficient and the fellows ship them nicely. The association jogs my memory of an up to date model of the R&B-pop that dominated airwaves from the mid-to-late 2000’s — significantly in relation to its synth soundscape and shuffling percussion. I’m undecided how far that nostalgia will carry All My Poetry, however for now the track is refreshing in its personal method.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
