In my evaluate of 1VERSE’s pre-release Multiverse, I described how I grew to become a quick and fervent fan of the group due to their YouTube content material. Hopefully a few of you adopted that path as effectively, and if you happen to did at this time is an enormous day as a result of it marks the group’s official debut. Whereas Multiverse provided a candy, melodic pop sound, Shattered takes a extra aggressive method.
I attempt to not change into a pre-debut fan since you by no means know the way the music’s going to end up and that’s by far crucial high quality of a bunch for me. I’m nonetheless not fairly positive how 1VERSE may sound as their catalog grows. Shattered presents glimpses of potential and moments of frustration. By now, you all know that I’m no fan of shout-chant choruses, although my enthusiastic embrace of NCT Dream’s BTTF has me questioning {that a} bit. Within the pantheon of shout-chant hooks (if there may be such a factor), Shattered is healthier than most. There’s a pleasant rhythm to the phrasing and the fellows’ voices are extra highly effective than grating. Nevertheless, I can’t assist however want for extra sturdy refrains anchoring Shattered‘s centerpiece.
The track’s crunchy electro textures maintain loads of potential, even when we’ve heard them employed usually from teams like NCT and ONF. And when the association layers tight moments of melodic drama excessive, I can hear the improbable track Shattered is perhaps. Because it stands, this can be a sturdy debut that simply competes with comparable efforts from a lot greater firms. I’m nonetheless keen on the extra melodic Multiverse and hope 1VERSE can discover a stability between these two songs sooner or later.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
