When this LIGHTSUM comeback was first introduced, my rapid thought was: “didn’t they disband?” Clearly, I used to be getting them confused with one other group (in all probability Cherry Bullet), nevertheless it says one thing when a Ok-pop obsessive like me can’t even keep in mind the standing of LIGHTSUM. The group simply hasn’t launched a lot materials and their lengthy hiatuses make constructing momentum a dropping recreation.
Nevertheless, I’ll all the time root for the underdog and would like to see LIGHTSUM break by with one thing contemporary and thrilling. As an alternative, new single Pose! tethers itself to 2024’s most insidious woman group pattern. Its muted sound palette takes us to the membership within the least bold manner attainable. When a thumping home beat enters the combination, it solely sticks round for just a few seconds earlier than the instrumental reverts again to a uninteresting pulse. Slightly than let anybody musical factor stand because the tune’s calling card, Pose! merely blends all the things right into a generic mush.
With manufacturing this subdued, Pose! wants a killer melody to compensate. Sadly, the hooks are as flat and uninteresting because the instrumental. The refrain floats by with out delivering a memorable centerpiece. Even after a number of listens, I can’t keep in mind a lot in regards to the tune. The women give a stable efficiency, however there’s nothing right here we couldn’t get from another group. This specific Ok-pop sound has to fall out of favor ultimately, proper? So far as I’m involved, the earlier the higher.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7 |
Grade: C-
