One of the crucial stunning (and welcome) developments of the yr has been the sturdy musical identities of a trio of survival collection spawned boy teams. Shut Your Eyes, AHOF and NouerA have all debuted with nice materials that feels distinctive to them. In Shut Your Eyes’ case, the fellows bucked expectations by rising with a mid-00’s model mid-tempo that solely grew extra addictive with time. Now, it’s time to increase that sound with their first comeback Snowy Summer season.
It most likely gained’t shock you that an individual (me) who writes about and charges songs day-after-day likes to classify issues. My mind loves placing issues of their “rightful” place, so I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of “Christmas in July.” Simply the considered listening to a carol this time of yr feels deeply improper, which makes Snowy Summer season a difficult proposition. Nonetheless, the music’s audio is malleable sufficient to work as a breezy summertime bop as properly. It’s a bit extra upbeat than All My Poetry however retains that monitor’s throwback groove.
For me, the ingredient that stands out most about Shut Your Eyes is the members’ vocal shade. They’ve pretty, immediately identifiable voices that pull a comparatively uninteresting music like Snowy Summer season over the road. On its face, this isn’t too dissimilar from the laidback coffeehouse fare I usually dismiss outright, however the character of their efficiency elevates the fabric. At their finest, I might see this group rising right into a form of new-gen B1A4, marrying quirky ideas with basic songwriting prowess. Snowy Summer season is simply too tame to face as a summer time spotlight, however similar to its predecessor I see this having an extended life on my playlist even when it’s by no means the monitor I search out first.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
