I hate to be cynical, however collaborations between Ok-pop stars and Western artists not often work. Western pop tropes virtually at all times take priority, smoothing out Ok-pop edges till we’re left with very middle-of-the-road materials. For her first solo album, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo went down a dance pop route, however all of that promise is shaved away on her duet with former One Course member Zayn.
Zayn hasn’t been energetic as a recording artist for years, making this team-up an actual coup for Jisoo. Eyes Closed may have been an actual second for each of them, but it surely by no means reaches far sufficient in any path to do a lot of something. That is mid-tempo radio fodder at its most elementary, anchored by a dull stomp that brings to thoughts the fashion of vaguely spiritual platitudes at present clogging the highest of the U.S. charts. The vocal efficiency is simply as inert, dutifully following the uninteresting melody. Everybody concerned sounds bored. I’m bored simply writing about it!
Presumably, the hope is that content material creators will have the ability to snip some small phase from Eyes Closed and make it go viral on-line, however I don’t even know which half that might be. All the music trudges with none highlights. Jisoo and Zayn’s vocals make a pleasant combine, however they’re given nothing notable to do. It’s an entire waste of three minutes, actually.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Manufacturing | 6 |
| Longevity | 6 |
| Bias | 6 |
| RATING | 6 |
Grade: D-
