A Okay-pop act’s title observe isn’t all the time one of the best music on their album, even when it’s the one most individuals will hear. Typically, b-sides deserve recognition too. Within the singles-oriented world of Okay-pop, I wish to highlight a few of these buried treasures and provides them the props they deserve.
CRAVITY deserve reward for releasing an enormous, twelve-track album. In nowadays of idol teams calling eight or 9 tracks (two of them being interludes) a “full” album, twelve new songs is an outright compendium. This size additionally ensures a certain quantity of filler, however on the entire CRAVITY’s Dare To Crave is fairly strong. I’ve the identical challenge with it that I’ve all the time had with the group’s work. To me, they lack a definite sound, making all the pieces really feel a bit generic. Nevertheless, “generic” isn’t all the time a nasty factor so long as the songwriting is robust.
On the subject of highlights, I actually just like the rock power of Underdog and the anthemic melodies of opening observe On My Manner. My favourite b-side occurs to be a unit observe, carried out by members Allen, Wonjin and Hyeongjun. Stadium erupts with the sort of upbeat funk bombast I all the time crave in Okay-pop.
Aside from a useless rap breakdown and grating “la la la” chant (two tropes which have lengthy since worn out their welcome), Stadium is a burst of addictive power. I like how full the manufacturing sounds on the refrain. The rugged electro beat has nice drive that makes the music really feel like a coiled spring able to assault at each flip. The hooks could possibly be stronger, however this sound is a superb match for the members and comes throughout as a pleasant mix of refreshing and swaggering.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.5 |
Grade: B
