A Ok-pop act’s title observe isn’t at all times the very best track 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 Ok-pop, I wish to highlight a few of these buried treasures and provides them the props they deserve.
ZEROBASEONE’s final two mini albums have been so robust that they turned me from an informal admirer of their music to a full-blown fan… simply in time for a possible disbandment/reconfiguration. I can’t say I’m as smitten with their new album, which appears like a string of lesser materials (together with each promoted tracks). Nonetheless, there’s one simple standout within the type of Star Eyes.
I’m at all times drawn towards extra upbeat materials, and particularly songs that throw the whole lot on the wall and unabashedly cost ahead with pop pizzazz. Star Eyes‘ large EDM sound appears like a survival present sign track, however that’s its solely draw back. I’m fully received over by its use of strings to create an ornate sound that manages to rework an energy-shifting second verse into an actual spotlight. In a 12 months the place plainly everyone seems to be muting their ambition, it’s refreshing to listen to a track merely dash ahead full velocity.
Star Eyes can be a whopping 4 minutes lengthy. Almost each 3:30+ Ok-pop observe this 12 months has been a spotlight. That claims one thing necessary. As a listener, I vastly desire songs that grow to be one thing. You merely can’t forge a way of scale and scope inside a two minute timeframe, and this fully-developed expertise is important to a track like Star Eyes.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.75 |
Grade: B+
