Up to now, BABYMONSTER have adopted the tried and true YG Leisure formulation, releasing a bunch of seemingly disparate digital singles ultimately cobbled collectively right into a mini or full album. This new comeback feels way more typical of Okay-pop: a title monitor and some new b-sides. They’re not even tacking their summer time single Sizzling Sauce onto the tracklist (most likely for the perfect, truthfully).
New single We Go Up incorporates a cabal of co-writers with just a few new names within the bunch. This made me curious for a daring new sound that by no means fairly materializes. The music is a comparatively commonplace hype, “I’m so badass” hip-hop banger, including to YG’s already deep effectively of performative badassery. Its bombastic, brassy manufacturing jogs my memory of one other current monitor inside this wheelhouse. We Go Up has a extra fleshed out refrain, however lacks the memorable dynamics between segments that assist its story unfold. It’s stable all over, but typically perfunctory.
With this stated, We Go Up might be the perfect mix but of BABYMONSTER’s vocal and rap expertise. All sides will get an opportunity to shine, although stronger melodies may tease out the group’s stable vocal line extra successfully. I may do with out the numerous English lyrics as effectively. They really feel too generic and these sort of songs are at their greatest after they’re particular and bizarre. Nonetheless, the dramatic manufacturing fires on all cylinders, particularly when incorporating rock components. I think about there’s a really cool stage combine being ready proper now for the year-end reveals that’ll simply bump this up just a few notches.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
