After a prolonged hiatus, RIIZE are gearing up for his or her first full album in a couple of weeks’ time. Teasers have promised a robust visible element and that kicks off with as we speak’s pre-release single Bag Dangerous Again. Although RIIZE’s music has been high-quality throughout the board to this point, their sound hasn’t embraced only one fashion. This style experimentation continues as the fellows strive their hand at hip-hop.
My favourite RIIZE tracks have harnessed robust melody over manufacturing that might be described as funk, home or anthemic pop. I discover them much less profitable (or perhaps simply much less distinctive) within the hip-hop realm, with tracks like Speak Saxy and Siren feeling like they may have been launched by so lots of their friends to related impact. Most of all, I’m anticipating them to distinguish themselves from the NCT sound that has outlined SM Leisure’s boy teams for thus lengthy. Bag Dangerous Again‘s verses try to do that, however its repetitive, one-note refrain brings us proper again to the company’s worst instincts.
From choral accents to lumbering bass, Bag Dangerous Again‘s first verse opens with promise. The melodic pre-chorus is even higher, including a way of drama to the monitor. The choral vocals return for a standout bridge that goes laborious in a approach we’re not used to from a track like this. This potential makes Bag Dangerous Again‘s lack of a satisfying refrain much more evident. It’s as if the songwriters simply shrugged their shoulders and gave up when it was time to achieve the track’s centerpiece. “Simply throw in a bunch of ‘bag luggage’ and nobody will care.” However songwriters… *I* care! Whenever you’ve acquired a gaggle with as a lot potential as RIIZE, you need to give them your all. Half of Bag Dangerous Again appears to know this, however its limp hook spoils the social gathering.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+
