GOT7’s members have gone on to take pleasure in quite a lot of solo careers, exploring varied fields and markets. Amongst them, BamBam has had an fascinating — if unbalanced — discography. New single Final Parade throws that sense of inconsistency right into a single tune. It’s without delay thrilling and irritating.

Opening with the fanfare of a choir, Final Parade rapidly segues right into a sparse hip-hop beat as BamBam effortlessly skirts between rapping and singing. A continuing sense of drama bristles beneath the floor, however Final Parade doles out its strengths sparingly. The monitor is a bit merciless on this sense, forcing us to wade via an underwhelming refrain earlier than the instrumental picks up for a frenzied dance breakdown.

On this manner, Final Parade jogs my memory of G-Dragon’s early-2010’s work, mixing genres right into a fitful hip-hop bundle pushed by character. The distinction is, songs like Crayon and Coup D’Etat have been much more beneficiant with their preparations. In distinction, Final Parade is 15% wonderful and 85% waiting-for-the-song-to-become-excellent. Clearly, I want BamBam had leaned absolutely into the “wonderful” aspect of issues, however flashes of brilliance make Final Parade worthy of a minimum of a pay attention or two.

Grade: C+