Dice Leisure’s rookie boy group These days has struggled to achieve traction out there, however it appears the company is lastly prepared to provide them a push. They’ve been rebranded beneath the moniker “NOWZ” and given a pre-release monitor composed by and that includes i-dle’s Yuqi main as much as their look at this 12 months’s KCON LA. Time will inform if this effort will bear fruit, however it’s good to see the group achieve a little bit of assist.
By itself, Fly To The Youth (자유롭게 날아) is unlikely to do a lot for the group, although I suppose stranger issues have occurred. The music is a basic pre-release within the sense that it feels a bit extraneous. Up up to now, NOWZ’s music hasn’t actually been for me so it’s good to listen to them swap genres and supply one thing extra melodic. Nonetheless, Fly To The Youth is caught between sentimental ballad and summer time banger and finally doesn’t harness the inherent strengths of both. As a substitute, we get a tasteful pop/rock mid-tempo. I just like the vibe, however the music doesn’t do a lot to face out when in comparison with related fare.
As I repeat practically daily, a greater set of melodies may elevate Fly To The Youth. The refrain is shimmering and fairly however lacks the melodic chunk to really captivate. I favor the verses and pre-chorus, which function some good twists and turns that might have been capitalized upon additional. I lay a lot of the blame on the manufacturing, which by no means commits to something attention-grabbing. A remix/transforming may do wonders for the monitor, higher accentuating its strengths and including a extra dynamic contact.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+
