Tune Assessment: WayV – Massive Bands

SM Leisure has been on a roll these days with their boy group albums, although they’ve additionally struggled to choose one of the best songs to advertise as title tracks. I’m hoping that may be the case with WayV as effectively, particularly since their albums have a tendency to carry many buried treasures. New title Massive Bands is bolstered by an fascinating idea however the remaining product fails to ignite sparks.

I really like an enormous band affect in Ok-pop (or on this case, C-pop) tracks. SM has a storied historical past of injecting these components into good items from the likes of TVXQ and SHINee. That’s an intimidating lineage to reside as much as, and sadly Massive Bands bunts when it ought to be aiming for a house run. Sure, the prospers of brass are a cool contact, particularly after they totally take cost for funky breakdowns. However other than that gimmick, the track is actually one other braggadocious, trap-infused hip-hop monitor. There isn’t any Sherlock bombast or Spellbound grace. The hooks are fairly flat and really repetitive, squandering potential to go bolder.

To be truthful, Massive Bands is solely not that form of track and it’s unfair to grade it on standards it’s not even trying, however at the same time as a swaggering hype monitor the power feels oddly inert. The manufacturing would vastly enhance with a heavier In Da Membership fashion thump, including gravity to the jazzy ornamentation. Because it stands, the instrumental feels at odds with itself, without delay grand and chintzy. And sadly, the track itself just isn’t fascinating sufficient to compensate for these uninteresting textures.

Grade: C-