Shut Your Eyes is a brand new boy group fashioned via the audition sequence Challenge 7, which got here to my consideration due to contestant Shin Jaewon who had beforehand debuted with The Wind. Jaewon didn’t find yourself changing into a part of the group, that means I’m not aware of any of the particular members. Not like most survival present acts, they’ve debuted with a sound that feels extra idiosyncratic than anticipated.
In fact, “idiosyncratic” doesn’t mechanically imply I’ll love a chunk of music. It simply means the track is a little more distinctive than what everybody else is peddling for the time being. Rewind to the early 2010’s and also you’d discover it way more frequent to launch glistening mid-tempos like All My Poetry (내 안의 모든 시와 소설은) as title tracks. However within the years since, Okay-pop has develop into much more centered on dance. Up to date title tracks are virtually at all times upbeat and/or hip-hop centered. In distinction, All My Poetry gives a shimmering pop sound, doubtlessly extra of a b-side than a principal course.
In the long run, this gambit may repay. All My Poetry is way from the very best factor I’ve heard inside its sub-genre, however I can already inform it would profit from replays. The melodies are slight however efficient and the blokes ship them effectively. The association jogs my memory of an up to date model of the R&B-pop that dominated airwaves from the mid-to-late 2000’s — significantly in the case of its synth soundscape and shuffling percussion. I’m undecided how far that nostalgia will carry All My Poetry, however for now the track is refreshing in its personal means.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
