I usually write about Ok-pop teams needing to discover a “signature sound,” however that doesn’t imply the sound is at all times for me. Boy group POW have taken an oddly subdued strategy with their music, leaning on components of downbeat jazz to gas their aesthetic. It hasn’t labored all that properly commercially, however no less than their discography is considerably constant.
Wall Flowers is a very reserved instance of the POW sound. Muted keys pepper an instrumental pushed by atmospheric synth and barely-there, skittering percussion. It’s not too dissimilar from present woman group developments, although the fellows strategy this differently. Moderately than provide ethereal fragments of melody, they usually depend on the chant-singing often present in blustery boy group tracks. This forges an fascinating distinction, although I’m undecided it really works. I’m taken with listening to a model of this instrumental with slick R&B type vocals slightly than the incessant sing-talk. We get peeks right here and there and so they sound nice. Sadly, the total tune doesn’t hit in the best way it ought to.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C
