Track Evaluation: Secret Quantity – Don’t Contact

I haven’t written a couple of new Secret Quantity monitor in virtually two years. The group has by no means fairly been in a position to crawl out of nugudom, however that’s not as a consequence of a scarcity of expertise. Secret Quantity grew to become identified for his or her vocals early on and have been at their finest when given materials that spotlights that talent. Nevertheless, this new iteration of the group has virtually all-new members, making a re-debut virtually mandatory. As a substitute, they’ve hung onto a reputation and branding that had little cachet to start with.

New single Don’t Contact remembers a couple of previous glories, but it surely’s lacking the particular sauce that will make it stand out. In Ok-pop, that “particular sauce” usually comes within the type of a strong finances, allowed a gaggle’s materials to be polished to a high-quality sheen. With out the funds mandatory to drag main songwriters, Don’t Contact comes throughout as a pleasant demo. I respect its massive dancefloor sound, even when all of the samples used are very generic. The track additionally consists of precise singing (a small miracle in right this moment’s local weather), although its melodies are clipped and unremarkable.

Given the distinctive nature of this comeback and the necessity to reintroduce a brand new iteration of Secret Quantity, Don’t Contact simply doesn’t meet the second. The track is completely high-quality however wholly pointless and simply will get misplaced in a sea of extra idiosyncratic tracks. I want this group effectively, but it surely’s going to be an uphill battle.

Grade: C