EXO have been inaugurated into my “Okay-Pop A-Z” characteristic, which implies something they launch robotically will get a full assessment. To be sincere, I’ve regretted that rule over the previous few years since I haven’t vibed with the group’s albums since 2018.
Is there new work REVERXE any totally different? Learn on to search out out!
1. Crown // 2. Again It Up // 3. Loopy // 4. Suffocate // 5. Moonlight Shadows // 6. Again Pocket // 7. Contact & Go // 8. Flatline // 9. I’m Dwelling
Contact & Go
We’re now on the a part of REVERXE the place the tune titles truly describe the album. The concept of “contact and go” feels very apt for the songs right here, as almost each one among them hits its particular tone/fashion with out bothering to develop it into one thing greater than a satisfactory diversion. Take into consideration the scope of previous songs like What Is Love or Love, Love, Love. Neither of those are upbeat in the best way I usually desire from pop music, however each have such a cinematic attain and sense of fullness that made them classics inside their discography.
Compared, Contact & Go is a shrug. It’s an amiable vibe all through, that includes the form of 90s R&B groove SM Leisure has been mining for many years. The refrain is a missed alternative, choosing a chanted chorus fairly than any melodic heft. A comfortable bridge provides environment, however earlier than we all know it we’re again to the identical boring hook.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C