The phrase “Navillera” hits me with an instantaneous serotonin increase as a result of I immediately bear in mind the GFriend music of the identical identify. For my cash, no woman group has launched a greater title monitor than that within the final ten years, which is definitely a miserable thought once I ruminate on it too lengthy. Right this moment, “Navillera” refers back to the debut of a brand new group. Sadly, their identify will not be indicative of their music.
The video for No Restrict is a kind of thrown-together, “5 {dollars} and a dream” model dance clips shot in some storage. The finances is clearly not budgeting. Nonetheless, we’ve seen nice music spawn from under-funded teams up to now. It’s not not possible! It simply isn’t occurring right here.
No Restrict affords reheated woman group tropes — sing-talk at each flip, plonky percussion that may’t resolve what tempo it needs to function at, and loads of nonsense about “working this city.” At this level, I’m so past sick of Ok-pop songs with no lyrical content material past extolling how badass and superior their performers are. In No Restrict‘s case, the idea isn’t convincing. By the point we hit the music’s peak, the manufacturing has devolved into a group of irritating noises loosely assembled into rhythm. And worst of all, it simply doesn’t stand out. I can throw a stone in any route and listen to 5 different Ok-pop songs that sound like this.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7 |
Grade: C-