Tune Assessment: CSR – Can’t Cover Anymore

I wasn’t certain whether or not to put in writing about this track or not because it’s barely promoted and the animated (AI slop) video doesn’t actually match my necessities for evaluation. Nevertheless, I’m very keen on CSR and their discography and it’s a sluggish day/week in Ok-pop. The group debuted in 2022 with a whopper of a mini album, recapturing the intense, melodic sound of previous lady teams like GFriend and early-SNSD. That sound comes at a premium these days (hell, it’s virtually extinct!), so even a so-so model of it like Can’t Cover Anymore (숨길 수 없는 맘인걸) comes throughout as very refreshing.

First off, it’s miserable to see what’s occurred to CSR. They barely launch music anymore and even this track had no actual teasers or build-up. The members don’t seem within the video and this isn’t a part of any bigger album or venture. It’s fairly actually a scrap thrown on the followers. I’m dedicated to choosing that scrap off the bottom, dusting it off and placing it in a pleasant body for posterity’s sake. Can’t Cover Anymore isn’t essentially the most superb factor I’ve ever heard and if it had emerged in 2016 when this sound was fashionable it could’ve been overshadowed by so many stronger songs inside the style. However in a world the place everybody’s sing-talking by their two minute tracks, Can’t Cover Anymore is a beautiful little trinket.

The track carries the cadence of Lovelyz’ early work, transferring briskly by a sequence of quirky hooks. There isn’t one knockout hook to heart every little thing else round, which hurts the track’s memorability. Fortunately, the fizzy, synth-fueled instrumental retains the vitality excessive all through, buoyed by CSR’s spirited efficiency. I don’t know that I’ll bear in mind this track in a yr’s time, nevertheless it’s a pleasant, nostalgic pick-me-up on the finish of the week.

Grade: B