A Ok-pop act’s title monitor isn’t all the time the most effective track on their album, even when it’s the one most individuals will hear. Typically, b-sides deserve recognition too. Within the singles-oriented world of Ok-pop, I need to highlight a few of these buried treasures and provides them the props they deserve.
ZEROBASEONE’s final two mini albums have been so sturdy that they turned me from an informal admirer of their music to a full-blown fan… simply in time for a possible disbandment/reconfiguration. I can’t say I’m as smitten with their new album, which looks like a string of lesser materials (together with each promoted tracks). Nonetheless, there’s one simple standout within the type of Star Eyes.
I’m all the time drawn towards extra upbeat materials, and particularly songs that throw all the things on the wall and unabashedly cost ahead with pop pizzazz. Star Eyes‘ massive EDM sound looks like a survival present sign track, however that’s its solely draw back. I’m utterly gained over by its use of strings to create an ornate sound that manages to rework an energy-shifting second verse into an actual spotlight. In a 12 months the place it appears that evidently everyone seems to be muting their ambition, it’s refreshing to listen to a track merely dash ahead full pace.
Star Eyes can also be a whopping 4 minutes lengthy. Almost each 3:30+ Ok-pop monitor this 12 months has been a spotlight. That claims one thing vital. As a listener, I vastly favor songs that turn into one thing. You merely can’t forge a way of scale and scope inside a two minute timeframe, and this fully-developed expertise is important to a track like Star Eyes.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.75 |
Grade: B+