8TURN’s Like A Buddy had the unlucky destiny of being launched in mid-December simply as most music exhibits had been occurring hiatus. The fellows lastly promoted it (briefly) a month later, however I can’t assist however assume that if the tune had arrived in summer time it could have discovered a extra enthusiastic viewers. For me, it’s the group’s finest title observe but and supplied a extra strong songwriting fashion than previous work. In distinction, new single LEGGO regresses to a few of their earlier tropes.
The tune’s vitality and coronary heart are in the best place, drawing affect from old-school hip-hop. It’s carried out with loads of verve, however groove is basically changed with noise. An excessive amount of of the observe sees the fellows shouting on the viewers. The noisy refrain is so overstuffed and one-note that it finally ends up feeling monotonous. There are some cool harmonies taking place right here, however they’re buried underneath the incessant “LEGGO!” chants. I’m not often one for restraint in pop music, however a little bit might need gone a good distance in relation to this refrain.
A melodic pre-chorus and bridge try and inject some distinction. They really feel like teases to extra attention-grabbing songs, drawing upon 8TURN’s playful vitality with out the necessity to clobber us over the pinnacle with repetitive shouting. Sadly, these moments don’t final lengthy and in the end crumble underneath the load of LEGGO‘s boisterous hooks.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C