I’m at all times a bit skeptical about songs known as “Rock & Roll” that aren’t from precise rock bands, but when anybody’s received the angle to drive this model it’s ITZY. They made their title on a brash power that felt punky even because it was fastidiously designed by a company to look so.
Japanese single Rock & Roll is just not even near “rock,” regardless of the ladies repeatedly telling us that they’re “so rock and roll.” The music doesn’t even attempt to embrace this style, and that’s most likely to its profit. As a substitute, Rock & Roll is an upbeat dance observe peppered by the occasional edgy breakdown. The melodies are lighter than anticipated, particularly the effusive refrain. My mind can’t fairly parse what ITZY are saying with how they’re saying it, making me want the music had a completely completely different idea. However from somebody who now loves a observe known as “Head Shoulders Knees Toes,” I can clearly recover from cringy lyrics if the sound itself is engaging.
Rock & Roll is engaging, if a bit generic. I want the music pushed itself additional in any course. Because it stands, Rock & Roll doesn’t decide to a lot of something, happy to face as pleasant fluff moderately than trigger the form of ruckus we all know ITZY are able to. Inside their discography, that is clearly mid-tier — sanitized sufficient to please nearly everybody however missing the sucker punch that might really knock out the group’s greatest admirers.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+