Ok-Pop A-Z Evaluation: GFriend – Time For The Moon Night time

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Earlier Ideas: “The observe pulls in these lush orchestral components we’ve been lacking since 2016’s superior Tough, drenching the instrumental in layers of strings. I simply want that a lot of the music didn’t really feel so listless. A tighter construction, with a extra clearly outlined melody within the verses, would have made for a stronger finish product. It feels as if we’re coasting this fashion and that with out a lot objective till we attain the refrain.” (full evaluation)

Up to date ideas: Time For The Moon Night time ushers us into the second stage of GFriend’s profession, at which level they switched producers from the Iggy/Youngbae duo who had crafted all their title tracks up thus far. The general sound didn’t change an excessive amount of (at the very least at first), however you’ll be able to positively sense a distinction in tone and power.

Moon Night time is extra symphonic than athletic, although it does kick up some momentum because it goes on. It was an enormous grower for me on the time, however I can’t say I’ve gone again to hearken to it a lot since 2018. Listening to it in 2024 with considerably recent ears is an attention-grabbing expertise. The way in which the melody unfolds is sort of satisfying, however the manufacturing nonetheless feels prefer it’s lacking one thing to me. Perhaps it’s the hesitance of the percussion? The association might do with a component that anchors the observe to the bottom. At instances, it feels as if it might float away solely. Even so, I’m bumping up the ranking a bit as a result of this looks like a minor basic within the group’s discography.

Grade: B+