Track Evaluation: KiiiKiii – Dancing Alone

Starship Leisure’s new woman group KiiiKiii debuted earlier this yr, grabbing consideration with a various set of promoted tracks. Their memey Debut Track didn’t work for me and I discovered follow-ups BTG and Groundwork a bit too fitful to final on my playlist, however the generic pop of I Do Me loved shocking longevity. Now, KiiiKiii are again in a pop realm with new single Dancing Alone, which takes its cues from the 80s.

“Ok-pop + The 80s” has a protracted historical past crammed with bangers, together with one of many business’s greatest albums of all-time. At this level, the last decade’s sounds have been mined so utterly that there’s probably not any new floor to cowl. And true to type, Dancing Alone is the form of easy synthpop we’ve heard numerous occasions earlier than. This sound will at all times engender a sure baseline of reward from me as a result of I discover it endlessly interesting, however to push previous “good” and arrive at “improbable,” the music must do one thing extra.

Dancing Alone is solely “good,” the form of observe I’d gladly add to any playlist and one which I’ll in all probability return to very often. Its melodies are stable, its synth-heavy instrumental shimmers with a constant sheen and the ladies promote the nostalgic sentiments at its core. Nonetheless, there’s a workmanlike strategy to Dancing Alone that someway makes it lower than the sum of its components. The music feels prefer it may have been carried out by nearly anybody, missing a singular perspective or tackle the style. On this manner, it’s a worthy follow-up to I Do Me. Time will inform if it can stick across the charts for so long as that observe.

Grade: B