Since their debut in 2023, BOYNEXTDOOR has steadily constructed up a big fanbase and this yr they’ve continued to department out to festivals like Lollapalooza. All of the whereas, their music has stored its personal coloration, pulling as a lot from very outdated pop genres because it does fashionable developments. New single Hollywood Motion continues this strategy however flirts too closely with novelty.
The group has developed a penchant for swing music and different sounds of that period. It’s definitely distinctive, however threatens to really feel like a schtick with out the suitable track. Their music is nearly at all times personality-driven and that will get them far even on a monitor like this. It’s onerous to think about one other band with the ability to pull off Hollywood Motion in any respect. I don’t assume even BOYNEXTDOOR make it work, but it surely’s a testomony to their attraction that the track is not less than listenable.
I’ve by no means loved music that sounds an excessive amount of like a business jingle, and Hollywood Motion veers onerous into this territory. It’s constructed upon one goofy concept, repeated with out a lot further flesh on the bone. The monitor facilities round a catchy brass loop, over which the blokes solid off some forgettable sing-talk about “screaming like a thriller” or some nonsense. The manufacturing right here is just too threadbare to hold a lot pleasure. It seems like a drag-and-drop loop from a pattern pack, unadorned and unexciting. Certainly one of BOYNEXTDOOR’s best property is their power, and that’s nearly fully absent given the constraints of the track. Sadly, that is their worst single in an in any other case robust discography.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.25 |
Grade: C