Track Overview: Primrose – Freyja

Although only a yr and a half outdated, Primrose have already gone from a duo to a solo to a four-piece group. Freyja is their second comeback as a quartet, together with members from disbanded teams Scorching Problem and BugAboo. It’s a hanging title for a music, referencing Norse mythology. However the music of Ok-pop has been closely indebted to Scandinavian creators for a few years, so a direct homage makes a bizarre form of sense.

I solely want Freyja sounded in the least Nordic. With a title like that, I count on a selected type of melody and an environment totally different from normal Ok-pop. The music needs to ship this throughout its grand refrain, however its generic manufacturing will get in the way in which. Other than some cool synths at its middle, Freyja‘s lumbering percussion feels lifted from any variety of “badass” lady group tracks. I’m not a fan of this association in any respect. It’s utterly at odds with what the melody is making an attempt to do.

On the plus facet, Freyja‘s refrain is kind of entrancing. Its vocal mix provides distinctive texture and the hook has a way of raise that elevates the power with out feeling like a special music completely. There are constructing blocks right here for a future comeback that would actually set Primrose other than their friends, however the group’s administration nonetheless has some effective tuning to do.

Grade: C