Over the previous few weeks, ARTMS have payed round with expectations. Reasonably than merely debut a video and tune as regular, they first dropped pre-release monitor Born Stunner through an sudden Instagram response video. This can be a nice method to construct buzz and dialog, however on the finish of the day the precise music should be strong if the group needs to maintain listeners’ consideration.
This yr, I’ve turn out to be satisfied that the Ok-pop trade has turn out to be extremely insecure. Why else would so many teams need to continually inform us how nice/enticing/robust/and so forth they’re? In 2026 alone, we’ve been compelled to endure dozens of such songs. It’s now turn out to be a system: take some “experimental” hyperpop manufacturing, discover a quippy catchphrase and repeat it again and again in probably the most obnoxious tone you may muster. For ARTMS, these catchphrases embody gems like “I mentioned, “Okay, okay, okay, okay” (I’m stunner)” and “Watch me step into the membership like I’m your trauma, trauma.”
I simply don’t perceive who enjoys listening to this. When you’re a giant fan of this particular model of tune, please let me know why it resonates with you as a result of I’ve reached an deadlock. All a tune like Born Stunner jogs my memory of is that annoying, self-obsessed good friend who says issues like “I don’t look for the drama. It simply follows me round!” as in the event that they’re some kind of sufferer. It’s an unbearable mentality and these songs are a brutal soundtrack to our SNS-and-meme-driven world. As a tune, Born Stunner doesn’t even boast any robust moments (or any actual semblance of melody), so it plunges to the underside of this undesirable slop pile.
| Hooks | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 3 |
| Bias | 3 |
| RATING | 4 |
Grade: F