Tune Assessment: WOODZ – I’ll By no means Love Once more

WOODZ surprise-released an aggressive rock stomper again in July — shortly after getting back from his army enlistment. He’s clearly able to strike whereas the iron of his profession is sizzling, and I really like that strategy. Right this moment, he’s returned with a extra totally fleshed out visible and a tune whose emotive sound is prone to attraction extra strongly to the charts.

To me, WOODZ’s present music feels transported straight from the 90s when rock was a a lot greater presence on international music charts. He blends angst and theatricality in a method that makes his sound bigger than life, amplifying emotion for max impact. With I’ll By no means Love Once more, he achieves that intention via an inflow of choral vocals through the hook. What begins as a measured rock tune slowly grows into an amazing cry. By the point we hit the climax, the association has stirred up a church-like fervor. This gradual construct rewards the listener and feels much more notable in a local weather of two-minute TikTok songs that dispense of their hooks as quickly as doable earlier than coming to a jarring cease. There’s a cause lots of my favourite 2025 singles have been on the longer aspect. Nice songs want area to develop.

I’ll By no means Love Once more isn’t fairly the slam dunk it could possibly be as a result of its placing centerpieces are surrounded by much less memorable moments that do little past establishing the tune’s highlights. So whereas the top outcome could be very a lot definitely worth the journey, that journey generally is a bit uninteresting at instances. Nevertheless, there’s no one else in Okay-pop releasing music like this, which makes WOODZ a vital gem throughout the trade. He’s earned the leeway to do as he pleases.

Grade: B