Tune Overview: Shut Your Eyes – Paint Sweet

I actually get pleasure from Shut Your Eyes’ latest title observe Snowy Summer time, however after I give it some thought the music might be my least favourite on their new mini album. I already wrote about b-side You, figuring out full nicely that album opener Paint Sweet would finally be promoted as a double title observe. Now, it’s been paired with a brand new video forward of probably music present performances.

If I’ve one criticism for Shut Your Eyes, it’s that I want their music heightened the power a bit. The overwhelming majority of their tracks to date have been mid-tempo, which isn’t my most well-liked mode for idol pop. Paint Sweet‘s brisk New Jack Swing beat will get us a lot nearer to bop territory and hints at a promising transformation for his or her sound.

The music opens with a catchy spoken-word hook (harking back to Pink Velvet’s iconic Pink Taste, really!) earlier than launching into its first verse. Whereas the percussion hits with new depth, the vocal supply remains to be fairly laid again. This distinction works nicely, particularly set in opposition to the flood of forgettable sing-talk at present clogging the Ok-pop market. Paint Sweet‘s refrain is equally restrained, coasting alongside the groove fairly than snatching full command of the music. Once more, this isn’t my most well-liked method to a music like this, however Shut Your Eyes make it work due to their compelling vocal colour and the overall breeziness of the observe. General, this makes for a strong late-summer spotlight.

Grade: B