Track Assessment: Lisa (BLACKPINK) – Born Once more (with Doja Cat & Raye)

With Woman Gaga’s glorious Abracadabra being rapturously acquired across the globe, there’s a tantalizing feeling within the air that massive shiny choruses and grandiose concepts could be coming again to pop music. Us Ok-pop followers know any international pattern takes a little bit of time to filter all the way down to the trade, however Born Once more is simply tangentially “Ok-pop,” anyway. The track is “international pop” within the true sense of the time period, bringing collectively three artists of various nationalities in service of Lisa’s upcoming album Alter Ego. To date, her solo music has run the stylistic gamut, however Born Once more goes straight for the pop jugular.

The killer trio of Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye commerce verses over a lithe synth funk beat that might have simply discovered place on an album by The Weeknd. The track percolates and surges in all the best locations, benefiting vastly every time the vocal association decides so as to add some spice. Curiously, Lisa’s parts of the track see her solely singing, ceding Born Once more‘s transient rap verses to her collaborators. At occasions she appears like a visitor in her personal track, with Doja Cat completely strolling away with the observe on verse two as she lands the most important and greatest punches.

Nonetheless, this track is bulletproof sufficient that they might have traded its varied segments in some ways and nonetheless ended up with a winner. At practically 4 minutes, Born Once more takes its time to develop a full and satisfying construction, making room for oft-neglected items like an intro/outro and bridge. It’s old school in that manner, by no means in search of to reinvent the wheel however at all times maintaining its focus and sense of momentum. At this fee, it’s clear that YG Leisure’s A&R group was in charge for BLACKPINK’s more and more boring materials as a result of the group’s solo efforts are showcasing an thrilling sense of scope and intention. That is my favourite Lisa single but.

Grade: B+