Shut Your Eyes is a brand new boy group shaped by means of the audition collection Venture 7, which got here to my consideration due to contestant Shin Jaewon who had beforehand debuted with The Wind. Jaewon didn’t find yourself changing into a part of the group, that means I’m not conversant in any of the particular members. In contrast to most survival present acts, they’ve debuted with a sound that feels extra idiosyncratic than anticipated.
After all, “idiosyncratic” doesn’t mechanically imply I’ll love a bit of music. It simply means the music is a little more distinctive than what everybody else is peddling for the time being. Rewind to the early 2010’s and also you’d discover it far more widespread to launch glistening mid-tempos like All My Poetry (내 안의 모든 시와 소설은) as title tracks. However within the years since, Ok-pop has turn out to be much more targeted on dance. Modern title tracks are virtually all the time upbeat and/or hip-hop targeted. In distinction, All My Poetry affords a shimmering pop sound, probably extra of a b-side than a important course.
Ultimately, this gambit may repay. All My Poetry is much from one of the best factor I’ve heard inside its sub-genre, however I can already inform it should profit from replays. The melodies are slight however efficient and the blokes ship them nicely. The association jogs my memory of an up to date model of the R&B-pop that dominated airwaves from the mid-to-late 2000’s — notably on the subject of its synth soundscape and shuffling percussion. I’m unsure how far that nostalgia will carry All My Poetry, however for now the music is refreshing in its personal means.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 9 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
