WOODZ surprise-released an aggressive rock stomper again in July — shortly after coming back from his army enlistment. He’s clearly able to strike whereas the iron of his profession is scorching, and I really like that strategy. As we speak, he’s returned with a extra totally fleshed out visible and a music 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 larger presence on international music charts. He blends angst and theatricality in a method that makes his sound bigger than life, amplifying emotion for optimum impact. With I’ll By no means Love Once more, he achieves that intention by means of an inflow of choral vocals through the hook. What begins as a measured rock music slowly grows into an awesome 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 attainable earlier than coming to a jarring cease. There’s a cause a lot of my favourite 2025 singles have been on the longer facet. 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 hanging centerpieces are surrounded by much less memorable moments that do little past establishing the music’s highlights. So whereas the top consequence could be very a lot definitely worth the journey, that journey could be a bit uninteresting at occasions. Nevertheless, there’s no person else in Okay-pop releasing music like this, which makes WOODZ an important gem inside the trade. He’s earned the leeway to do as he pleases.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
