TWS TRY WITH US: In-Depth Album Overview – Fortunate To Be Liked

1. Fortunate To Be Liked // 2. Countdown! // 3. Random Play // 4. Freestyle // 5. Now Enjoying // 6. Go Again

LUCKY TO BE LOVED

The overriding feeling amongst weblog readers appears to be that I’m completely loopy for loving TWS’s new single Countdown, however I promise you that is no PSYOP or self-justification. Although to be honest, I made the uncommon transfer of self-editing an prolonged model of the music for my very own music library that enhances what I hear within the unique and extra absolutely represents the opinions I specified by my evaluation yesterday. At any fee, I sometimes function track-by-track album opinions from a few of my favourite acts in Okay-pop, and TWS have reached that threshold. Over the course of the subsequent 5 days, I need to take a look at every music on their new mini album.

For many who discovered Countdown an excessive amount of of a Plot Twist / S/N retread, album opener Fortunate To Be Liked provides one thing fairly completely different. Its subdued tone is far more according to current single Final Competition, although the music isn’t as melodically (or sonically) developed as that monitor. This can be a good temper for TWS as a result of they’ve such robust, attribute vocals. I really like listening to their voices entrance and middle within the combine, they usually sound nice right here.

The music itself is the sort of mellow, mid-tempo dance monitor I usually consider as “H&M-core.” Melding components of UK storage with atmospheric synth, Fortunate To Be Liked unfolds with a trendy nonchalance that’s laborious to withstand. I’ll all the time want pop music that’s a bit extra energetic, however that is very well finished and I wouldn’t be mad if it was chosen as a follow-up single. Of all of the songs on the album, it most likely has the best potential to develop with time because it’s such and straightforward, unobtrusive hear. And identical to Countdown, a knockout bridge would have been very welcome.

Grade: B