WayV’s Ten has a brand new mini album out later this month and — like seemingly everybody in Okay-pop — has teased it with a pre-release single. Pre-releases usually find yourself being greater hits than the precise title tracks, as artists need to come out of the gate with their strongest materials first. Bambola takes a special method, eschewing chart potential for experimentation. It units the stage for a musically bold mission.
If I had been to explain Bambola succinctly, it’s like a typical Okay-pop music thrown in a blender till it’s shredded and put again collectively once more. Most of the items are within the “incorrect” place, but the construction nonetheless (barely) is sensible as a music. It may be troublesome to get this stability right. Too “experimental” and we lose the elements that make pop music nice, but too secure and the music feels extra like a gimmick than a press release. General, Bambola hits a satisfying center. I want it was a bit hookier, however its fixed barrage of sound is compelling in its personal means.
For me, this sort of music works finest when slicing its frantic nature with an oasis of melodic perfection. Although it’s not almost as bizarre as Bambola, Xia Junsu’s 2016 single Rock The World is a superb instance of tips on how to execute this nicely. The “yaba daba” refrain right here doesn’t work for me and solely heightens the music’s extra obnoxious components. I’m far more within the dramatic pre-chorus, which hints at a extra strong sequence of hooks.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 9 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+