23-11-2024, 16:23
New Music Friday 22.11.24 Review #8
Luther - Kendrick Lamar (6/10)
'Luther' is a conscious hip-hop/soul song with additional vocals and writing from R&B star SZA. The song follows the traditional boom-bap routes while having a nice landing for both Kendrick and SZA's vocals with strings and a structure that builds the song. The main problem for me is that the song doesn't do too much though and just follows a rhythm that doesn't sound like it has enough flavour, especially to be a main track. Nice try, Kendrick, but you can do better.
Popular: Ariana Grande (6/10)
'Popular' followed the same back'N'forth style musical songs do as this featured in the movie 'Wicked.' Cynthia Erivo also gave vocals on this. The song features a wide range of instrumentals and uses them at the correct time, which is impressive seeing how much the vocalists changed their voice. As much as this wasn't bad, I really cannot get into musical songs with acting. The piano and the light to strong vocal holds were a good part of the song though, and the flow sounded correct.
Number One Girl: Rose (5/10)
After Rosé got her first hit single from her upcoming album 'Rosie' (out December 6th), she has a follow-up that turns out to be track 1 on her new album. This sadly sounds nothing like her first single, 'APT,' and like most artists, trails off on the second release. This follows more of a ballad style with soul-pop, which isn't bad, but it's the song that is more likely to make newly returning listeners tune out. Also, Bruno Mars is still on this and happens to be a writer and producer. The end story is that this is a light, Korean ballad that fails to live up to what it should be and has nothing much to it.
Artic Tundra - Nicki Minaj/Juice WRLD (5/10)
Hello Miss Johnson - Jack Harlow (5/10)
Jack often brings something new to the table that interests me; this is new but certainly not a bop. 'Hello, Miss Johnson' is a flirty song where Jack flirts with Miss Johnson's daughter alongside a medium-paced pitch that aligns with the rest of the song.
Need Dat Boy - Lil Nas X (5/10)
This is the second release off of Lil Nas X's upcoming album 'DREAMBOY.' It's a rap song with slower elements and is a lgbt song. This was an alright choice for the next album, but it lacked an infectious feel just like the first track did.
The Line: Twenty-One Pilots (6.5/10)
This was a really good choice for Arcane to pick, and the song was a hard-hitting pop ballad. As someone who has never been full onboard with the pilot releases, this is one that I thought was simple yet really had a feel to it and was well composed.
Polari - Olly Alexander (Years & Years) (5/10)
WOW, WHAT AN UNEXPECTED MOVE!! I was not expecting the track to sound like this and only be 1:26 long! The synth-electro/pop gave off an 80s feel and felt like a small snippet of what the upcoming full album could be.
Tears - Tyla (4/10)
I'm sick of her R&B-Afrobeat style. She thinks she's making something new, but it's all boring. She's going to be a one-hit wonder forever.
Bend-Wizkid (6/10)
A track with a lift to it and more radio-friendly style Afrobeat was a good and needed step for Wizkid.
Run it—Jelly Roll (2/10)
I can't believe this featured in a Sonic movie; this sounds so off and poorly produced. This is genuinely horrifically bad. This guy already messed up country, and he tries to combine country with some glitchy gamer-type beat to make this? Playing a few seconds of this song would make anyone leave the room, and the energy on this trys to be high for kids, but it really flops. This is terrible.
Iced Coffee- Jojo Siwa (4/10)
Jojo Siwa makes a cheap copy of the song 'Espresso' while using an AI artwork for the poorly produced song as her career reaches an ALL TIME LOW. She can't even sing, and everything she does tends to be for clout; add a few sound effects and autotune, and you get a Jojo song.
Luther - Kendrick Lamar (6/10)
'Luther' is a conscious hip-hop/soul song with additional vocals and writing from R&B star SZA. The song follows the traditional boom-bap routes while having a nice landing for both Kendrick and SZA's vocals with strings and a structure that builds the song. The main problem for me is that the song doesn't do too much though and just follows a rhythm that doesn't sound like it has enough flavour, especially to be a main track. Nice try, Kendrick, but you can do better.
Popular: Ariana Grande (6/10)
'Popular' followed the same back'N'forth style musical songs do as this featured in the movie 'Wicked.' Cynthia Erivo also gave vocals on this. The song features a wide range of instrumentals and uses them at the correct time, which is impressive seeing how much the vocalists changed their voice. As much as this wasn't bad, I really cannot get into musical songs with acting. The piano and the light to strong vocal holds were a good part of the song though, and the flow sounded correct.
Number One Girl: Rose (5/10)
After Rosé got her first hit single from her upcoming album 'Rosie' (out December 6th), she has a follow-up that turns out to be track 1 on her new album. This sadly sounds nothing like her first single, 'APT,' and like most artists, trails off on the second release. This follows more of a ballad style with soul-pop, which isn't bad, but it's the song that is more likely to make newly returning listeners tune out. Also, Bruno Mars is still on this and happens to be a writer and producer. The end story is that this is a light, Korean ballad that fails to live up to what it should be and has nothing much to it.
Artic Tundra - Nicki Minaj/Juice WRLD (5/10)
Hello Miss Johnson - Jack Harlow (5/10)
Jack often brings something new to the table that interests me; this is new but certainly not a bop. 'Hello, Miss Johnson' is a flirty song where Jack flirts with Miss Johnson's daughter alongside a medium-paced pitch that aligns with the rest of the song.
Need Dat Boy - Lil Nas X (5/10)
This is the second release off of Lil Nas X's upcoming album 'DREAMBOY.' It's a rap song with slower elements and is a lgbt song. This was an alright choice for the next album, but it lacked an infectious feel just like the first track did.
The Line: Twenty-One Pilots (6.5/10)
This was a really good choice for Arcane to pick, and the song was a hard-hitting pop ballad. As someone who has never been full onboard with the pilot releases, this is one that I thought was simple yet really had a feel to it and was well composed.
Polari - Olly Alexander (Years & Years) (5/10)
WOW, WHAT AN UNEXPECTED MOVE!! I was not expecting the track to sound like this and only be 1:26 long! The synth-electro/pop gave off an 80s feel and felt like a small snippet of what the upcoming full album could be.
Tears - Tyla (4/10)
I'm sick of her R&B-Afrobeat style. She thinks she's making something new, but it's all boring. She's going to be a one-hit wonder forever.
Bend-Wizkid (6/10)
A track with a lift to it and more radio-friendly style Afrobeat was a good and needed step for Wizkid.
Run it—Jelly Roll (2/10)
I can't believe this featured in a Sonic movie; this sounds so off and poorly produced. This is genuinely horrifically bad. This guy already messed up country, and he tries to combine country with some glitchy gamer-type beat to make this? Playing a few seconds of this song would make anyone leave the room, and the energy on this trys to be high for kids, but it really flops. This is terrible.
Iced Coffee- Jojo Siwa (4/10)
Jojo Siwa makes a cheap copy of the song 'Espresso' while using an AI artwork for the poorly produced song as her career reaches an ALL TIME LOW. She can't even sing, and everything she does tends to be for clout; add a few sound effects and autotune, and you get a Jojo song.