1. Arduous // 2. Juice // 3. 10X // 4. Satellite tv for pc // 5. Identification // 6. The Feeling // 7. Like It // 8. Candy Distress // 9. Insomnia // 10. Gravity

LIKE IT

There are just a few vibes (or if I’m being extra cynical, “templates”) I have a tendency to like in terms of SHINee. We are able to safely file Like It underneath the “View vibe.” It’s well-suited to summer time, which makes me want the fellows would’ve promoted this as one of many album’s title tracks.

Aside from The Feeling, which has grown on me lots over the previous few weeks, Like It is my album standout. It’s solely damage by its relative lack of ambition. At underneath three minutes in size, the track is aware of precisely what it needs to ship and wastes no time getting there. The hazy, finger-snap verses set the stage earlier than the propulsive refrain rushes in. This sound is pure catnip to me, making the most of SHINee’s unbeatable vocal mix over an effortlessly catchy hook.

I’ve to provide particular props to Taemin throughout the first refrain. He completely assaults his strains, wringing extra drama from the chorus than I assumed doable. A jolt of electrical guitar throughout the track’s ultimate moments provides comparable heft. Like It might do with extra of those parts all through the observe, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a straightforward spotlight.

**Additionally, I do know some readers hate once I examine beloved Okay-pop teams to J-pop acts, however in the event you’re a SHINee fan (and particularly a fan of this SHINee fashion), you owe it to your self to trace down Attractive Zone’s newest two albums. They’ve very SHINee-esque at occasions, and I can’t assist however envision how SHINee would’ve destroyed summer time 2023 with a title observe like Desideria or Take A New Step.

Grade: B+