TXT’s new (full) album weighs in at eight tracks and a paltry twenty-one minutes. This brevity isn’t unique to TXT and I don’t mean to call them out specifically, but it’s representative of choices the K-pop industry is currently making. So much effort seems to go into everything surrounding the music, even as the actual songs grow shorter and less developed. In this case, that effort includes music videos for each of the members’ solo tracks. In keeping with the truncated nature of the album, I’ll be writing mini reviews for each song as the videos are released.
As a lover of more uptempo pop music, my eyes widen whenever I see the word “dance.” But in this case, Hueningkai’s solo Dance With You is more akin to a soft shuffle. “Vibing” to the music is more in vogue these days than all-out dancing, and if you’re looking for a vibe you’ll find one here. The muted rhythms and choked instrumental loops don’t do much for me and Dance With You never builds to any moment of notable interest. It’s also the shortest song of the solos, leaving it little room to develop into much of anything. This is mood music, and I’m just not in this particular mood very often.
Hooks
7
Production
7
Longevity
7
Bias
7
RATING
7