Choerry’s Pressure completes the run of Odd Eye Circle solo tracks that began with Kim Lip’s Can You Entertain. These songs have existed in similar sonic territory — vaguely nostalgic but mostly smooth and stylish. However, the music has become less interesting with each track and Pressure is the least notable of the bunch.
While the other two solos harnessed elements of new jack swing, Pressure is much more modern in approach. It favors a combination of shuffling percussion under languid synth. It’s moody but otherwise quite forgettable. The song’s melodies support this approach, unfurling without landing a single knockout punch. If you had told me the composers were making the track up as they went along, I’d believe you. The vocal phrasing has a conversational nature that doesn’t lead to the natural stickiness needed in great pop music.
When it comes down to it, a song like Pressure is hard to write about because it leaves absolutely no impression on me. Choerry’s performance is fine but not notable in any way and the whole arrangement feels like it’s holding back at every turn. It’s the kind of song that simply exists. Even after a few listens I can barely remember it.
Hooks
7
Production
7
Longevity
7
Bias
7
RATING
7