1. Atmos // 2. Hours // 3. Possibility // 4. Anti Believer // 5. Still Raining // 6. Thousand Miles Away
ANTI BELIEVER
ATMOS‘s first four tracks form an all killer, no filler suite of stylish dance music. Like the album’s teasers promised, it’s a whistlestop tour of genres SHINee have mastered. However, each song has its own distinctions to ensure the running order doesn’t feel repetitive.
Anti Believer brings the drama. Its title alone raised my eyebrows. It’s rare that a K-pop song makes me want to dive into its lyrics, but I had to take a look at translations for this one. It turns out the lyrics are vague enough to suit numerous situations. On the surface, this is a “love lost” concept, but it could just as easily be affixed to religious or societal anxiety.
Musically, Anti Believer pulses with a sinister dance beat. It’s one of the simpler song structures on the album, yet the hook has a way of quickly working itself under your skin. The guys sound great — sleek but emotive in all the right places. There’s an incredible moodiness to the entire track — not the subdued mush so many current acts peddle but an actual pathos that bears out in the sonic landscape of the production.
Hooks
8
Production
9
Longevity
9
Bias
9
RATING
8.75