It’s the battle of the 8s this week, with 8TURN coming again yesterday and LUN8 ready within the wings at this time. I don’t assume these two teams have something in widespread past the quantity of their identify, but I hyperlink them collectively as a result of each really feel utterly malleable in sound. Should you requested me what a LUN8 tune seemed like, I’d don’t have any reply. They merely carry out songs which can be given to them.

New single Sneakers takes us into extra upbeat territory, perched over vibrant summer time synth earlier than collapsing right into a torpid refrain. Earlier than listening to the tune, I predicted the fellows can be shout-chanting about their sneakers through the refrain, and that’s not removed from the reality. The precise hook has a bit extra of a melodic throughline, however stays underdeveloped and utterly forgettable. Worse but, the instrumental loses all momentum right here, rising boring and defeated simply as the fellows are extolling the virtues of their favourite sneakers. At simply over two minutes, there’s not sufficient “tune” right here to depart any affect. I don’t actually get the purpose of this past the necessity to churn out new materials for promotions.

Grade: D+