8TURN’s Like A Buddy had the unlucky destiny of being launched in mid-December simply as most music reveals have been occurring hiatus. The blokes lastly promoted it (briefly) a month later, however I can’t assist however suppose that if the tune had arrived in summer time it will have discovered a extra enthusiastic viewers. For me, it’s the group’s finest title monitor but and provided a extra strong songwriting fashion than previous work. In distinction, new single LEGGO regresses to a few of their earlier tropes.

The tune’s vitality and coronary heart are in the appropriate place, drawing affect from old-school hip-hop. It’s carried out with loads of verve, however groove is basically changed with noise. An excessive amount of of the monitor sees the blokes shouting on the viewers. The noisy refrain is so overstuffed and one-note that it finally ends up feeling monotonous. There are some cool harmonies occurring right here, however they’re buried beneath the incessant “LEGGO!” chants. I’m not often one for restraint in pop music, however a bit of may need gone a great distance in the case of this refrain.

A melodic pre-chorus and bridge try to inject some distinction. They really feel like teases to extra attention-grabbing songs, drawing upon 8TURN’s playful vitality with out the necessity to clobber us over the pinnacle with repetitive shouting. Sadly, these moments don’t final lengthy and in the end crumble beneath the burden of LEGGO‘s boisterous hooks.

Grade: C