It’s all the time fascinating to measure the lag between a extremely popular western pop tune and the inevitable Ok-pop progeny. I’m undecided Lisa’s solo materials will be thought-about “Ok-pop” given its language and her nationality, however you may positively hear how new single Moonlit Ground echoes the strategy of Sabrina Carpenter’s breezy international smash Espresso. Really, the monitor reaches even additional again in pop historical past.

The 2020’s have featured many huge pop songs constructed upon previous hits. Usually, their choruses are a whole copy of the unique they’re interpolating. Moonlit Ground could be very a lot this. Its hook is lifted totally from Sixpence None The Richer’s 1999 hit Kiss Me. I don’t know what number of youthful listeners will acknowledge this, however for me it makes the monitor really feel like a canopy… and never a very fascinating one.

To make this strategy work, Moonlit Ground wanted to leverage its inspiration in shocking or inventive methods. Sadly, the tune merely surrounds its copy/paste hook with uninteresting faux-disco, subdued to the purpose it almost loses its pulse. We have already got a lot present music with this identical association – vaguely funky however sanitized to the purpose it loses all id. It’s a “fantastic” monitor, however “fantastic” is probably the most uninteresting, noncommittal factor you will be. These phrases actually don’t describe Lisa, so I’m a bit bummed she was saddled with one thing like this.

Grade: C