The members of EXO are busy this month, as chief Suho follows D.O. along with his personal solo launch. As has turn out to be widespread currently, he’s kicking off promotions with a pre-release monitor. Cheese retains issues within the SM household, enlisting Purple Velvet’s Wendy for visitor vocals.

This frothy pop-rock monitor feels as if it will be simply as comfy within the 70’s as it’s right this moment. There’s a traditional enchantment to its piano-led instrumental that sounds not like anything in EXO’s discography. Paired with a stronger set of melodies, this might have solid a really enjoyable pastiche. In any case, we don’t hear mushy rock influences in Okay-pop fairly often. When Cheese‘s guitar solo is available in earlier than the ultimate refrain, we get a touch of how the tune would possibly sound if it absolutely surrendered to the eccentricities of its inspirations.

Cheese‘s greatest melodic second occurs throughout verse two, when Wendy first seems. Her vocals glide in right here, completely matching the insistent beat and piano chords. Suho quickly joins in, bringing a pleasant concord that lasts by way of the second refrain. However an excessive amount of of Cheese‘s songwriting doesn’t really feel adventurous sufficient. It’s caught at a “7” when the instrumental desires to push it to a “10.” It’s a enjoyable, offbeat pre-release that concurrently appears like a missed alternative.

Grade: C+