1. Atmos // 2. Hours // 3. Chance // 4. Anti Believer // 5. Nonetheless Raining // 6. Thousand Miles Away

HOURS

This mini album was billed as a showcase of SHINee’s signature attraction, which can be a reward for followers. If an act has mastered a sound or style, there’s no purpose not to return to that nicely. For Hours, the “nicely” in query is a glossy funk-pop method. This music may have emerged from virtually any SHINee album since their debut and that timelessness is a complete energy.

Hours tempers its funk with moments of pullback after every refrain. As all the time, I feel the producers may have picked extra attention-grabbing percussion right here than reheated entice beats, however these segments don’t final lengthy and barely drag down the power. I like the thought of a post-chorus breakdown and surprise what it may have seemed like with guitar (or some other instrumental contact, actually).

In terms of Hours, the refrain is its spotlight. It’s snappy and thrilling, powered by SHINee’s inimitable vocal mix. There’s a world the place the manufacturing saved up extra constantly with these melodies and we’d have one other Married To The Music spotlight, however as a b-side observe that is decidedly above common and I think it’ll have an extended shelf life.

Grade: B