BLACKPINK’s Lisa has been working the worldwide press as late with a star activate the current season of White Lotus, performances at Coachella and The Oscars and quite a lot of big-name collaborations. It seems like she’s actually damaged by way of, which implies presents should be flying in. Now could be the time to select and select.

This being The Bias Record, I get to specific my distaste for Maroon 5’s oeuvre. If I had it my method, something even tangentially Okay-pop associated would keep removed from their model of whitebread blandness. Nevertheless, they’re insanely common so from a industrial standpoint I assume this team-up is smart. And slightly than stand as a Lisa single, Priceless may be very a lot a Maroon 5 observe she simply occurs to be part of. Even in that regard, the music is as banal as a cup of room temperature water. Its gentle, vaguely funky instrumental positions itself within the background, as unobtrusive as pop music will get.

The melodies echo this flatness. Priceless is an early-summer vibe. Music to relax to. By the point Lisa is available in for verse two, brandishing a mix of spoken phrase and vocals, I’m grateful for a brand new texture and trace of persona. She’s simply the perfect factor about this music, and I assume that counts for one thing. But when she’s going to collaborate with extra western artists, I’d suggest concentrating on performers with extra chunk and one thing attention-grabbing to say.

Grade: C-