OnlyOneOf are among the many most compelling artists working in Ok-pop proper now, however I’ve a bone to select with their company. The group not often releases new music, touring incessantly as a substitute. I’m blissful they proceed to go to a mess of nations (I’ve gotten to see them twice) and I’m positive that’s the place the majority of the cash is, however we’re now in a state of affairs the place a key member (Rie) has enlisted and the group’s small catalog is unlikely to develop a lot larger as inevitable hiatuses loom.

Reasonably than scheduling a killer comeback earlier than this inevitable transition, the fellows have delivered the sort of fan service ballad we frequently affiliate with disbandments or anniversaries. There’s nothing flawed with Keep, particularly if it had merely been a b-side on an album. However for followers ready over a 12 months for brand new materials, it feels just like the company is just kicking issues down the highway. It’s good to listen to the group’s vocals entrance and heart and the guitar-heavy instrumental injects new texture to their music, however the monitor is just not amongst their greatest. The melodies do what’s anticipated of them inside the sort of music — vaguely anthemic but unlikely to endure or resonate past their core fanbase.

Grade: C