At any time when a brand new boy group debuts with a vivid idea, it looks like we’re working in opposition to the clock earlier than they inevitably shift towards edgier sounds. I’m not too anxious about TWS on this regard, particularly since their exceedingly vivid title tracks have been large chart successes. However once they do inevitably transfer on to new sounds, the group has already confirmed their abilities in a wide range of ideas.

It could take so little for me to dislike Double Take. Throw in some tinny, pots-and-pans percussion and posturing chants and also you’ve obtained a recipe for fast exasperation. But, the tune works despite itself. The hook is repetitive and simplistic, however the entire thing is pulled off with such aptitude. In between the relentless “Double, double, dou-dou-double… take!” we’ve obtained a stellar, vocal-led second verse. Elsewhere, the melodies are continuously transferring. I’m particularly charmed by the bridge, which positions stunning vary over a throwback hip-hop beat.

Greater than something, Double Take continues (and expands upon) TWS’s quirky model. Their energy to date has been remodeling acquainted tropes right into a playful narrative that performs just like the soundtrack to a youth drama. A lot of that is as a result of specificity and element of the songwriting/manufacturing, however the members’ charisma can’t be discounted. This successful mixture buoys what may have been a drained two minute TikTok problem into its personal form of spotlight.

Grade: B