AB6IX are again in the present day with their third full-length album. This comes throughout the yr of their contract renewal. Will probably be fascinating to see what they determine to do. After a powerful industrial begin, the group has occupied a mid-to-low tier area that sees them constantly releasing music however hardly ever making any waves. New single Bottoms Up will probably share the identical destiny.

This music is completely nice, which longtime readers know is commonly a backhanded praise on this weblog. If you amass a music library as giant as mine over a long time of being a fan, there tends to be no room for “nice” anymore. Bottoms Up‘s unobtrusive mid-tempo sound goals for sing-alongs, however the music has such an innocuousness to it that I doubt it’ll encourage a lot participation. The manufacturing ramps up properly throughout the climax with added guitar, making me marvel how all the factor might need sounded if given a extra distinctive aptitude from the beginning.

Because it stands, Bottoms Up comes throughout as a pleasant album monitor. AB6IX have traversed quite a lot of genres all through their profession, making it a little bit dissatisfied that we’ve ended up at secure, milquetoast radio fodder like this. In the event that they stick round post-contract renewal, it’ll be fascinating to see if that spurs on a extra idiosyncratic sound.

Grade: C