9 years into their profession, it’s superb how immensely fashionable DAY6 have turn out to be. Their 2019 title observe Time Of Our Life has (rightfully) turn out to be a sleeper hit on the charts, whereas latest single Welcome To The Present has additionally skilled a boomerang over the previous few months. The group boasts a sturdy again catalog, and it appears that evidently Korea is very happy to dive in time and again. Stacked in opposition to this historical past, Soften Down (녹아내려요) sounds extra like a victory lap than a standout in its personal proper.

DAY6 have well reverted to the celebratory vitality of Time Of Our Life, poised to construct upon that late-career success. I’m certain there are higher descriptions, however this rollicking rock vitality all the time recollects photos of working (frolicking?) by a grass discipline as spring begins to bloom. Soften Down takes this model in a heavier course, setting its buoyant refrain in opposition to verses that really feel extra confrontational.

As is usually the case with nice pop music, Time Of Our Life harnessed an unimaginable collection of singalong melodies completely poised for stadium performances. Soften Down makes an attempt the same strategy however the refrain struggles to scale the identical emotional or cathartic heights. It’s tremendous stable, however with no distinctive calling card the music threatens to fade right into a catalog already filled with glorious singles.

Grade: C+