Late final month, new Korean-American trio RE:WIND shocked me with their improbable pre-release RE:SET. It’s so enjoyable when an act bounds out of the gate with sturdy materials. This monitor set the stage for his or her debut single Endlessly, however sadly I don’t discover myself as greatly surprised this time.

It is a powerful one as a result of I completely love what the group is attempting to do right here. I’ve typically stated there’s an enormous gap within the Ok-pop marketplace for the form of slamming, post-New-Jack-Swing teen pop that dominated the early-2000’s. Endlessly clearly takes its cues from acts as huge as Backstreet Boys and Nsync and as area of interest as A1 and Youngstown. This has my identify written throughout it, however the execution leaves rather a lot to be desired.

My important problem right here is the manufacturing on the vocals. The blokes’ voices are slathered with results to the purpose the place each line feels like mush. This straight contrasts with the sharp model they’re trying and makes for an especially irritating pay attention. It’s too dangerous, as a result of the precise music is sort of sturdy however this method makes the top product really feel overly newbie. A easy re-recording may elevate this so simply.

Grade: C+