And the heart says, “It’s too late to apologize.”
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Patrick St. Michel: Dude realizes he was the shitty one in the relationship, and he STILL makes a big dumb “I miss ya baby” song. Just take the loss and don’t shout so much.
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Katherine St Asaph: Originally I had written “the space food version of Shawn Mendes, backed by the space food version of Sam Smith.” Then I got to the bridge and its non-sequitur “I’m coming, baby I’m coming,” and now I’m going to let this metaphor sit unmixed.
[1]
Micha Cavaseno: Fray-core MOR rockers with hints of jarring guitar chiming that could belong on any Ellie Goulding snoozefest and fake choir effects involving Hook’s lifeless voice pitched around to sound like a mass of jokers. The guy’s voice sounds like a throwaway Enrique Iglesias crossover record, and likewise he demonstrates about that much sense of value for his record.
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Iain Mew: Characterising a CanCon song as laboured and unoriginal is to aim for rather an easy target. Even as Shawn Hook strains for drama, though, the thing that makes the biggest impact is still that the chorus sounds like Naughty Boy and Sam Smith’s “La La La” if it didn’t quite take off.
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Alfred Soto: The song is pretty, but the falsetto a mistake, not when paired with the chorus hook “Maybe I’m in love with you” — uh, if you don’t know, stay away from me, bro. The decision betrays a producing decision to dump a ballad arrangement for something with a bit more bounce.
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Brad Shoup: Bro, it’s not called TwoRepublic.
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Jer Fairall: Cursed with being largely indistinguishable from fellow Canadian Shawn Mendes, this Shawn’s vocals are nevertheless notably less mewling, hewing closer to Ryan Tedder’s arena-aspiring choruses, but with a “soulful” tinge that uncomfortably recalls Hedley’s dreadful “Crazy For You,” though minus the unctuousness. In such company, Hook can at least be praised for his inoffensive anonymity.
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Thomas Inskeep: Warm pop&b with housey piano chords, staking out Sam Smith territory. The song’s better, though.
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Ramzi Awn: Something about Hook’s vox don’t reel you in, and there’s nothing especially interesting about “Sound of Your Heart.” A friendly warning to the babe in question: let him keep on missing the sound of your heart beating — at least let him come up with a better tune.
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