An anagram of “I love dowagers”, yet somehow omitted from the soundtrack of Downton Abbey Rides Again…
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Will Rivitz: I THOUGHT I WAS FREE FROM THE TYRANNY OF BIG ROOM HOUSE WHYYYYYYYY :(((((
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Scott Mildenhall: So there are other people wondering how high Showtek’s “Booyah” should place on their end-of-decade list. The only thing better would be if they could help make the call on whether Wiley’s “Take That” counts as 2000s or 2010s.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim: “Adios” is the most obvious post-Blackpink song of the year, aiming for the triumphant, festival-ready songs that the girl group churned out for their latest mini. There’s a toughness that the Everglow girls try to exude that’s belied by how by-the-numbers this feels, and it’s a shame that an attempt at multidimensionality with the pre-chorus (“Why do you make me feel so small”) is belied by how the genre-blending seems so rote. This is forced pomp and nothing else, though the added horns in the final stretch are a nice touch.
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Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa: There’s something wonderfully weird about this — a shuffle groove-led song with pre-choruses in full 4/4, a catchy, hushed refrain right before the hook, and then a massive, stadium-filling chorus driven by one of the most memorable synth riffs of the year so far. Everglow surprised the entire K-pop universe earlier this year with “Bon Bon Chocolat” (a SOTY contender in my book), but a follow-up as solid as this one creates very exciting expectations for the future.
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Anjy Ou: I’ve been playing this song for almost three weeks but I still don’t know exactly how I feel about it. Yiren’s whispering into the silence before the drop is excellent — menacing and alluring at the same time — but Mia and Siheyon’s vocals get lost in the mix right before that (the live performance is much better). And I find it hilarious and baffling that Yuehua/OLLIPOP just straight up decided to make “Kill This Love (Version 2)”. I think I prefer the dynamism and scatter of the verses in “KTL” but this has a better chorus and thus feels a lot more cohesive. “Adios” commits to pulling the trigger and stomping out any feelings for good — that unwavering resolve is ultimately what makes this track for me.
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Kayla Beardslee: I found “Kill This Love” incredibly grating, so I actually like its sound more when watered down. However, this derivative version still feels a little disjointed, and Everglow’s inspiration is so obvious that it saps energy from the song.
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Alex Clifton: All I hear is “I’m an Albatraoz” but more obnoxious and a bunch of noises clattering in the background. I suddenly understand how parents feel at pop concerts.
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Joshua Lu: Can I blame this song for getting “I’m an Albatraoz” to over 1 billion views?
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Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: The combination of this faux-medieval sounding 2013 drop and the playground chant hook makes me feel like I’m hungover and my roommate is playing Overwatch with the volume blasting.
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Alfred Soto: Nostalgia for the beginning of the decade’s Eurodance twaddle.
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Jessica Doyle: I’m dying to hear how this sounds to someone who didn’t grow up attending annual tree lighting ceremonies.
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