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NMIXX continues polishing their sound with "Heavy Serenade", pivoting to the emotional rock of "Blue Valentine" to explore much more openly sentimental topics with that titular NMIXX vocal layer-heavy, sparse instrumentals. "Crescendo" is easily the highlight of the EP - a constantly shifting, drum-heavy track that makes great use of silence, vocals and orchestration. The title track is middling in comparison but the leftover tracks are still enjoyable in their own ... read more

Kinsley's music always ends up better with a moodier, bare piano rock set-up. These versions from "Fleeting" focuses completely on Kinsley's vocals and lyrics with incisive precision, heightening the emotional parts of the songs to new intimate reaches. Pretty, aching songs, all fortified by Kinsley's amazing voice.

ILLIT's "MAMIHLAPINATAPAI" taps into the techno and Brat-inspired dance-pop that HYBE has been aggressively pursuing for their artists and it's more successful than their other attempts. "MAMIHLAPINATAPAI" does not betray the dreamy lo-fi sound ILLIT has been building up - the title track, "Love, older you" and "GRWM" are all soft and starry-eyed. Cast against the beat-heavy "It's Me" and "paw, paw!", the softer tracks ... read more

She's such a troll its hilarious. If this was 3 minutes, it would've been great.