Super close to a perfect LP that feels like an organic extension of the stellar work on Formula Of Love. Some of the most surprising moments in Twice's career so far pop up here. We've got some of the absolute best b-sides of Twice's stellar career here, specifically That's All I'm Saying and Bittersweet. Celebrate, while fine and by no means a full Miss, feels a bit too generic at turns, and Voices of Delight is a baffling number that could easily color the rest of one's listen should they ... read more
I'm sorta back. This was solid. Excellent. Not perfect, but close. Between has some of Twice's best B-Sides but also suffers from some moments which, while sentimental and far from awful, don't stand up to the maturity and perfection found elsewhere on this admittedly long mini album. Brave lacks a strong hook to carry it over the line of merely fine, and Queen of Hearts has a pop punk charm a la Ponytail but ultimately feels like something that the band has aged out of.
Still, for the uneven ... read more
Still, for the uneven ... read more
A step back almost as frustrating as ITZYs mafia or LOONA's PTT.
Their tragectory of innocent Oh My Girl/Early Twice color pop felt so confident and refreshing that this change is as baffling as LOONA's. Here's hoping they reroute.
Their tragectory of innocent Oh My Girl/Early Twice color pop felt so confident and refreshing that this change is as baffling as LOONA's. Here's hoping they reroute.
Not kidding here but this has been a balm for my frayed psyche. The west doesn't make soft pop like this these days. With only one song feeling close to anthemic, that kind of crescendo arc feels earned. Otherwise it's smooth and soft and content to exist in its own space at its own pace and terms. Softly is exquisite.
As I crash into a new and awful job that I already want to quit, this record has been one of the only things that's helped me mellow out. Blessed for it.
As I crash into a new and awful job that I already want to quit, this record has been one of the only things that's helped me mellow out. Blessed for it.
Oddly fresh sounding looking back. Crisp as hell and really pretty in an admittedly melancholic way.
A weird glitching memory of a graveyard at dusk after a summer rain, faint remains of the storm lingering on the horizon.
A weird glitching memory of a graveyard at dusk after a summer rain, faint remains of the storm lingering on the horizon.
My insights yield nothing to you, casual reader. But G Idle has given me strength.
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