6 days ago
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It has been almost a year since SOLAR made her solo comeback with But I and Colors. Earlier this week, she returned with her new single WANT and her second single album of the same name.
Right off the bat, I really enjoyed the feel-good vibes that WANT exudes, particularly during the choruses. This definitely makes for a great impression. Considering her the main singles from her last release (linked above), the thought that WANT felt a little ordinary did cross my mind. But WANT still manages to hit the right spots for me. I found WANT‘s hooks to be very catchy and earwormy. The song’s dance-pop instrumental is fun, bright and bold. I find myself nodding along to the beat every listen since its release. Solar’s vocals really shone throughout the song, especially when it came to the ad-libs during the final chorus. It shouldn’t come as a surprise given her widely known powerful vocals. But she really impressed me here with her spectacular high notes. I do feel like the verses were weaker moments of WANT, simply because I don’t remember too much from them. But the choruses (for reasons mentioned above) compensated for the verses, given how prolific they were. Overall, a decent song from Solar.
I am on the fence when it comes to the music video. It showcases the good-vibes from WANT. But I didn’t find anything enticing about the video to make me want to revisit the video in the future. I did like the classy hotel setting the entire video was shot in. But Solar’s outfits were rather plain and didn’t match the vibe of the location. She does look good (as she always does), but it is the pairing of outfits and location that gets me.
The choreography also encapsulated those same feel-good vibes that I keep on mentioning. But unlike the music video, I think it did a good job of this. I enjoyed the lightheartedness of the moves and it brought a smile to my face. Solar focuses on her live vocals for the performance (which makes it one to watch!), but does participate in the choreography to help keep it engaging (for me, at least).
Song – 8/10
Music Video – 6/10
Performance – 8/10
Overall Rating – 7.4/10
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