{"id":5091,"date":"2024-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/nct-dream-kpop-music-review-ab5ce5e5feed913ef4f1d2b8d0e3c3de\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T00:00:00","slug":"nct-dream-kpop-music-review-ab5ce5e5feed913ef4f1d2b8d0e3c3de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/nct-dream-kpop-music-review-ab5ce5e5feed913ef4f1d2b8d0e3c3de\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Review: NCT Dream try to pin down a vibe in latest EP, &#x27;DREAM( )SCAPE&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When is a good dream not a great dream? When you don\u2019t remember it in the morning. <\/p>\n<p>When is a good album not a great album? When it\u2019s bold, but not bold enough and commercial, but not commercial enough.<\/p>\n<p><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/video\/entertainment-pop-music-haechan-the-dream-ed2a636d20114a858c6d92590703a32d\">NCT Dream\u2019s<\/a> fifth EP, \u201cDREAM( )SCAPE,\u201d (pronounced \u201cdream escape\u201d) explores the beats of a cool, imaginary urban landscape. But it comes in and out of focus through a combination of tempo changes, innovative sounds (smoothie slurp anyone?) and catchy yet somehow forgettable hooks. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/hub\/music-reviews\">a mysterious quandary<\/a> for the ages: one second you get into it with both feet, but the minute song\u2019s over, it\u2019s gone into musical ether.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the dynamic six-track record \u201cDREAM( )SCAPE\u201d offers a variety of styles. \u201cUNKNOWN,\u201d is a middling, smooth electronic pop tune. It wisely moves on to the kinetic \u201cBOX,\u201d a catchy, swagger-heavy beast with an unusual scratchy industrial sound. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarat Cake\u201d is a fun pun on the run from a specific genre \u2014 it\u2019s angling for a bit of a trap cred wrapped in a fast-paced electro sound with the silly yet endearing chorus \u201cWow, wow wow wow\/That\u2019s a Carat Cake.\u201d Try dislodging that from the subconscious. <\/p>\n<p>    <a name=\"more-section-display-name\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    READ MORE<\/p>\n<p>    <a aria-label=\"Music Review: Waxahatchee\u2019s alt-country soars, finds joy in simple things on \u2018Tigers Blood\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/waxahatchee-katie-crutchfield-tigers-blood-review-6150642078ed9ff77ffe2126001e2fa1\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/waxahatchee-katie-crutchfield-tigers-blood-review-6150642078ed9ff77ffe2126001e2fa1\">Music Review: Waxahatchee\u2019s alt-country soars, finds joy in simple things on \u2018Tigers Blood\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a aria-label=\"Music Review: Bass duets by genre-defying virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer swing, rumble\" href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/christian-mcbride-edgar-meyer-music-review-f5641adeae92476e70b7d0050c71df6d\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/christian-mcbride-edgar-meyer-music-review-f5641adeae92476e70b7d0050c71df6d\">Music Review: Bass duets by genre-defying virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer swing, rumble<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a aria-label=\"Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic \u2018Everything I Thought It Was\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/justin-timberlake-everything-i-thought-it-was-album-review-5acb24c2bbc93b115302be676b47e51a\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/article\/justin-timberlake-everything-i-thought-it-was-album-review-5acb24c2bbc93b115302be676b47e51a\">Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic \u2018Everything I Thought It Was\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opener \u201cicantfeelanything\u201d is the epic-sounding song of the EP with its deep bass interludes. 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