{"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, 'DREAM( )SCAPE'"},"content":{"rendered":"
When is a good dream not a great dream? When you don\u2019t remember it in the morning. <\/p>\n
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
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 It\u2019s 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 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 \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 <\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n Music Review: Waxahatchee\u2019s alt-country soars, finds joy in simple things on \u2018Tigers Blood\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Music Review: Bass duets by genre-defying virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer swing, rumble<\/a><\/p>\n Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic \u2018Everything I Thought It Was\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Opener \u201cicantfeelanything\u201d is the epic-sounding song of the EP with its deep bass interludes. But then \u201cSmoothie\u201d comes along with its chirpy tempo-changing lanes and fun production; while \u201cBreathing\u201d is a fast-paced yet relaxing ballad.<\/p>\n
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