All through her historic profession, BoA has tried her hand at nearly any Okay-pop sub-genre you may think about. Having began within the trade so younger, she nonetheless seems like a recent to lots of this period’s teams regardless of being one in every of Okay-pop’s most revered elder stateswomen. New title monitor Crazier is her first in over a 12 months and leads off a full album.
For Crazier, BoA opts for an anthemic rock sound. I suppose she heard it is a well-liked style nowadays! This isn’t the primary time BoA has gone rock (not even shut!), and the track’s assured confidence carries that have. Crazier swaggers proper out of the gate with a refrain that feels designed to be sung again by 1000’s. And talking of singing, the monitor presents loads of area for BoA to belt out highly effective refrains. My favourite BoA songs are inclined to see her belting with a lot depth you nearly really feel the necessity to shirk away in response (the unbelievable Women On Prime instantly involves thoughts). Crazier borrows a few of that power, although it’s funneled right into a far much less prickly track.
That will be my fundamental critique of Crazier. It’s robust and assertive however the association feels overly polished and secure. At its finest, a track like this could actually tough up the listener in a satisfying method. My feathers really feel gently ruffled by Crazier, which fits in opposition to its modus operandi and finally ends up making the monitor much less impactful than it needs to be. It’s nonetheless a robust return for BoA, however a barely extra daring method would have kicked it over the sting.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 9 |
| RATING | 8.25 |
Grade: B
