In my overview of 1VERSE’s pre-release Multiverse, I described how I turned a quick and fervent fan of the group because of their YouTube content material. Hopefully a few of you adopted that path as properly, and for those who did in the present day is a giant day as a result of it marks the group’s official debut. Whereas Multiverse supplied a candy, melodic pop sound, Shattered takes a extra aggressive strategy.
I attempt to not turn out to be a pre-debut fan since you by no means know the way the music’s going to end up and that’s by far crucial high quality of a gaggle for me. I’m nonetheless not fairly positive how 1VERSE may sound as their catalog grows. Shattered gives glimpses of potential and moments of frustration. By now, you all know that I’m no fan of shout-chant choruses, although my enthusiastic embrace of NCT Dream’s BTTF has me questioning {that a} bit. Within the pantheon of shout-chant hooks (if there may be such a factor), Shattered is healthier than most. There’s a pleasant rhythm to the phrasing and the blokes’ voices are extra highly effective than grating. Nevertheless, I can’t assist however want for extra sturdy refrains anchoring Shattered‘s centerpiece.
The track’s crunchy electro textures maintain loads of potential, even when we’ve heard them employed typically from teams like NCT and ONF. And when the association layers tight moments of melodic drama excessive, I can hear the unbelievable track Shattered is likely to be. Because it stands, it is a sturdy debut that simply competes with related efforts from a lot greater corporations. I’m nonetheless keen on the extra melodic Multiverse and hope 1VERSE can discover a stability between these two songs sooner or later.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
