Tune Assessment: TWS – Fortunate To Be Beloved

When TWS launched their mini album final month, I wrote a track-by-track evaluation realizing full nicely they’d probably promote considered one of its b-sides with a music video afterward. That prediction has come true with album-opener Fortunate To Be Beloved, however I’m going to revisit the monitor right this moment since I’ve extra to say. For many who discovered their comeback Countdown a bit too ebullient, Fortunate To Be Beloved may simply be for you. It catches the blokes of their mellower Final Competition sound, painted with a hazy summer time sheen.

I wish to take this opportunity to jot down slightly about melody, since Okay-pop doesn’t typically give me the chance today. There’s this particular melodic strategy so many TWS tracks make the most of and it’s an enormous purpose why the music has such a maintain on me. The melodies tug upward in ever-increasing bursts earlier than cresting with a short, pointed climax. This construction characterizes the choruses of Countdown, Final Competition and If I’m S, Can You Be My N and reappears right here for Fortunate To Be Beloved’s pre-chorus. It’s such an efficient high line approach and has confirmed fairly resilient and adaptable throughout a wide range of genres and composers. It’s develop into a melodic signature for the group and suits the members’ vocal characters completely.

Although Fortunate To Be Beloved‘s total sound is muted, this fixed feeling of construct retains it from sounding beige. You possibly can hear it within the stress of the synths and the blossoming of the vocals at key factors all through the monitor. These components work collectively to craft a tune with nice endurance. I’ll all the time favor an lively pleasure bomb like Countdown, but when an artist goes to chill the temperature of their music that is the way in which to do it.

Grade: B+