![]() Then the chorus goes full Miami Bass - which should be illegal at this point, ’cause man, does it bang.īrad Shoup: Outside of the appearance of a clopping beat (and ignoring the Mustardy “hey”s), it’s a fine slow jam in the Braxton mold: cleanly-etched anguish, small high harmonies, midnight piano chording. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa: The slow mecha-beat/elongated piano chords combination in the verses rarely works with vocals that are too frontal in the mix, but the second-verse rap, with such a commanding flow and interesting rhythmic choices, puts that idea to rest. Will Adams: I love the mashup of the piano ballad and trap templates here neither outweigh the other at any point, and the balance between the former’s sweetness and the latter’s melancholy make for an engaging listen. The main thing it’s got going for it is that powerful, in your face rap break, but the rest of the song’s simple sexy R&B, designed for grinding and not really designed for analyzing.Īlfred Soto: It’s got the bump of a The-Dream production but not the grind - it’s pleasant fare.Įdward Okulicz: The combination of that deep, grinding throb and a sad piano is interesting but awkward - how am I going to get down to this when it sounds desperate, as if the voice of the song isn’t getting into its own groove? Iain Mew: “Deepened” mostly works as a rolling mood piece, its forefronting of atmosphere above all an unusual choice which pays off because it sets up Hyeran’s rap as the moment everything solidifies. One of the most striking individual performances in a K-pop song I’ve heard all year. It’s already a melancholy song, and kind of a flat one until that point, but her performance gives it the emotional core it needs. Brave Girls are hardly the only K-pop group that have had years of never progressing past “struggling,” but Hyeran really does sound like it’s her last chance in “Deepened,” throwing herself wholly into her half-sung verse. Madeleine Lee: Back in February, rapper Hyeran described the promotions for this song as her last chance. Matt brings us a K-pop group that might be struggling elsewhere, but not with us… ![]() ![]() Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment.I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES.Email (song suggestions/writer enquiries). ![]()
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