Song Review:: ALL(H)OURS: SMOKE POINT- Graffiti {Pre-Release}

 I am aware that this group exists. I know they're a fairly recent boy group, but have no idea their company, the number of members, or debut year, and I do have two of their songs in one of my playlists, but they're my Junk Drawer playlist and haven't gotten to them yet. Ah! Seven member group under Eden Entertainment (which is now sort of a subsidiary of JYPE, I think?) that just had their one year anniversary. And because they're a recent debut, I have to check the ages, but they pass! As of December, they're all eighteen or older. So, if I like the song, I can add it to the playlists! Nice!

This song has a lot going on. I don't know why I'm getting strong tropical vibes with clanging metal, which sounds a little like an oxymoron as the associations with clanging metal are more industrial and the ones with jungle are more natural, but it is what it is. Also, I now understand why I remember seeing people who are excited about ALL(H)OURS joining JYPE because they already sound like a group that could have come out of JYPE originally. I'm actually reminded a little more of 2PM than I am Stray Kids, though, just in terms of the sound of the song, but not necessarily the vibes because one of the adjectives that could be used to describe 2PM is sensuous and I wouldn't exactly use that word on ALL(HOURS),  but there's something about this song that brings 2PM to mind. I'm also reminded a little bit of xikers as well, because they have similar sounds.

There's actually a good range in voices in the group, which is good new for their future versatility as they release more music and their group identity shifts and grows. For me, this song feels a little disjointed, like pieces of multiple songs were pasted together rather than grown together. The pieces are good on their own, and the members display a remarkable skill with what they're doing, but I'm unfortunately not feeling this song. However, I'm intrigued enough by what we get in this song, that I'm actually looking forward to seeing the rest of this album a little.

This is actually more of a performance video than it is a music video. There is so much choreography that it wouldn't be inaccurate to say that most of the song is just them dancing the choreography. Which isn't a problem. The video is simply not labeled correctly. As it is, I'm a little disappointed. They're very good looking and the choreography is really cool. It's just not narratively sound.