I don’t really take music videos or imagery into account when writing reviews on The Bias List, but when all is said and done I’ll likely remember this era of RM’s career more for the videos than the music. The one for new single LOST! is particularly evocative — quirky, surreal and suitably claustrophobic.
Whether LOST! holds up on its own is another matter. The song opens with an interesting vocal (sample?) that sounds like some Bavarian children’s show theme played at half speed, underlined by a warped instrumental. After this disorienting build-up, LOST! relaxes into its brisk — almost lo-fi — beat. The bass is great here, as are the eerie, old-school backing vocals. It’s a fascinating reinvention of very old pop music tropes and the whole thing works much better than I would have expected.
My biggest issue with the LOST! is that I enjoy its ideas and execution more than the actual song pulling everything together. The hook is effective and catchy, but grows a bit repetitive even across a single listen. The verses have a pleasant looseness where RM takes a sing-song approach to his delivery. As the track goes on, these loosen even further until we’re left with fragmented exclamations. They aren’t as compelling as the instrumental, even if they match the vibe of the song. Still, I have to give it to RM for always bringing a creative vision. LOST! is an example of the robust HYBE budget being put to good use.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 9 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 8 |
Grade: B-
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I should enjoy a song without the mv. Mv should be an extra treat. RM’s latest releases are very experimental but the verses and melody doesnt stick. I miss his previous album where art and music coexisted beautifully. And are tracks I happily add to my spotify list.
On a personal note, Im glad hes in a position to release materials that arent mainstream and not constrained for commercial purposes.
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I prefer pre release track Come Back to Me a lot more. Yes, the MV was captivating and the beats were interesting as well. But I do not like the sing song style of RM’s voice for some reason. I have loved all of his solo works so far, particularly a lover of his hard hitting rap verses and have always appreciated his artistic abilities. And I know he is at a position where he can pursue his music in any direction he wants but I agree with you, I will remember this “enlisted music” era of RM more for the interesting music videos than the actual music itself.
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contrary to the other comments i like how this is different from his other albums, and I feel like his next project will only be something new. It’s good that he’s branching out, finding out what he likes as the other comment said, and I don’t have any gripes for the most part, other than sometimes finding the sing-song voice a little like, i think it was because it was new for me, but honestly, even then I didn’t mind it. I can’t say that I prefer Indigo or Mono over RPWP or vise versa, I think they all have their own charms that are different than each other and also highs and lows. but yeah I can agree with this review, but overall, I like it and would give the song a similar rating, for me a B+. I love the instrumentals in this album though, I liked Yun from Indigo a lot, so I was pleased to hear something similar in most of the tracks (maybe im wrong lol)! But yeah this was a solid project, he’s my favorite soloist out of the group, or maybe that is also J-Hope. Anyways, it was nice to hear all the opinions, very nice :3
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ill be so for real i just really like whatever he makes for some reason, i can just feel like how sincere it is and it just idk, his music feels like life
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Not my cup of tea, but I like that Big Hit seems to be letting RM do what he wants. When BTS was really aiming popularity in the US (Butter, Dynamite, Permission to Dance) I was worried that the more artistic sides of the members would be stifled. Happy that RM is free to experiment and not be concerned with creating the most commercially viable releases.
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I like his art and his angst against haters like this…what do you call this writer. Oh ya…irrelevant.
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Who or what is this even in response to?
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