Despite emerging from a K-pop agency I have a lot of respect for, I’ve struggled to get into any of ARrC’s material so far. Their overall sound hasn’t been for me as most of the songs have relied on chanted or rapped hooks. Still, I try to approach each new comeback with a blank slate and I’ll happily admit that new single SKIID has its moments.
Those moments don’t appear right away. The song’s opening verse offers the sort of boisterous boy group rap I’ve grown tired of over the years. However, this quickly segues into an interesting moment of melodic interplay as the percussion becomes more unpredictable. At first, it’s unclear what segment of the song this is as the initial structure seems to be verse/pre-chorus/verse/pre-chorus, but the more often this refrain is repeated the more it becomes a proper chorus. Honestly, I want to hear the rest of that song instead of the one we have here.
This moment of jazzy, melodic excitement is surrounded by typical boy group bluster. I can do without the shouting and chanting that peppers so much of the track. It’s boring and does nothing to propel SKIID forward. The song earns points for its interesting structure and out-of-the-box arrangement, but this missed potential only makes much of the track more frustrating.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Production | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
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I actually really like the arrangement of this song. I agree that the rap is a bit overdone at this point though, and the song could really have been elevated with more creative verses. The chorus is great. REALLY don’t like the NCT-shoutey outro though.
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Fun fact: They teased this song before they put out their July comeback.
Anyway, this song is okay, but it doesn’t beat Nu Kidz for me.
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I give it an A for effort and B minus for execution. I appreciate the ambition. How it turned out versus what it could have been.
Also, why is it that I hear the pattern of “Hot Sauce Skippy Dip Day” in half of the boy band releases this year? Here, starting at 2:35.
I think it is an improvement of their prior releases, but the rating feels about right. high 7 maybe a flat 8.
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At first I wasn’t sure, but then it got really odd and quirky and my heart melted.
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I really like ARrC and from all the groups I find their songs have always been quirky and unpredictable.
Yes, they do a lot of chanting and if you dont like that they wont be for you but on top of chanting they always have those melodic elements and rythmic changes that suddenly pop up unexpected in their songs.
I love it when tracks make me sit up and really listen. Pretty much all their tracks have done that so far. I find them one of the most interesting boygroups atm.
Oh and the other track they released together with a couple of the Billlie girls is a straight forward banger.
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Yeah this was so much fun to watch, I wish more groups would record this kind of performances with a live band. There’s even a brass section (!)
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