In a very short time, the newly-debuted LNGSHOT have racked up plenty of hype and plenty of controversy. Their music has one tiny toe in the world of idols but feels primarily indebted to K-R&B, making it more palatable to those “too cool” for pure pop. While I was impressed with the vocals on their debut track Moonwalkin’, I struggled with the song’s repetitive phrasing and reliance on tired trap production.
FaceTime is another song from their first mini album, promoted as a follow-up with its own music video. If you enjoyed Moonwalkin’, I assume you’ll like this one too. It features more of those smooth, assured vocals, this time perched over a beat more indebted to 90s R&B. This song is really a classic boy band crooner. I enjoy its sound (or, more accurately, the sounds it references), but once again I find the melodies lacking. FaceTime is a lot of mood and atmosphere without the strong hook needed to pull everything together.
Take the chorus, for example. It sounds impeccable, but that compelling tone deserves a knockout refrain that channels the guys’ voices into something more than an aloof musical shrug. As is, FaceTime is a pleasant, lowkey bop that doesn’t draw much attention to itself. More than anything, it makes me hope LNGSHOT can knock things out of the park next time around.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 7 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.5 |
Grade: C
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I was about to write “there is nothing wrong with it per se, just a little straight forward watered down R&B”, then I looked up my Moonwalking comment from all of two weeks ago and I said just about the same thing. I suppose that makes me and them consistent.
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I like the direction they’re going with! I appreciate and respect their commitment with going full R&B while most groups only take bits and pieces and place them in the bridges of their songs. I also really enjoy that you can hear these guys SING. There’s no shouting, no chanting and no weak rapping, (it’s not that I hate shouting and chanting, I love CORTIS, just as an example of that) but I feel like LNGSHOT going on a different route with their vocal approach will build a distinctive sound for them.
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It gave me a nostalgic feeling — it really sounds like a 2000s boy group.
I also think the MV is great, especially the scenes where the male and female dancers perform as a pair.
That said, it feels like they’re too obviously aiming for a 2000s vibe, and I don’t really see this song turning into a hit.
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