Friday Music Favourites - 30 September

Dear,

I am currently deciding what to write about on Friday, because there is a lot to tell. I have so many ideas for topics to discuss, but it must be put in a systematic way and that makes me a little confused.

Last time we decided to make sections (rubrics) we couldn’t keep posting them regularly, so I am reorganizing the way in which some of my letters will look like. My first idea was to write each Friday about my favorite things from the week (not very original, since lots of blogs have it); I even have a lot of stuff to write about this theme.  But music – something that has a huge part in our lives, deserves more than just one little rubrique.

So, I guess this Friday the post will be called Friday Music Favourites. Sounds simple, but I hope that you will like it anyway. Note: Wednesday Wisdom also wasn’t something newly discovered or original as a title, but I decided to use it. More interesting was that when I came back from work on Wednesday, I saw the same name as a trend on Twitter. Destiny or just a coincidence?

Well, let’s continue… With my favorite genre – K-pop!

INFINITE’s new album

Photo source: Wikipedia

Initially this band wasn’t something I was attracted to in the first place. Bands with more than five members exhausted me during my first k-pop days and I also was super distracted and obsessed with my first K-pop love, SHINee. But as Key (member of the latter) and Woohyun (member of INFINITE) debuted together as ToHeart, plus the acting ventures of Hoya and L (Woohyun’s bandmates), I decided to try the infinite taste of their music. And Back was my most favorite piece of the cake on my first try.  

Now, continuing on the topic – their newest mini album, called Infinite Only, was released ten days ago and the promotional song The Eye peaked the charts. Since I am not always interested or have no time to pay full attention to MVs, I started to listen it while I was busy reading news. Of course the dramatic notes, so typical for the group, grabbed my attention. The song is really good! Those high notes are very well sung. It’s one of those songs that you like even more after listening to them several times.

I am not going to write about each one of the tracks. Instead I will choose several that I liked the most in no specific order (which is really difficult, trust me!).

Another song that I much enjoyed from the first listening is Air. It’s a strange mixture - it feels like I am listening to a song from SHINee’ s Misconceptions album, making love to a Justice’s song. I can even hear the parts of Key and Jonghyun while listening to it while remembering the funk sounds from Justice’s D.A.N.C.E, for example. Of course, a little pinch of high-notes drama is always desired and at the end you have this awesome, very well synchronized combination of voices of the Infinite boys. I like the way they sing together. Each group has its own style, but they seem like they are equal in some way when I listen to them, even if only one of them sings a part at some point of the track. The rap part is not so intrusive and with the electronic elements and high notes the song definitely wins the listener with its energizing melody.

One day and Thank you are your songs to listen when you are coming back from work in a sunny, but cooler afternoon, when the last rays of the autumn sun caress your back. True Love is a catchy song that doesn't burden the listener with heavy melodies. Zero is a song that deserves a dance! It sounds really fresh, making even my ears want to explode from enjoyment. There is this light infinite feeling that can be sensed - the melodic and rhythmic tune, combined with wonderful vocals. Indeed a fresh ending for Infinite Only.

I promised you not to write about each song from the album, but I couldn't keep my promise. I only forgot the intro song, Eternity, but what can I say, doesn't it resume everything I wanted to say above? This album is definitely something I want to indulge for a long time, especially when autumn is here now. 

SHINee's back!

Having mentioned SHINee, they will be having a comeback!!! October definitely is going to be insane with so many bands that will present their newest albums! I am most excited for Shinee! Their campaign is quite interesting - they have opened an official Instagram page, pretending it to be like a radio program and they post those photos that are like a puzzle - you need to post several in order to see the whole picture (I have seen this trick before). And the final photo is actually a track with each member presenting a song from the upcoming album. Very nice ad campaign indeed! I'm soooo looking forward to it!

Photo source: Soompi

Well, I guess I need to stop right here, because I could write a novel - music is so exciting and inspiring that words are not enough to express my love for it!

Till next Music Friday!

Hugs,

R.