Ash

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Hello! After a long while, I found myself a le sserafim album that I absolutely adore. It is their latest release, “hot”. Every song is such a masterpiece, I just had to make a review of it. Let’s get into it!

Born fire

This is another interesting intro by le sserafim and although there’s no actual singing, but more so of a voice over on top of the background music, we gotta appreciate how poetic the lyrics are. So much so, that I wish they had turned it into an actual song. It describes the tale of an overly ambitious flame which tried to burn too bright to the point where it ended up into ashes. But then it found its way to a rekindling, something that may describe their own resillience as idols, always finding a way to thrive even through the hardships.

Hot

I did not expect “hot” to be this chill of a song, but I think it was a pleasant surprise. Starting off with this vibey instrumental held together by a groovy bass guitar and drums, we get a pretty straight forward segment, which I thought was too plain at first, but I ended up loving the toned down aspect of it all. It doesn’t even pick up at the chorus, but at the same time, doesn’t feel underwhelming. It doesn’t rely on fancy instrumentals, but more so on the elegance of the melody and vocals. I loved the addition of the synths at the end.

Come over

This one is so catchy. The funky elements, along with the pop influences work together perfectly to make up this very enticing sound. It’s the kind of song that even if it’s not your top pick, you’ll still wanna come back to it because it keeps playing in your head. It has a retro / jazzy, summery vibe to it that I’m loving. “Come over” follows the general formula of the album, with a muted color palette, and a focus on delicate vocals. A lot of the song is sung in a higher resgister. Even the ad-libs are, giving it this pretty, ethereal sound.

Ash

“Ash” is my favorite song on the album, and very likely one of my faves of the year. It starts with something about angels and I was so happy when I read that because I knew this song was gonna be as otherworldly as the previous ones. I’ve been praising the emphasis on their vocals throughout this album, but I feel like this is the song where they shined the most. The gorgeous falsetto fit right into “ash” and its empyrean sound. I did not expect that guitar break towards the end, but I love that it gave me a moment to process the heavy lyrics about rebirth.

So cynical

“So cynical” has a faster tempo than the rest of the songs and feels more upbeat with the effects added to the vocals. I’m not gonna say I’m the biggest fan of those, but I do really like the replayability of the song for how addictive it is. The beat itself sounds pretty simple, but with the layering of the background vocals, the different effects, the echoes, and the stylistic singing with the stuttering, it turns out to have to much to pay attention to. I had to listen to it a couple times to catch all the details; overall interesting song.

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