As you can tell from my flair, I’ve been a longtime stan. I’ve listened to their new release, CELEBRATION over 10 times now, and if I’m being completely honest with myself, I don’t think this is a strong release from them.
I didn’t originally plan on making a post about it but I figured it might be worth bringing up. If enough fans feel the same way, maybe things can change for the better, idk who knows? Most likely not, as I could be in the smallest minority. But I’ve been feeling this way for a while, so I just wanted to share.
I’m not gonna get into the MV, just going to focus on the song itself. It has this weird mix of upbeat and melancholic energy. They keep repeating the message of “we gotta celebrate,” but the song almost feels a bit sad at the same time, which gives it a strange vibe haha
The track feels kind of flat from start to finish which is something I don’t say often from Lsfm’s releases. But there isn’t much dynamic change, and even the beat drop at the end feels wayyyyy too short. It only lasts about 5 seconds…
I know people always talk about songs being too short these days, but this is one of those cases where I REALLY feel it. It’s around 2:30 in length, which has been the norm for their title tracks for the past 3 years. But it’s not just the length, it’s the structure that makes the song feel even shorter than it actually is.
They haven’t included a bridge in their main releases since 2023, and I get why from a business perspective. Repeating the hook instead of adding a bridge makes it more memorable. It’s a formulaic strategy to make it immediately stick in people’s brains. Like with CELEBRATION, it only takes one listen to be familiar with the chorus. But the part that makes this song feel lacking comes from the song’s structure.
The structure is basically:
prechorus → chorus → verse → chorus → beat drop (5 seconds) → pre-chorus → chorus
There’s only one verse in the entire song. When you look at it like that, it makes sense why it feels so short and repetitive. Honestly, even just adding another verse could’ve made a big difference in my opinion.
Like I said, I still get what they were going for, but I just can’t help but feel like it’s underdeveloped compared to what they’re capable of. I could’ve said the same thing for HOT, which I LOVE (way more than CELEBRATION admittedly). HOT would’ve been a masterpiece with a bridge added. The song was too good to not have one!
I’m kind of rambling at this point and not even sure if I’m getting my thoughts across properly. I just needed a place to let out how I’m feeling. If you’ve read this far, thanks for sticking with me. Yeah, let me know how you guys feel about the song.
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