During the last 12 months, TWICE – already a drive to be reckoned with – have proven they’re not carried out rising but. This 12 months, they leveled as much as stadiums within the US, scored their first Quantity One on the Billboard 200 with ‘With You-th’ and collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion on a remix of her observe, ‘Mamushi’. Now, they’re closing out 2024 on one other excessive – their addictively shiny new mini-album ‘Technique’.
The seven-track launch operates in a world the place flirtations and the potential of romance can resolve any drawback. “Only one contact is all it takes / Received’t you come and kiss my troubles away?” they counsel on the bouncy, synth-led ‘Kiss My Troubles Away’. Later, they discover a lover with the facility to blast away the ice on the quasi-Christmas track ‘Magical’, a musical mixture of ‘All I Need For Christmas Is You’ and ‘Final Christmas’.
On this universe, the whole lot is bubbly, and there’s no room for negativity. When TWICE aren’t trying to one other to sort things for them, they’re within the driver’s seat and full of unstoppable confidence. “Bought you on my radar, quickly you’re gonna be with me,” they promise on the title observe. “My technique, technique / Will get ya, get ya, child.” ‘Keeper’, a dreamier, skittering track with lyrics penned by Dahyun, marks out the members as ladies that you simply’ll need by your aspect endlessly: “I’m a keeper … By no means go away me if you meet me.”
The sound of ‘Technique’ is break up – on one hand, breezy ’80s pop that feels prefer it’s been pulled from the soundtrack of a classic teen film. On the opposite, songs like ‘Like It Like It’ and ‘Sweetest Obsession’, the place Y2K-indebted sonics reign supreme, transfer the group ahead in time. It’s a distinction that performs out seamlessly; TWICE bat sounds backwards and forwards with ease till the document reaches its finish.
There have been rumours forward of ‘Technique’’s launch that it could see TWICE collaborating with Sabrina Carpenter, and the title observe is ripe for a function from the pop star. As an alternative, although, the JYP group lengthen an invite to Megan Thee Stallion to workforce up with them once more, and the rapper delivers a fierce, throaty verse that finds her voice morphing into one thing just like Doja Cat’s raspiest bars.
It’s a neat gesture to cap off a 12 months full of massive achievements and a enjoyable second on the observe, however as they present in a feature-less model on the mini-album’s finish, the lady group are on the level the place they don’t want A-list cameos to make an impression. As they enter their tenth 12 months collectively, TWICE are nonetheless flying extremely excessive all on their very own.
Particulars
- Launch date: December 6, 2024
- Report label: JYP Leisure/Republic Data
