Twice - More & More

Release Date: June 1st, 2020
Genre: kpop

My first comeback as an full fledged Once, but it's also the album I'm most confused about. I think with all their previous music, because I got to absorbed all their songs within a month, they all existed together like I was hearing Twice being Twice and they all felt like they all came from the same water. With More & More, I'm not sure, but it felt different, like the source of the water came from somewhere else.

Review: It's funny because I remember not wanting to be spoiled by the teaser, but they had individual teasers for each member and there was an instrumental with barely anything to it. I figured the real song would have drums or some type of beat, but it doesn't, so my first impressions of the title track were that, something felt missing. And the chorus wasn't a real chorus, it was just this weird swirly sound. The pre-chorus is fine, but the dance-break sounded dumb, and this was the first time where their outfits made me think they looked weird. But of course, my expectations were too high, and I probably wanted them to top my favorite track, which is more of the cutey type, and this was not it.

"Oxygen" is awesome, I read in interviews that this was a contender for title track, and it does stand out, but because we already had the "Feel Special" album, part of me felt like this was a leftover songs. I actually loved "Firework" for its Latin sound. "Make Me Go" is fine too, but again, part of me felt like it was a rehash of their 2019 sound. "Shadow" felt slow, but when they use this track as bgm on any of extra content, it amazes how good it is. "Don't Call Me Again" has a 70s action cop sound to me. And finally, "Sweet Summer Day" has Nayeon rapping for a few bars. I thought this song was too summery, but again, when they use it as bgm in their extra content, it makes me happy.

Tracklist/Scorecard:
1. More & More 7/10
2. Oxygen 9/10
3. Firework 9/10
4. Make Me Go 8/10
5. Shadow 7/10
6. Don't Call Me Again 7/10
7. Sweet Summer Day 9/10

Summary: My first Twice comeback and also my most conflicted album. Their 2019 sound felt like a shift, but also a natural fit to their sound. On this album, as much as I enjoyed it, I also felt the sound here was dated, or the sound was taken from other sources, but not their own. At the same time, I know my expectations were set high and as with everything album if you listen to it enough times, it'll grow on you. So that's how I feel. I have no problem listening to this album, but it's rare I go back to it.

Key Tracks: Oxygen, Firework, Sweet Summer Day
Rating: 8/10