Dreamcatcher 5th Mini Album ‘Dystopia: Lose Myself’ Review
- Dreamcatcher's Intros are always worth a listen, this one is as dark as usual and makes me picture a rainy city night.. and then the dubstep kicks in and really turns things up to 11. Probably one of the heaviest intros yet, and that's saying something. 4/5
2. Boca - from the very beginning, this song catches your interest with the percussion and Dami's raps. The moombahton fusion is a perfect addition to Dreamcatcher's signature rock sound to create something new and exciting. Yoohyeon's buildup in the prechorus is one of my favorite parts, along with Sua's bridge, and basically all of Siyeon's ethereal chorus vocals. The song builds up satisfyingly to the explosive last chorus. I really liked it instantly which does not always happen, so I think that's a good sign that it will persist as a favorite. A strong title track, and what I think will be a genre-crossing hit. 4.25/5
3. Break the Wall - I was really looking forward to this one, and it did not disappoint at all. It really reminds me of post grunge around the turn of the century right down to the distorted vocals, which is what I basically grew up listening to. I tend to like faster songs, but this is another perfect example of sticking to Dreamcatcher's core sound, while still trying something they haven't quite done before. Siyeon really is in her element with this kind of song, and the rap part fits perfectly too. I gravitate to all their rock heavy songs, and this one for sure will enter my favorites list. 5/5
4. Can't get you out of my mind - WOW I did not expect this song to sound exactly like this, it's like a blend of synthwave and house/club/dance/techno. Leave it to Dreamcatcher to go full post-grunge rock and then straight up club dance track in the next track lol. I love everything about it from the crazy buildup, the infectious beat, to more of those ethereal vocals. I think this is a relatively untapped sound in kpop, so I would love to hear them do more like this. And I didn't even notice they sang in all English until like halfway through. Another example of something Dreamcatcher has never done before, but absolutely kills at. I can’t believe how good this song is, I like both it and Break the Wall, but I actually think I might have to give the edge to this one. 5/5
5. Dear - the resident album ballad written by Jiu herself, though it has almost a jazzy quality that reminds me of Jazz Bar. I can picture listening to this in a cafe some bright morning. Some really nice piano here and I really love Sua and Jiu's parts. This love letter from Jiu to InSomnias is sure to just make you smile :] 4/5
Usually I'm pretty critical as I judge new songs to Dreamcatcher's past stellar discography, but I think this is the first time in a while that I've been completely feeling every song on the album. Each song is wildly different, but somehow still retains that Dreamcatcher feel, which I think is vitally important. LEEZ & Ollounder continue to push the genre fusions, and I really like where they've gone this time. Perhaps because there was only 5 songs and they could really dedicate the effort to each song having a definitive sound, but this album just seems very polished to me. 5/5
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