I’m still unsure what song I’m reminded of, but I couldn’t care less tbh. The progression of this instrumental is euphoric and super nostalgic – taking me back to the early 2010 days of Avicii, Zedd, and David Guetta.
The teasers hinted at some nice synth plucks that would complement the bass, but left out the best part of the song for the full release. The instant I heard the aggressive side-chained synth bass, I knew this song would be something special. I’ve praised that song plenty, and I mean every word I’ve said. Sorry ‘Atlantis’ !!!!įor the past 2.5 years, I’ve longed for a song that would capture my heart the way ‘Miroh’ by Stray Kids did. This is my favourite song of 2021, hands down. I have no idea how Pirate will age, but for now this is my kind of K-pop crazy. Its disparate pieces fit together surprisingly well, driven by Everglow’s effortless charisma. The song takes a bit to get going, but once the melody starts to climb it never looks back. You wouldn’t know any of this from Pirate’s first thirty seconds. These elements make Pirate feel more “fun” than “self-serious,” and that distinction is so important. This refrain is echoed by the synth line, which employs a brighter sound than I’d expected. They hid the song’s fantastic chorus, which pulses with pop drama over a rumbling club beat. It helps that Pirate’s teasers ended up being quite misleading. But, Everglow embrace the madness and make it easy for listeners to do so as well. I’m still not sure I buy the pirate theme as it relates to self-empowerment (do girls really want to be pirates? Does anyone?), and that repeated line is stupidly silly. Pirate is a bizarre little delight, melding together so many of Everglow’s sounds with a boisterous EDM beat reminiscent of older girl groups like T-ara and 2NE1. I’m a staunch advocate for silly weirdness in K-pop, but feared this track would rely too heavily on its cartoonish catchphrase. And listening to previews for new single Pirate, I assumed the song would be all bluster. I mean, you can’t release a track as awesome as La Di Da and never return to that sound! Too often, their title tracks have borrowed some of my least favorite elements from K-pop’s boy groups. At times, Everglow have been a frustrating prospect.