♥ ♫ Album Track List ♫ ♥ ♫ 1.Hey-Yo♫ ♫ 2. Like * ♫ ♫ 3. Lucky ♫ ♫ 4. Hide and Seek ♫ ♫ 5. What Do I Do ♫ Cube's rookie girl group CLC has just dropped a new mini-album, 'Question.' They should still be fresh in fans' minds since their first album was released in March. They continue to charm their fans with fun, fresh sounds on the new EP. While billed as a reggae song, "Hey-Yo" actually has very little in common with reggae, except a bit in the chorus. There's far more pop than reggae here with a sampled break beat and some pseudo-Caribbean rhythms. "Like"...I dug this track much more upon subsequent listens than when I first heard it. The up-pitched voices do little to enhance the music and are actually more grating than anything else. The sad thing is that it's a pretty catchy track other than those parts. "Lucky" totally gave me that 'sounds like APink' vibe. It's not outright plagiarism, though, which is a good thing. I'd say they're listening to the competition, except that Apink is part of the same label. 'Homage' is perhaps the term I'm searching for. "Hide and Seek" continues much in the same vein as the rest of the EP. What it does do differently is give a part to Yeeun, showcasing her developing rap skills. It's a bright, fun, poppy jam, completely what we've come to expect from this group. They slow it way down at the end for "What Do I Do." As the title might suggest, it's a ballad, and unfortunately sticks out like a sore thumb on an otherwise energetic dance track album. I do like the heartfelt vocals, showing that they can actually sing, but the tone here is more serious than fun and is somewhat jarring. Full of danceable hooks and catchy tracks, 'Question' is one of those albums I really like listening to again and again. Don't expect deep or experimental, just fun, feel-good rhythms and hooks that Justin Timberlake would give his favorite tattoo for.
5 parts