TRCK REVIEW: We Don't Deserve Dogs - Hey!
Oh hey! Have you guys heard that new We Don’t Deserve Dogs single? No, it’s not a YouTube channel showing cute lovely canines but it’s a five-piece synth pop band and they just released a debut single titled “Hey!”, just a few weeks back.
My approach for synth pop as of late hasn’t been really kind to my ears. Most especially where compositions like “Hey!” are starting to bore the hell out of me for its generic commercial-ready sound. And when we mean commercial-ready, it’s not like mainstream or anything, it literally sounds like it’s coming from a toothpaste commercial on local TV. The band just started but that doesn’t mean they’re all ready for the things to come later in their careers. The song starts with a sharp synth but then it transitions to a high rise and a drop just like an EDM track. There are times when the guitar licks just felt unneccessary because the bass and the instrumentation here doesn’t match well and it ends up being one-sided. The lyrics here wasn’t as catchy nor it is anything worth mentioning. Although, the one thing that’s worth mentioning here is the synth/guitar/keytar solo that only lasted for less than a minute. The vocals didn’t stick out so much, it just sticks out like any other female-led vocals that ends up being shallow or being drab to the instrumentation, adding almost to no color in the track, making the overall package here felt flat and same-y.
Overall, We Don’t Deserve Dogs’ single doesn’t really make up for a memorable experience, given this is the band’s first studio recorded song, it should somehow capture their audience right away. Like heck even Autotelic can compose a better song no matter how cheesy they can get. “Hey!” is well produced but it’s a dime a dozen of a synthpop piece. If WDDD are still finding that “click” in their sound, it’s fine, I’ll give those guys to take their time and improve later in the future.
SUPPORT THE ART & THE ARTIST BY LISTENING TO THE SINGLE HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/7oNI3vsiyuhAsZchVQzccR