I hope you guys eat this review up! (ATE Album Review) [15,000 Pageviews Special PART 1]

Yep, I didn't think I'd be making a review for this album, but I listened through Stray Kids' new album ATE, and it was... something. Now, how did I find this album? New Music Friday on Spotify! I found one of the songs of this album, went to the album, determined 8 songs would be easy, and started this! Let's get into it!

#1: MOUNTAINS (5/5)

Now I'd like to preface this by saying I have no idea of what they're saying 99% of the time, and I don't know any of the members' names... Yeah, this wasn't the greatest idea. I can tell what vibes I get from the songs, though. This one is a super hype song, and it's kind of a banger! It reminds me of Crazy Form by ATEEZ, that got in the Mediabase Top 50 earlier this year. If this is how the rest of the album will be like, I made a good choice picking this one!

#2: Chk Chk Boom (4/5)

This one's another fun one. While the voices may be a bit grating at times, it's still got great vibes. The production is a little underwhelming compared to other songs on this album though. It's still a really solid song though.

#3: JJAM (5/5)

Another hype song, which I love. This one is such a banger. The production is awesome, and their voices are really nice on this one. I love all the different vibes during this song, and all the beat switches. It feels like an adventure, which is awesome. Probably my favorite song so far, and I don't know if it can be dethroned.

#4: I Like It (5/5)

This song's production reminds me of some other k-pop songs. It's a decent bit slower than the last one, but it's still a vibe. The song itself is quite good, and the voices aren't bad at all. Pretty good song!

#5: Runners (3/5)

This one feels kind of generic, if you know what I mean. I feel like I've heard 5 other songs just like this. It's still a fine song, but it's definitely not anything special. Their voices get kind of annoying at times. I've realized I don't really like the baritone range, probably because I'm a soprano.

#6: twilight (3/5)

[Insert obligatory ballad here]. This one does at least have evolution, but ballads don't do much for me when you have no idea what they're saying. It's a nice song, but I just can't really enjoy this one.

#7: Stray Kids (3/5)

Here's the self titled track, and it's definitely a song! This one gets kind of annoying at parts, and feels pretty bland. The "stray kids!" in the chorus is super annoying, and production gets annoying at parts too. Their voices are good here though. Onto the last song, which is...

#8: Chk Chk Boom (Festival Ver.) (5/5)

This is the second album that has a "remix" of a song already on the album, with the first being LOOM. This version fixes the problem I had with the original with the production being bland. This one definitely has great production, and fixes that problem. I would love to hear this one at a festival, like the title says!

BONUS: Lose My Breath (ft. Charlie Puth) (5/5)

This one won't count towards the overall score, because it wasn't on the album, but I think it'd be fun to include this one. I love the production here, and the Stray Kids sound great, along with Puth (who should be declared a bigger artist). This one managed to get in the Mediabase Top 50, and I can see why. This one's super fun, and I wish this was on the album.

Overall Score: 33/40 (83%) - Good

Favorite Songs: JJAM, I Like It

Least Favorite Songs: twilight, Stray Kids

So yeah, this was a pretty good album! I'm glad I stumbled upon this, and I possibly found a song or two I'd go back to! I hope you enjoyed the first post in this 15,000 Pageviews Special! I know this was a weird album for me to review, but thanks for staying until the end! Before you click off this page, can you fill out this form to help me out? Thanks for reading (and hopefully filling out the form)!