In October 2013, famed Disney Channel rock band The Jonas Brothers announced their official split. After four studio albums, two of which are double platinum, the band decided to go their separate ways.
Six years later, the band returns with their new song ‘Sucker’ and their now-adult fans are losing their minds over the return of their childhood icons.
I, unfortunately, am not one of those childhood fans, nor am I very aware of their music as a group. I am, however, familiar with some of their solo work and that leaves something to be desired.
Nick Jonas, being the biggest star of the group is known for such hits like the petty and immature “Jealous,” and other less than noteworthy tracks which charted relatively high.
Joe Jonas would go on to be the front man of one of the worst bands I had ever encountered with DNCE.
In their poorly thought out, cheap sounding “Cake By The Ocean,” only a decently solid bass line kept it from being an absolute disaster.
All this combined with a hype train that comes from a predominantly nostalgia driven fan base, my first impression of “Sucker” was that it would, at best, be a boring cliché attention grabber in the same vein of the recent return of The Backstreet Boys.
I was, however, pleasantly surprised by “Sucker.” While it doesn’t light my world on fire like it has for some fans, nor is it something I’m going to be jamming to on my own, it is an admirable effort.
A strong and catchy intro with percussion and a cute little bass line ultimately builds up to a measly two-note keyboard riff that persists throughout the entire track.
Even after a swell into the chorus, the instrumental stays relatively the same leaving the song feeling flaccid when it should build to an explosive chorus that the artists are known for having in their songs.
The lyrics are nothing special, but they capture a desperately large explosion of undying love and wanting towards a person.
However, the instrumental never really kicking into second gear inhibits that tone completely.
While it’s nothing to write home about, it certainly stands taller than many other comeback tracks of artists from the same era.
Fans of the band’s original run will have a blast, and despite the flaws, maybe even people unfamiliar with the band’s previous work might get a kick out of it.
