DNCE, “Move” | Track Review 🎵

Joe Jonas-led pop collective DNCE returns strong with a hella groovy, utterly infectious earworm, simply titled “Move.” No doubt you will, indeed, move.

“All I’m tryna do is make you get up out that chair and make you move, make you move.” Well, with such an infectious groove, 🎙 DNCE, you’ve got our undivided attention.  Back in 2016, the pop collective, led by 🎙 Joe Jonas, all caught our attention with the likes of 🎵 “Cake by the Ocean” and 🎵 “Body Moves” (that music video was steamy AF, man).  Since releasing their debut, however, it’s been singles here and there. It seems, however, Jonas and company are back! After collaborating with 🎙 Kygo earlier (🎵 “Dancing Feet”), 🎵 “Move” marks the pop band’s first single since 2018!

The good news for DNCE is that “Move” easily gets stuck in one’s head. From the opening tip it screams BOP.  Written by Jonas, 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Andrew DeRoberts, and 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Ryan Tedder (DeRoberts and Tedder also produce), it screams hit.  This isn’t a complicated record, nor is it very long, clocking in at just over two-and-a-half minutes.  That said, the simplistic, easy-going nature of “Move” works in its favor, as does the short duration.  As always, Joe Jonas is a compelling lead singer, bring ample personality along with respectable vocals.  While he eschews the f-bomb that gave 🎵 “Cake by the Ocean” such personality, he slip in a s-bomb in the first verse (“I could barely see my fingers / High enough for vertigo / All the good shit lingers / Yeah, you know”).  Of course, there’s also some great innuendo slipped in too – nothing too crazy: “She talkin’ with her body / She makin’ waves inside this room, room, room.” Woo! The centerpiece, of course, is the chorus, which easily encourages us all to hop onto the dance floor.

Final Thoughts 💭

Sometimes, a record doesn’t have to be deep to ‘move’ you.  “Move” certainly makes the listener move thanks to its groove and infectious nature.  There’s no way you listen to this DNCE single and don’t smile.  It’s just a ball of fun!

🎙 DNCE • 🎵 “Move” • 🏷 Republic • 🗓 5.6.22

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