Whee In returned last week with her first solo studio length album, IN the mood. The title track off the album is titled In The Mood, as well. This is Whee In’s first solo release since last year’s Make Me Happy and D-DAY (which I never got around to reviewing).

In The Mood is a pretty nice track, overall. I would definitely describe this track as pleasant sounding and rather breezy, with the latter feeling very appropriate for the start of the Autumn season when the weather is still quite nice and enjoyable (just without the heat). In the Mood is described as being a medium pop song with R&B vibes, and that description succinctly sums up the song. I really like the subtle groove the track features overall, which makes it nicely upbeat. I also like how In The Mood is rather synth forward and how the beats are rather soft and chill as a foundation. As an example, the bridge features a deep wub wub synth, which I thought served as a nice brief alteration to the wider instrumentation and keeps In The Mood from falling into a consistent state. The ending of the music video also features an instrumental version of the song also highlights the presence of the synths quite nicely, as well as the pleasantness of the track. Whee In herself is very smooth throughout In The Mood, with the combination of her breathy vocals and falsettos being absolute charms throughout the song. The melodies were also quite nice and comforting to listen to. Overall, I quite enjoyed the likes of In The Mood.

As mentioned earlier, the track has this breezy-like vibe to it. And we do get a breezy shot of Whee In, whilst travelling with friends in the car. These are the most vibrant shots in the entire music video, and this alone made it them the most memorable shots in the entire video. Aside from the breezy shots, the music video also shows Whee In having a good time at a party, whilst listening to her own song through her headphones. Despite the party not hearing the song, the party becomes more alive and upbeat from the moment her headphones are on, compared to when she was not listening to her song. Elsewhere in the video, she is enjoying her life with a couple of friends or by herself. The choreography shots in the video were also quite good, as well.

The performance was nice. Obviously with Whee In, her focus was always going to be on her execution of live vocals and so the choreography was never going to be as involved to other artists’ performances. But what I saw matches up well with the pleasantness of In The Mood and her live vocals were stable throughout.

Song – 8/10
Music Video – 8/10
Performance – 7.5/10
Overall Rating – 7.9/10