3.24.13 - New Music - 98 Degrees

Yes, you are reading that correctly - 98 Degrees is officially back! After a ten year hiatus the group reunited in 2012 for one performance, but this is more that just a quick one-off deal. We're talking a new album, so that means a new singleee!

I was never the biggest fan of the Nick Lachey and the boys back in the day, so the news of this - while still very exciting - didn't tickle me as much as it probably did some other people. Any time a group reforms it is kind of exciting though, so here we are.

"Microphone" is exactly what it needed  to be, and is actually pretty good. Think of the kind of music that the New Kids on the Block have been releasing in the past few years and you've got a good idea of what this sounds like. It isn't bombastic or electro, and it probably won't be a charting hit, but I don't think that's what this is all about.

The song is a fun, well put together pop tune that all ages can enjoy. Their aging fans will receive it well, and I could see a number of adult pop radio stations picking this up and running with it. I'm a fan. In fact, this might be one of my favorite 98 Degrees songs...ever.