XG HAD ME HYPNOTIZED | THE CORE - 核 First Listen

I’ve been following XG’s run for a minute, but hitting play on THE CORE - 核 feels like finally seeing the full vision come together. This is my first listen front to back, and it already feels like more than “a debut album”. It’s a mission statement for their X-POP identity: bold, global, genre-mixing, and built to be replayed in headphones and on speakers. From runway energy like “GALA” to the softer vocal-unit warmth of “4 SEASONS,” I’m going in with an open mind and letting the whole album tell its story in real time.

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timestamps
Intro 0:00
XIGNAL 1:22
GALA 3:22
ROCK THE BOAT 8:41
TAKE MY BREATH 12:33
NO GOOD 16:19
HYPNOTIZE 20:24
UP NOW 27:59
O.R.B (Obviously Reads Bro) 32:09
4 SEASONS 36:58
PS118 43:27
closing thoughts 47:25

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