Sep 3, 2026 · 21 min · 7 segments
SF9 are back with "Without Wings," the Afrobeats-rooted title track from their 10th anniversary album TENACITY, and we're giving it an honest review across the song, the music video, and the…
Chantel NicoleHostThis was done by Han Soho, Slyberry Rapid, Christopher Johnson, and member Klee Young, contributing lyrics.
And the concept of the song is that the group believe that they lost their wings, but realize that they are not confined and that they can soar again even without them.
All right.
Ooh, I mean, fantasy.
You could be their wings, girl.
You know, you are the wind, but he's my wings.
I think sonically it captures summer nights.
Also the end of a hot season.
You know, we released in August, like latter half of August.
People are going back to school.
What are you doing? But we do need a cool down track.
And the release does make sense with the timing.
Also, the voices, the guys are men now.
Their voices have matured nicely.
And this is a comforting track about hope.
fully equipped with a string section in the latter half of a song.
And I would say it is a switch up in terms of Sonics with the whole, like, we will overcome sound without sounding like a struggle anthem.
You know, like it's not.
Yes.
It's so important.
Because yes, you can talk about how hard you work without making it sound like you know, we were in the trenches.
Yeah.
Stomp, stomp, clap.
You know, and this is, this is on brand for them.
It's smooth.
This was done by Han Soho, Slyberry Rapid, Christopher Johnson, and member Klee Young, contributing lyrics.
And the concept of the song is that the group believe that they lost their wings, but realize that they are not confined and that they can soar again even without them.
All right.
Ooh, I mean, fantasy.
You could be their wings, girl.
You know, you are the wind, but he's my wings.
I think sonically it captures summer nights.
Also the end of a hot season.
You know, we released in August, like latter half of August.
People are going back to school.
What are you doing? But we do need a cool down track.
And the release does make sense with the timing.
Also, the voices, the guys are men now.
Their voices have matured nicely.
And this is a comforting track about hope.
fully equipped with a string section in the latter half of a song.
And I would say it is a switch up in terms of Sonics with the whole, like, we will overcome sound without sounding like a struggle anthem.
You know, like it's not.
Yes.
It's so important.
Because yes, you can talk about how hard you work without making it sound like you know, we were in the trenches.
Yeah.
Stomp, stomp, clap.
You know, and this is, this is on brand for them.
It's smooth.
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