{"id":2987,"date":"2026-08-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2026-08-03T02:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:03:40","slug":"an-unflinching-yes-suls-yes-i-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/an-unflinching-yes-suls-yes-i-like\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unflinching Yes: SUL\u2019s \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some songs circle their subject. \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019 walks straight up to it. The new single from Seoul R&amp;B artist SUL takes the plain affirmation of its title at face value, then builds a slow-tempo track that never once reaches for a euphemism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound holds its tension rather than releasing it. A slow beat sets the pace, the arrangement stays deliberately unhurried, and the restraint does most of the work \u2014 the song draws its charge from what it withholds. Anyone who follows the Korean R&amp;B lineage running through Dean and Crush will recognise the register, though this lands closer to a late-night mood than to a radio single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slow-tempo R&amp;B track that keeps its tension coiled, with a title that means exactly what it says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUL has been consistent about subject matter. Releases such as \u2018ONLY FANS\u2019 and \u2018Foot Fetish\u2019 built a catalogue that addresses the body and desire without softening the language, and \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019 continues that line rather than stepping away from it. 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Anyone who follows the Korean R&amp;B lineage running through Dean and Crush will recognise the register, though this lands&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[243,30],"coauthors":[25],"class_list":["post-2987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-rb","tag-routenote"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Unflinching Yes: SUL\u2019s \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019 - RouteNote - Radar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/an-unflinching-yes-suls-yes-i-like\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Unflinching Yes: SUL\u2019s \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019 - RouteNote - Radar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some songs circle their subject. \u2018Yes, I Like\u2019 walks straight up to it. 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