“Certain members from Day26 clashed while on MTV’s “Making the Band,” the reality show that brought them together. But on its debut, the Sean “Diddy” Combs-chosen quintet comes together harmoniously to deliver a sultry, midtempo-driven set pleasantly suggestive of former Bad Boy group 112. There’s little doubt what’s on its mind on tracks like “I’m the Reason,” the piano-laden “In My Bed” and “Co Star” (”I just want to be a part of your show,” they sing). Luckily, a more nuanced take on physicality can be found on the Bryan-Michael Cox-produced “Are We in This Together,” which questions a lover’s loyalties over a pulsating beat, and on the regretful “Since You’ve Been Gone,” about missing a past flame.—Mariel Concepcion”
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