If that is really the same roof, I have mixed feelings about the upcoming PVs lol :D

I don't think Feel the love is a disaster either... I enjoyed the song, and I'm looking forward to the PV. But this is just a relaxing, fun and happy song, and I'm happy Ayu is trying out new things. Boost up my interests :luv2

What do you mean by 'better production' though? Arrangements? Mixing?

Both of those. The songs just don't sound polished enough to me. Maybe they'll sound a bit better once the cd is out.

The mixing was done by that new guy so it could explain why it sounds very different...

And as for arrangements, I think she tends to veer towards drums/guitar/strings a bit too much, so this is fresh imo. The synths do sound a bit cheap, but what can you do? At least it isn't the Nakata boop boops.

They do sound fresh, but for me it's not always a good thing. Bold & Delicious was fresh and the arrangment was epic. I dunno I am among people who want Yuta Nakano to arrange everything.

Merry-go-round is deffo gonna be something I'll listen to a lot~ Even though so many of Nakata's songs sound the same I think his arrangements sound richer somehow.

It's probably because he's perfected that sort of Akiba/electro-pop sound, haha.

I've just heard Merry-go-round on her Facebook page. I'm...indifferent about it. I neither love nor hate it. It sounds weird now but I'm very sure it will somehow grow on me.

One thing, though: I'm really glad that it doesn't sound too hip-hop-esque. With m-flo attached to it I was afraid that the song would be some hip-hop R&B shit.

i agree on that it's pretty much what i've said when feel the love came out... I wouldn't be too quick to say it's de-evolution, it's probably just a one time glitch in Ayu's brain lol or she just wanted to be different from what she usual does but ended up like the rest of the music scene today. We can handle that i think lol It's just a one time event, HOPEFULLY. At least majority is happy now with the songs, which rarelly happens in this place lol. I myself am kinda used to being the odd one all the time because i tend to love what everyone else just cannot stand and visa versa lol SO i'm just gonna sit patiently and wait for Pray.

This song is analyzed way touch. I love it plain and simple.

so the beginning riffs were an ORGASM to my ears then the arrangement gets soooooooo bland I can't omg please improve it for the final release

but besides that IT'S EVERYTHING I WANTED. REMEMBER HOW I mentioned hoping Merry-go-round would be an EDM snowy kiss? HOLY SHIT WE GOT IT and I freaking love the lyrics... there's this bittersweet (wistful?) nuance to it... it's too beautiful. Kinda like the atmosphere of Days + the shot beats of snowy kiss. VERBAL/m-flo wasn't redundant, it brought me back to Kana Nishino's earlier songs which was super cool.

btw aside from the arrangement, I kinda hate the 1000000000 layers over her voice. very much like snowy kiss... it comes across noisy.

I completely forgot to comment on Merry-go-round here I see. I really like the song. It sounded awesome and VERBAL's rap is awesome as it always is♥ I was also able to relate to the lyrics so well that I started to cry which is very rare for me when it's a Ayu song. Last time I actually cried while listening to an Ayu song was in Love songs era I think. That album made me cry. Sadly I haven't listened to it at all since then. o.O

I can't wait for covers!

Is this fanmade? I guess so, 'cause I haven't seen it in AHS before.

http://31.media.tumblr.com/909898858...877to1_500.jpg

^ Actually yes, the image has been already posted here.

And yes, it's fanmade. :yes

Okay, sorry then xD Thanks for replying!

I see this "trying to jump on the trendy thing" as a evolution for Ayu. I mean, it's not the first time she does something just for the fun of trying it, but it is the first time she's doing it with the most popular genre. She's still challenging and evolving herself guys. LOVEagain, now, that was a safe play (even with gorgeous songs).
And if she can express herself with EDM, owning the style like she does with every other, I don't see where the problem is.

Don't really care for VERBAL being in the song...but I can deal with it. He's done much worse. Also, people seem to be liking this much more than FTL...I love them both a lot. :)

Really hoping for some remixes on the single! It's EDM...how can you not remix that. lol

I love Merry-go-round so much ^_^ it's so different

Though I really hate the Gangnam Style effect they used in both songs T_T ahhh those parts

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What Gangnam Style effect? :O

I'm really impressed by Merry-go-round though. I like Feel the love, it's fun and catchy, but Merry-go-round it's way better. Cannot wait for the full song :heart
It's strange listen to Ayu and VERBAL together in a song lol I was waiting for a collab between them for ages and now it's here :D I still can't believe it!

even Feel the love is better than Merry-go-round but Im not feelin any of them :(