I don't think Exodus was a complete sellout - part of me believes that Utada experimented on purpose, trying to make something different from her Japanese releases. Her music base is in Japan, where she's ridiculously famous, but in the US, where no one knows her, she can do whatever she wants. I like Exodus the more I listen to it; it's nowhere near as great as her Japanese music, but it's still nice in itself.
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