The interlude are awesome!
Bridge to the Sky really clicks with NEXT LEVEL, and i really can imagine myself ascending to the sky
Load of the SHUGYO rocks! I love the second part of the interlude HOHH!
Pieces of SEVEN is probably the only decent interlude in NL. It does sound nice, but it doesn't serve its primary purpose as an interlude. Last but not least,
Disco-munication is funkaye.
EnergizE is one of the decent songs in NL. I find it abit too cheesy and the verse and chorus are mehhh but the english saved this song.
Sparkle is simply awesome. If im asked to give one song to define NL, Sparkle is defintely the answer. The highlight of this song is its instrumental.
rollin's intro is quite redundant, but the second intro is breathtaking; it has this sucking power which pulls me into the song and I love a part of its chorus which suddenly speeds up. Oh! and the last part, i can feel myself turning around lol.
GREEN is out of place. I remember myself worshipping it (i love the oriental instrumental) when it leaked, but this song seems to have lost its magic (similar to what a few people had mentioned earlier on) and I shall attribute the root cause to its dreadful PV.
Identity sounds like decision, and maybeeee 1LOVE. Initially i couldn't differentiate this from rollin because both songs are not really that distinct individuals but both of them really grew on me very fast. Identity feels like a very short song, probably because of its repetitive awesome chorus
Rule, similar to Sparkle, i love this song right of the start. It has this highly addictive verse because of the use of vocoder(?) and i adore the frequent transition between Strength and Gentleness.
LOVE 'n' HATE sounds like TABOO, no? Its chorus is very catchy, but it could've been more impactful, and this definitely substracts a few points.
Days is a sweet and distinctive ballad. However, it doesn't have this WOW factor like HEAVEN and No way to Say. Nevertheless, it's on par with Curtain Call or even slightly better than it. Days had lost some of its magic but i still love it :p
Curtain Call sounds nostalgic and is definitely an awesome, touching ballad. I simply adore its simplicity and its melody and lyrics really go hand in hand; it's a song strictly between two people.
This album is about the same length with GUILTY, but why does it sound like a super short one? Probably because I enjoyed every single track in this album!
Awesome:
All tracks except for...
Decent:
GREEN, Pieces of SEVEN and EnergizE.
However, i hope that NL will be the only techno - disco orientated album in ayu's discography. This album is already giving me a slightly headache after 2 rounds of listening lol. Maybe it's just me but i think techno songs focus on the arrangement of the songs (must be catchy! and stuffs) and not the vocals, therefore this might explain why there's a lack of emotional connection in this album?