Looking back, I don't think I've ever had a problem with any of Ayu's experimentations with music direction.
I love the EDM style. It's very fresh and familiar to me, as an American college student haha. It's nice to have Ayu and party music at the same time!
I was actually wanting something more like Love Again, lol. I loved that era. It was so introspective and personal. Much better than Party Queen, for sure.
I think if I had to rank the songs…
NOW & 4EVA (Reminds me of the Love Again sort of music
very gorgeous)
Lelio (It's upbeat, catchy, sick, but also adorable all at the same time)
What is forever love (Very nice pace and instrumentation. The vocals are PERFECT)
Terminal (Reminds me a bit of Like a Doll and Progress combined haha. Very nice. Well done)
XOXO (Ear-pleasing fluff that I eat up haha)
Angel (The melody is interesting. Her vocals here are an acquired taste, but I like it)
These tracks are all quite strong. I don't dislike Angel, either. In the grand scheme of Ayu's discography, Angel would be in the upper middle of my ranking.
I wish there were more ballads. Ballads are really Ayu's secret weapon.