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Unpopular opinion; although Ayu used to release stronger singles, I prefer her post 2010 albums. A7 Winter Diary is by far my favorite album and I’ve been a fan since 2002 so I think I’ve experienced the same nostalgia as a lot of others.
Sure, the production values have gone downhill drastically, but A7 proved the only thing Ayu should reconsider are the arrangements. Her acoustic orchestra versions of later songs are equally as amazing in my opinion as a lot of her older stuff. If she would bring back ethereal song intros like she used to have with Ever Free, No More Words and Rainbow etc I think people would be a lot more positive and receptive. Less windchimes, more harpsichord and dance beats and she’ll be fine.
People are overreacting: this woman released more albums than artists like Kate Bush, Namie Amuro, Madonna, Tori Amos and so many more artists that have been around for much longer. It’s impossible to like everything an artist puts out. And both Madonna and Tori Amos had impressive albums (Rebel Heart and Native Invader) after over a decade of average at best albums. So don’t burn your fancards just yet. People are sad about having to wait for two years for five songs. Last time I checked western artists take about 3 to 4 years between each album. Just look at the discographies of Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani for example. People here are spoiled with such an immensive backlog of songs.
TL;DR: Ayu and her songs have remained unchanged imo- the only thing that has changed are production values of arrangements.
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