Bow Wow is AMAZING, the energy in the track is so strong, and the way she's singing so full of confidence and even some sass (lippy much?), it's such a great way to open the album. She needs to give this song a powerful performance, be it on the upcoming tour or on another one, but this is a BANGER that needs some attention.
Sure shot is okay. It's a more mature Dangerous/WATCH OUT kind of song, Kenji finally found a balance between chaos and music in this one
The video made me like it a bit more, but tbh it's my least favorite from the new tracks. Still a good one, way above the average of 2017~2020 material.
Atlas would be my least fav if it weren't for that spin at the end, I loved that transition. Gives me Tigarah vibes but with a bit of Diplo/Major Lazer idk hahahaha Also hope this one gets to be performed, it deserves a funk carioca choreo sooo bad.
GOOD TIME is another highlight to me. The 2000s vibes around made me fall in love with it at first listen, and it has been so long I was hoping for such a fun dynamic collab from Kumi, even more when you think how long it has been since she collabed with another woman. And it even happened to be AI!! Literal dream coming true!
Outta my control sounds a biiit dated, but it's so smooth and well built that in the end it didn't even bother me. I was on the fence because of the instagram preview, but as a whole the song is spetacular. OZI is a great addition, really loved it.
anemone is also a great track, I love the instrumental here. Really curious to read the translated lyrics. Kenji did a fantastic job with his compositions on this album btw. And to think it's been 10 years since his first work for Kumi (All for you), wow what a milestone.
100 no kodoku-tachi e is her best ballad in years, top 5 from her career to me. Only complain is the mastering when the second chorus kicks in, she needs to perform it at the next tour cause of the band, pretty sure it'll improve the experience.
to be free is meh. Nice but too b-side-ish
RED was the biggest surprise to me, wasn't expecting Maria Kumi Gonzales to hit so hard with full force on this album. Wish it had a video like 4 MORE, would have been a way better match.
4 MORE is also okay, it gets a bit better in the middle of the album. But it misses an energy peak to me idk
The other two tracks are the weakest in the album, but they work well in the tracklist and close the album in a good way. Cheers.