Rate the new songs!

[gogirlanime]

K, never mind, it's so good I had to review it all now.

songs in no particular order.

Feel the love 7.5/10
The production and mixing of this song are nice, Ayu's vocals are what get to me. As much as Ayu will be my queen forever and as much as her high "iiiiii"'s are a bittersweet love all Ayu fans have for her I couldn't hate them more than I do now in this song, they're scratching my brain. This song has grown on me, first listen I gave it about a 6, there is something strange to this song to me that makes me not like it more and I can't put my finger on it. The instrumental sound effects and mixing just aren't to my taste I think, they're a little too funky for me. I like listening to this song but it'll never be a cult favorite for me.

Terminal 9/10
I can see why many were disappointed with this song, it does sound like a typical club / trance song, but I feel there is more to this song if you really listen to it. It is really dark in a way and the length of the instrumental parts add a loneliness to the song that is powerful and unique to me. Add lyrical translations to this mix too. I feel like this is what anguish would sound like if it could sing or be a song. This song brings me down to a level of pain. Not an Ayu masterpiece like BRILLANTE or M but it's awesome to me. I like the ambient and lengthy feel to it. This sounds like if Ayu would compose a remix for an Onitsuka Chihiro song.

Angel 9/10
Super addicting, the melody and vocals remind me of something Beyonce would do, it reminds me of her song Halo only Ayu-fied and better than Halo. The "angel" lyrical parts are unique and beautiful, purely depending on musical and vocal unison. The beat, vocals, and timing of this song is unlike anything else Ayu has done, a true original. I love it, it brings tears of joy to me!

Lelio 9/10
A bit repetitive but that is sort of its charm. The "Lelio" parts were mixed perfectly to suit Ayu's semi nasal singing style, because those parts are so well mixed you could listen to the "lelio, le-le-lelio" parts forever without getting bored. Even though repetitive in vocals the music layers and stacks intensifying the song, great stuff!

Merry-go-round 7/10
The rap parts ruin it… every time… No matter how many times I listen to it. I liked it in NaNaNa but in this song it's so bad. At least in NaNaNa it suited the song better. This song is more ambient and spiritual so it sounds more thrown in there. In some parts Ayu's vocals are nice and in other parts they are sort of bad. I feel like this song could have been so much better. If they had got rid of the rap, layered the music, and spent more time recording better vocals this song would have been gold.

XOXO 7.5/10
The lyrics are corny and thus so far I can't get over them I feel like the beat and melody are more typical and "been done" than Terminal, I feel like I have already been listening to this Ayu song for years (in a bad way). That said, I still like this song, it just isn't catching my love an attention like the other 5 songs. This is a fun song and it makes me happy, I know it will grow on me over time. It's those damned lyrics... ugggg... Ayu needs to be more careful with her English... sorry Ayu. The mixing and vocals are well done, nothing is annoying about this song, it's just a bit lacking in originality and substance.

Pray 7/10
Lovely vocals and over all a beautiful song, I just feel like this is soooooo "been there done that" for Ayu. But it has this hint of uniqueness to it and charm that makes it a bit better than her average typical ballad. The melody and vocals are like "how beautiful you are ~episode II~"

what is forever love 7.5/10
I really love the spoken whisper parts, it takes me to the sensual things Madonna used to do. I just really wish this song wasn't a duet. I've never minded him in the past and still don't mind, but I think this song would have been better solo. This song isn't terribly original in style but still original and not too typical of Ayu. The piano and vocals are gorgeous. I think the song is the best from the beginning of the vocal break till the end, the first half lacks a bit. I know I'll love this song more over time however it doesn't win my heart right away like Angel.

NOW & 4EVA 8/10
This sounds like a typical Ayu song, but in a good way, this is the one song Ayu has in every album of hers, a song that "sounds like an Ayu song" It's the intensity, layering, chorus, instruments and background vocals. This sounds like a lost track to the Duty album. Not terribly original but very satisfactory. This is the "classic Ayu" style song that needs to be on every Ayu album. This has the same feeling of "M" "reminds me" "Missing" "Key ~eternal tie ver.~" and "my name's WOMEN".

Hello new me 6.5/10
Too cutesy and very forgettable, this sounds like a bad leftover from Love again or Love Songs. Her vocals could be much better, this is obviously for her younger cutesy Ayu loving Japanese fans. I will probably only listen to this song when I'm on Ayu shuffle.