LOVE again thoughts?

[relmy]

This album doesn't seem bitter or painful, at all. It is rather melancholic, but it's all rather light and airy, save for snowy kiss - which to be honest, just feels like a poor version of Last angel. Even untitled for her... story 2 - you can tell she's still hurting, but it does feel more reflective, especially compared the to the angst driven original.

The first two tracks and You & Me (why is this even on the album?) feel horribly out of place. Well, Wake me up works because it's nice opener for the album, but the anime feel of Song 4 u doesn't flow well at all. I also feel like Missing, SAKURA, Melody together is a really bad choice, especially after the two upbeat opening tracks. They're all nice songs, but they do feel like one big song together. As for Sweet Scar, eh, I don't really like it.

I like bye-bye darling, it would be nice if she performed this live in an acoustic encore set or something. There's something nice and refreshing about it. Petal is a nice, but it does feel like the light mid-tempo soft version of tracks like Marionette, which is a bit disappointing. I feel like she did rock for too long, but I think it would have worked here, especially as the album is getting slightly (I hate to say it) tedious by this point.

Gloria should have closed the album - Ivy before it, and no You & Me. Either missing or melody should have been cut, my vote goes for missing staying.

The interludes... oh dear, they just don't work. At all.

I give it, eh, 6/10 maybe, maybe? My favourites are Bye-bye darling, Ivy and Wake me up.