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| 1.5 very poor | pthumeru | January 17th 23 |
Exceedingly long of mediocre songs. Doesn't hold a candle to Haru to Shiura
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | October 20th 22 |
A lot of really great moments but if anything 21 tracks was just a bit too ambitious and consistency becomes an issue throughout the last half of the record. At times it feels like a collection of tracks tossed together than a cohesive album but there are many bright spots. 'Deconstruction' is bright, pairing simple marching-band-esque drums with an angelic vocal melody before opening up to a grand synth chorus. 'Never Let You Go' is certainly one of the best tracks here, which brings rock energy, pianos and a blood curdling scream bridge right at the midpoint. 'Bang', the title track and 'Kick in the World' also come to mind as highlights. Pretty adventurous and a very worthy follow-up to their 2018 debut.
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| 1.5 very poor | ajcollins15 | April 27th 22 |
When 2018?s ?Haru to Shura?, Haruna's debut album, really broke the internet, and for good reason. It was a loud, explosive, energetic, genre-breaking fusion, and above all else unique listening experience. The hip hop and post-hardcore fusion with noise rock/pop made it stick out from all those in the aforementioned genres alone. It really was a masterclass in how to fuse genres seamlessly, but with her sophomore record here I honestly am bet disappointed. The elements are all still there with the inclusion of art pop/rock elements, but it all feels muted. Both the production on the instrumentals and the overall listening experience just feels like a much quieter and compressed sonic mess. There are a few songs where that loudness and aggressiveness come back, but for the most part, it?s gone. I really don?t see the appeal of this new album because I really can?t sit through this album without cracking the volume up.
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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. STAFF | April 26th 22 |
Nemuri goes for the overwhelming on her sophomore LP. She's never been more versatile, that's for sure, yet I failed to find this as infectious as banger-full Haru to Shura. Clearly not bad, but she wanted to show off what she could do without asking herself whether how well she would do it.
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| 3.5 great | MvdW | December 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | June 30th 22 |
| 2.5 average | qt | June 2nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | May 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Suyan | May 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | April 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | April 24th 22 |
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