When ?19 Masters? came out last year there was a huge amount of promise from Saya since she was pulling from a wide array of folk music and avant-garde music. Its intricate and constantly evolving door of ideas makes for a fun and head-turning listening experience. My only problem is the fact of some boring tracks near the back end, and the use of extremely brief interludes constantly would jar your listening experience. So, on her new EP here we see an evolution away from her folk underpinnings on ?19 Masters? to go for a full-blown avant-pop approach with various styles of art pop, glitch pop, indie pop/folk, and pop rock. Everything here is well crafted and fits well together for a full 17-minute listening experience. My only downside is that the album does dull out in the middle, but not enough to lose you. Overall, a very exciting evolution for Saya, and cannot wait to see what she does with this new experimental pop direction.
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