憎まれっ子世に憚る

With a great beginning to her career now in the rearview mirror, Tamago left a lot of people with their expectations well and set for what Aimyon would eventually do next. And I’m Afraid of Being a Hated Child did not disappoint. It's in this album that you can begin to really see the Aimyonisms come out - the heavy usage of acoustic guitar and whimsical sound effects as part of instrumental production, her incredible singing voice on full display, and song topics that would ... read more

I must say that this is maybe my least favorite Aimyon release, but it’s still by her so none of it could be considered bad. I just found the overall sound less interesting and more one note. I do always really enjoy reading the English translations of the lyrics though because her voice is so poignant and witty and very earnest. My favorites, sonically, were 19 Sai ni Naritakunai which was just quite fun to listen to and Watashi ni Kareshi ga Dekinai Riyuu which was so upbeat and lively. ... read more