At first I was a bit taken aback by her turning down the the vocal/melody distortions and leaning into a more singer-songwriter dream pop. After multiple listens, I know she has a winner. The Japanese House compiles an engaging and personal story of love and heartbreak in lucid detail. She nails the "happy-sad" subgenre with songs like Sad to Breathe, which starts as depressed melancholy and switches to a beat that would be fitting on a hyperpop track. My favorite songs are Morning ...
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