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'Venus Fly Trap' is VERY reminiscent of 'The Family Jewels' from the vocal harmonies and melodies to the piano work and overall tone of the song. A great single that gives me hope that this album will be great!

A surprise release from Poppy which serves as the soundtrack to NXT, which she's becoming increasingly involved in, and hey... it's pretty damn good.

'EAT' was previewed at the Grammy awards (despite performing directly after BTS lost and the ARMYs were spamming hate, she performed very well) and the studio version is just as exhilarating. It's like a messy grungy wreck of a song with some nice guitar work and a dark majestic section in the middle. It's short and doesn't overstay it's ... read more

'Charmpoint' contains great reworks of songs throughout DAOKO's discograhy and recontextualises them with glossier, higher quality production from the 'Thank You Blue' era. The original track 'Okay!' is a huge highlight and hidden gem in her entire discography and her cover of Shiina Ringo's 'Kabukichou no Joou' is also really cool with it's disco tinge which is way different to the original track. A nice EP that knows what it wants to do and executes it with ease and confidence.

'Pink Blood' is an amazing return to the R&B pop that Utada used to do on albums like 'First Love' and 'Distance' but with the electronic glimmer of 'Ultra Blue'. The recent singles that Utada has released are shaping up to make an incredible album.

The song itself is quite subdued mostly and relaxed. Utada's breathy layered vocals work with the percussion and synths in the back to build up a dreamy atmosphere. However the song becomes instantly more catchy when strong melodies and ... read more