Okay so I managed to get her album--I'm in lo~ve with "Missing." I think it's the prettiest thing I've ever heard--and she doesn't sound that bad! Her voice has kind of a nasally sound to it on some notes, but other than that she's not bad at all...
Are you feelin' for me is a pretty cool track--I like the beat, but sometimes I feel her vocals are a little too weak: now I know what some of you meant by the music "overpowering" her. Even so I really liked this song! Very nice. Drive me crazy is a fun song, too. A nice, upbeat little melody... L.O.V.E. U I actually don't like that much--just a typical little JPop song, it doesn't do much for me musically. Again and Again & Aishiteru are really nice, though: different styles, different sounds... she experimented with a few things on this album, I see.
I noticed the English use in her songs, but "Missing" is predominately Japanese (and beautiful, I might reiterate), Koi Shiyo is mainly Japanese with just a few bits of English thrown in (like some other J-Pop songs).. And honestly? OLIVIA (Lufkin) released a fully-English album in Japan some years back so I don't know if it's weird or wrong to use English in a Japanese-release or as a Japanese artist... but it's probably not wise, considering you're pandering to that audience's language... Anyway, Leah's songs aren't too "cookie cutter" that I can't enjoy them... honestly for a debut this is an interesting one. I just hope she stays around long enough! She's piqued my interest
