^ haha. It's not THAT much of a conspiracy theory.
A singer doesn't sound good, so the engineers bury the vocals in the mix; it happens quite often I think. I'm especially noticing it on more and more studio albums these days it seems. That's why I'm kinda worried about the new cm that we heard; the quality is low but it sounds like her vocals are buried in the mix not just of the cm, but the song itself. Hopefully I'm wrong on that one because otherwise I really really love the way that song sounds so far.
About Teddy Bear - I just keep going back to her AT03 performance. She had emotion on her face but at the same time her vocals looked and sounded relaxed. This time it looked and sounded like she had to put extreme effort behind pushing each note out.