Wow. This song and "Feel the love" feel so new and different from Ayu's usual sound, and I wouldn't necessarily say that's bad but I feel like I need to process this more before I can appreciate it fully (=listening to these songs a lot during the next few weeks
).
What I can say about "Merry-go-round" at the moment is that its flaws mainly lie in the vocals part for me, but the song itself sounds great and I'm pleasantly surprised by how well the rap fits into it. My, this single is making me very excited for Ayu's future works as well, this definitely feels like an era largely separated from "LOVE again"s (mostly) sweet and subdued tone.