[Coelacanth]

Well, I still haven't had enough time to absorb the album, but I think it's excellent. Rather than a huge stuctured review, I'm just going to list some strong and weak points about the album.

+ Vocals; refreshing and well-delivered (Notably Secret, 1 LOVE, and until that Day...)
+ Arrangements; interesting. (kiss o' kill, Not yet, It was)
+ Album flow.
+ Interludes are very good.
+ I think the effort put into this album was of a much higher magnitude than some previous.
+ Catchy songs and melodies.
+ Great use of sound effects in the songs

- HAL arranging momentum.
- The lyrical content as a whole. I know 'the recycled lyrics' complaint gets thrown around sometimes, and I understand she may be quoting past lyrics, but I just feel the lyrics don't fit the sound of this album. As she's venturing into new sounds, I think she should also loosen up and try to venture into lyrical content that is more unfamiliar to her. I think she should add more unusual words and ideas into her songs, as well as throw in some proper names and places, and maybe make the songs have more of a storyline. She's just too damn indirect sometimes, and she goes from one idea to another and I'm not understanding why. I love the lyrics in 'Secret' though.
- Mediocre instrumental bridges / guitar solos (drowned out?)
- No vocal bridges in the entire album... (This is actually what I thought was great about (m)u. rainy day, Beautiful Day, Pride, B&D - excellent transitions to the final chorus)
- I felt some of the songs ended a bit abruptly.