—Review Score: 9/10—
The second English album of Utada Hikaru is here, it’s called This Is The One. The overall feel of the album is solid and it’s clearly targeted to the current mainstream Western music taste, with R&B influence all over the tracks. It’s also worth noting that Utada’s cunning rhyming is imminent in this album. How often do you hear the words “Photoshop”, “MySpace”, “Blackberry”, and “JPEG” in a song? Some notable songs are the first single Come Back To Me, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – FYI, Apple and Cinnamon, and my personal favourite, This One (Crying Like A Child). There are several weird lyrics to my taste, but they don’t distract you that much from actually enjoying the whole listening experience. And although this album is more mainstream than other Utada’s albums, she still has her touch in this album, clearly this is Utada.
(Picture Credit: Utada Official Site)
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