Welcome back VANESSA! Been long thinking it was my favorite of Genki’s bands - although MEJIBRAY honestly got a lot farther - and I wasn’t expecting any new music beyond a one-off reunion!
Both of the tracks feel a little flat in the mastering department, I feel like “New Normal” was just getting started when it ended, and the verses of “Raise” are really reminiscent of the verses from ギャング 5[five] by アンド -ECCENTRIC AGENT-. But in this case, the similarity is a good thing! Even with all those things in the way, I’m enjoying this. It’s on par with anything they released before CHI[MA]IRA/Distracted Womb.
It’s a quick trip back to 2009 in sounds and looks, which is something the scene could use a few extra shots of. Both songs will probably grow on me over time, but I’m still hoping they re-release this songs on an EP with a better production take. VANESSA’s one of those units where the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts. I want fans in 2023 to understand why fans in 2009 liked them so much.
What do y’all think?