Yep, after a few listens it clicks in.
Really interesting song tbh. Emotionally it's giving like three things at once. The only thing I'm not keen on is the second half of the bridge, I wish they'd stayed with the melodic vocals rather than the sort of talky thing. It's gotten better every time I've listened to it. So, a grower, which, uh, is a weird choice for a single...
The entire EP is great!!
Rush really puts a Twice spin on the trending sound. I love how, for lack of a better term, how "far eastern" the instrumental sounds. The way it transitions from part to part is really cool as well, it seems to slowly evolve rather than jump from section to section.
New New is a masterpiece. I called it when I first heard the teaser: This should have been the single! Absolutely euphoric song, quintessentially Twice. Makes me so happy I wanna tear up. The chorus is wonderful, "every single thing I DOOOOO-OOOO", damn I'm dead. I love collapsedone, y'all. He is the Twice composer to me. He really gets their signature.
Bloom... If New New is the pinnacle of "old" Twice, Bloom is the pinnacle of "new" Twice (as in, post-Taste of Love). It hits. The vocals in the bridge in particular send.
You Get Me is maybe my favourite. Wonderful unique instrumental that hits me in the feels and the way the vocals work on top of that is chef's kiss. It's a short humble little song that contains magnitudes, right? Really feels like seeing an entire life all at once. Real flashes-before-your-eyes moment. The way the vocals don't flow so much as keep "coming in" on each line is like being hit by memory after memory. I love how soft the "yoo-hoo"s are. Obviously they can deliver powerful vocals, but I think going super soft like this is actually quite a brave & self-assured choice in pop music. It's artistic!