Polished J-pop vocals and rock guitar sitting right next to moody synth pieces. Strawberry Feels is a 2012 visual novel from Rose Liese, and this two-disc \"Sweet & Sour\" soundtrack earns its name by constantly swinging between bright and dark.
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\"Mind Resolution\" opens with this driving energy that's pure early-2010s eroge OP, catchy and immediate. \"Distortion Drive\" and \"Darkness fall\" pull the whole mood into heavier, more urgent territory. Then \"そよ風に揺れるリボン\" (Ribbon Swaying in the Breeze) snaps back to gentle warmth like nothing happened.
The full and short versions of tracks let you compare the complete arrangements against their in-game cuts. Over thirty tracks across a wide emotional range. If you're into the era when visual novel soundtracks tried to be full pop albums, this is a solid example of it done right.