tracklist:
01. Velonica
02. 奏であい (kanadeai)
03. 薫 (kaori)
04. Velonica -Instrumental-

yes! i've been waiting for aqua timez to go rock again after all their ballady stuff like natsu no kakera. this single has been bobbing up on the oricon charts quite often for the past few weeks. (:

velonica got stuck in my head very quickly. because it's super catchy. the chorus is the best. and the verses are very cool. there's a sprinkling of electronica throughout, which blends in quite nicely.
and it's got rock vibes spilling out everywhere. :D it manages to sound quite emo!
the intro is interesting and i like the drums. they're simple enough to be followable but very nice. the melody is aqua timez's signature ramble-off-a-long-string-of-monosyllables-of-the-same-note, and it works here with the drums, nicely. it also contrasts with the bridge which consists of long notes, which was quite interesting to hear at first.
the bass line for the first few verses are interesting too!
the chorus is genius composing! brilliant. (a bit like galileo.) i still can't follow the verses but the chorus is the best part that keeps replaying in my brain!
and the chord progression is totally <3.
i think it's one of the few minor key songs they did. and they should do it more.
this is the kind of song that i get hooked onto like crazy at once and keep listening to. but after a while, it fades off. should have spread it out a bit more. /:
minor gripe: the bridge is quite boring after you listen to it about 3 times a day.

奏であい sounds like one of the band's typical b-sides at first, but the rhythm is a bit bounce-y and swingy. it takes a while to grow onto, but after you can sing it it's a decent song. i went around the house singing this for a while, too. i like the guitar parts at the front and the back with the vibraphone!

薫 is a weird little song that mainly alternates between 2 chords (IVminor and I). the melody didn't catch on for me so it's not a very memorable track, imo. plus, it's short. and repetitive.

the bleach OP drawing style looks like sayonara zetsubou sensei's! :D
and it's cool that hitohira no hanabira is the ED!

all in all, not a bad single but don't rush it or you'll get bored faster. (for me, at least.)