I love this new Vanessa! I can tell she's in love and happy. Her songs show it. Its a nice change of pace even if I do like "darker" V
you know, i was a little torn at first. the other songs have not spoken to me as much as this one does. I know what you mean about the darker V, i usually connect better with that part of her. but i do think it just shows her growth and where she is at in her life. i always feel like her music is a reflection of what stage of life she is in, so it's just another part of her growing into who she is and her maturation.
usually when she releases her music, i am at the same stage of life as when she wrote it... for instance, BBN was mainly written in her teenage years 16-17, and then when it was released I was that age and it spoke to me. each album has had some impact on me in the same stages of life she was in when she wrote them since she is only a few years older than me. the new stuff is growing on me, but i liked this one instantly.