True to its name, Mariya Takeuchi covers a lot of ground, from the bar-counter country and Rock & Roll, to lounge jazz and bossa nova, there's even an ode to British pop to make things interesting. And of course, the most well-known song on the album, Plastic Love; a hypnotizing urban melody that conceals bittersweet lyrics. While generally everyone likes that song, I've heard mixed things about Variety as a whole. Many people have told me that while Plastic Love is great, none of the other songs hold up as well.



