Song Review:: NMIXX: Blue Valentine- Blue Valentine

• Release date: 2025 October 13

• Album tracklist: Blue Valentine, SPINNIN' ON IT, Phoenix, Reality Hurts, RICO, Game Face, PODIUM, Crush On You, ADORE U, Shape of Love, O.O Part 1 (Baila), O.O Part 2 (Superhero)

• Album runtime: 34 minutes

 Honestly, I’m a little surprised by how quickly I’m getting to the actual release when it feels like I just posted the pre-release, but I suppose that’s what happens when I’m behind and get into a good space where I can just go. The album runtime is a little bit short for my tastes, but the title track is over three minutes long, so I’m okay with it. 

Soft punk rock was not where I was expecting this song to be at, but you know what? I’m down with this. It’s got some very spunky drums in places where the song kicks up its heels a little and shows off some attitude, but there are some spots where it’s a very soft song, and I love the contrast there. 

This is like soft Avril Lavigne, or maybe a similar artist, but it feels enough like that, especially briefly at the end, to the point where I had my brain briefly thinking that I was listening to an artist from the early 00s. The bits in the song where it slows down and then accelerates while the instrumental stays largely the same? That’s a really cool part. But those ad-libs are easily my favorite part. Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful. Amazing. I will admit that I keep thinking the line is “blue firefly” or “blue butterfly”, even though I’m looking at the title of the song and I know for a fact that it is neither of those two things. But it feels like a butterfly kind of song, and I love that for it.

I love the weird music videos. This one is definitely in the creepy/spooky vibe, but sweet. Honestly, I'm reminded a bit of Edward Scissorhands in the vibe, which is delightful.