Welcome to the Lotus megarate submission thread.  This underrated body of work was released on November 9th, 2012 and incorporates pop styles with elements of dance-pop, rock in the form of up-tempo songs and piano-driven ballads. It opens with the track "Lotus Intro", which was inspired by Aguilera's passion for "chill-out" electronica. The song has a "hypnotic" yet "dark, serious" tone that develops and matures as it progresses, depicting Aguilera's rebirth, similar to the life cycle