Round 0-4 RelistensNekov: Infected Mushroom – SaeedI think the better parts of this one do make it a bit stronger of a song than I gave it credit for, though there are still some parts I’m not too keen on & I definitely would’ve preferred this as like a 5 minute song with the noisy electronic stuff cut.
7/10 (+.25)
Train of Naught – Batushka - Yekteniya 1I can’t figure out if my scoring curve has been getting a little more lenient over the rounds or if I just underrated this the first time, but. Yeah, this is a bit better than I gave it credit for. I think I enjoy it more when I’m not exclusively focusing on it though? So…. yeah.
7.25/10 (+.25)
Train of Naught – Khemmis – Beyond the DoorOkay, I think 7/10 might have been a touch low for this one too. I dunno. The fun parts of this do enough for me that I feel it at least deserves a bit more.
7.25/10 (+.25)
Bolsters – Foxes – In Her ArmsNo clue what it is but I was way more into this on this listen than on any of my previous listens. I still think this would be improved if it ditched that bell though. Just does not add anything to the song. But yeah otherwise I enjoyed this a decent bit, yeah.
7.5/10 (+.5)
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly – CampfireI have no clue how this got only 7.5? I dunno, it’s definitely better than that by at least a little bit & there’s not really any weak moments either. Maybe it just didn’t quire resonate with me when I was doing write-ups. But yeah that chorus and bridge especially definitely make this better than I gave it credit for.
8/10 (+.5)
Bolsters: CHVRCHES – The Mother We ShareDamn, coming back to this one and it’s even better than I remember it being. Yeah, not only was my rating before not just spur of the moment, it might actually have been too low. I’m tempted to give this one an entire half-point because it really deserves it. I wasn’t quite as confident in my grading scale in this round I guess. Just a fantastic pop song that, really, none of your other entries have lived up to.
9/10 (+.5)
Updated Standings:twosuitsluke – 46.75
Luoto – 46.75
Nekov – 46
Bolsters – 45.5
home – 45
Tomislav95 – 45
Evermind – 44.5
Train of Naught – 44.5
LordCost – 43
Stadler – 41
yeah there wasn't really a ton i felt worth rescoring, oh well