Alright, we'll have just one or two more rounds after this to decide the winner, this thing's dragged on enough anyway. So here's round 4.
Zantera - Kaki King - Life Being What It Is - 7 points
I've heard a little bit of Kaki before, but I was kind of bored by the songs that I listened to, IIRC. But not this one. The guitar work is phenomenal and the quiet strings behind it are very subtle. Nothing to criticize here, just appreciation. I'll have to check out more of her work.
Sigz - Disemballerina - Hex - 5 points
More acoustic chamber stuff. The strings were fairly well arranged and had a nice tension/release feel. Apparently it's doom metal as well, which wasn't obvious at first, but the metal-esque guitar strumming towards the end definitely fit the genre at least loosely. Really cool hybrid of styles.
Gorille - Hôtel Morphée - Novembre est Mort - 8 points (!!!)
Yet another song with acoustic guitar and chamber strings. It seems to be a round theme so far. This one brought in a bit more intensity, though, with heavier drums and more emphatic vocals. ..and it was brilliant. I understand enough French to have a general idea of what she was saying. Beautiful arrangement, beautiful voice.
Antigoon - Ben Kweller - Ballad of Wendy Baker - 5 points
...And again, acoustic guitar/chamber strings, haha. This guy has a perfect voice for the music he's making, and the songs he's singing is a very nice, mellow ballad. Not much else to say, good songwriting and a good performance.
Sonatafanica - Sleigh Bells - You Lost Me - 7 points
Definitely broke the acoustic trend. It's electronic, 80s-sounding, and very strangely enchanting. The vocals have a really cool sound/effect to them, and it's got a really nice story behind it. Probably the saddest song I've gotten this round, and one of the best.
Ravenheart - Gary Numan - The Seed of a Lie - 5 points
This song is very minimal. It was mostly just a very simple electronic drum beat along with a few sparse synth lines. It definitely has its own charm, though, despite its simplicity, and I think that mostly has to do with his voice, which has a distinctively nice sound.
Ariich - Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise - 6 points
Really nice 80s sounding ballad. The quiet guitar/synth lines in the background really made the song. I also have a soft spot for 80s saxophone-y solos, and this song had a nice one.
Orcus - The Antlers - Putting The Dog To Sleep - 7 points
For the future, I do encourage a quick last fm check, but I know you were busy and everything so it's fine. Besides, I am quite the Hospice fan but I haven't listened to Burst Apart as much as I should. Especially this song. Peter's voice is especially wonderful, and the lyrics are some of their most touching.
Gorille - 21
Sonata - 21
Antigoon - 20
Ravenheart - 20
Zantera - 20
Ariich - 20
Orcus - 19
Sigz - 19
So there is only a 2 points gap between first and last because you are all awesome. Round 5 theme soon!
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