So here are the First Listen Impressions that I have noted. I'm sorry if they are vague. But I basically put the headphones down and wrote down the first thing that came to mind. These impressions sometimes change a bit over multiple listens. I feel my first impressions have stayed relatively consistent throughout the listening for this round.
"Had no idea what to expect here, but you definitely captured the theme. One song is one of the strongest songs of the round as far as the theme goes. The rest will need some listens to further unpack."
"I totally didn't feel the theme, honestly, but there was some good stuff on here. Definitey one amazing song, but the rest need extra listens."
"This was an ass kicker too, but not as much as an ass kicker as the other ass kicker, even though they were fairly similar.."
"Really interesting collection of bands. Lots of familiar names, and I was honestly kind of shocked to get a couple of these. I was
pleasantly surprised for the most part."
"Another EP that cross pollinates with a couple others. Not without its dips, but mostly excellent."
"This EP was really chill. I liked a number of parts of it."
"This EP is totally ass kicking. Excellent job. I expected nothing less."
"This EP started off totally kicking ass, but I felt it kind of petered out a bit in the second half."
"As much as I wanted to make fun of this, this is really excellent. I really enjoyed it."
"Some of this I liked, and some of this I'm not sure about."
"Wow, that was heavy as shit!"
"This EP boasted a lot of familiar names, and damn you totally nailed the theme."
"A couple of great songs here, but the rest feel fairly ordinary."
"Such a sneaky, but when you think about it, obvious way to capture the theme. Solid EP."