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Yes honeyActor| Observer – In Your Ways: 8.75This song has a lot of things I really love in music, the structure is compelling with a nice build-up and climax, without being too long. It has a lot of emotion and feeling, and the “you’re loosing us” part keeps getting stuck in my head. So yeah not sure what else to say about it except that I really loved it and you’re a well deserved first round winner!
Boards of Canada – Chromakey Dreamcoat: 8.5I just adore the mood of this song. That initial guitar riff that gets repeated over and over again immediately grabs your attention and draws you in to this beautiful sonic landscape. The transition into the last part does a great job of snapping one out of the meditative state the repetitions get you in and allow you to nicely float out of the song. I can already see this band becoming one of those bands I love to listen to when having to concentrate/study late at night.
Sharon Van Etten – Seventeen: 8.25YES! Immediately reminds me of St. Vincent, who I really love. This song is catchy and moody. It’s the kind of melancholy that’s comforting and reflective. Those subtle sounds and high squeals in the instrumentations are great. And damn I didn’t expect that explosion at the end but it just makes it all that better.
Wheel – Up The Chain: 7.25Man I dig the grooves. There’s enough in the instrumentals going on to keep it both interesting to listen to as well as being very head-bobbing-inducing. There are some really strong vocals too, love both the cleans in the verses as well as the more raw sounding parts in the choruses. However here’s the comment you were expecting, I’m not so sure if really stands out from all the Tool-inspired bands though. While some bands that get accused of this, Karnivool, Rishloo etcetera really made there own version of Tool I feel this band is really copying them, even in the vocal delivery. Luckily for you this doesn’t take away that this song is quite solid. And who knows, while this song is far from the level of Tool’s best songs, I might end up enjoying the album it’s on more than Tool’s latest.
Carpenters – Superstar: 7.25
I immediately love the mysterious vibe of the instrumentals. And then that voice, while the snippet about enthralling vocals actually wasn’t about this song, this would be the next song it would apply to. The chorus kind of breaks the mysterious moods which would be okay; the lyrics are awfully cheesy though. So yeah, I love the vocals and the atmosphere of the song but I can’t really get into the lyrics, maybe I’m just not in love enough right now ;p
Soup - Nothing Like Home: 7
Directly from the start I am enthralled by that stunning voice. The careful instrumentals complement it perfectly. The composition isn’t as enthralling though, parts go on a bit looong (especially the last part) and the transition around 2:30 feels kind of awkward. Still I am looking forward to hearing more of this band, mostly just want to here this singer in other songs
Deftones – Entombed: 7
The riff that keeps repeating is quite nice but maybe a bit too simple (just an ascending scale) for how often it is used. There are definitely some nice emotions in the vocal delivery. However I somehow expected something more original from this band, this just feels like a pretty standard power ballad. Despite that, I did enjoy listening to it quite a bit.
Ben Howard – Diamonds: 6.5
The vocals in quite a low register are pretty good and fit the song really well. I dig how the melancholic vibes off the verses contrast with the happy instrumentals in the chorus. Other than that this song seems quite a radio-friendly indie/singer-songwriter song, without anything that really sets it out from millions of similar songs. Which is okay, it’s a pretty good execution of a tried-and-tested formula, but I’m not sure if this is enough to get me into his music.
The Blue Nile – The Wires Are Down: 6
I have somewhat mixed feelings about this song, mostly because I just not sure what kind of mood it wants to convey. The vocal delivery and music feel almost somewhat apathetic to me, which might be on purpose? Reflecting the depressed mood one can be in after wires are down? Usually I love depressing songs, but the lack of emotion in the delivery kind of rids it of the comforting warmth melancholic music normally gives me. I started appreciating the gentle instrumentation a bit more with successive listens, and the score went up by a little because of that. I know you said this music is quite close to your heart, so I feel kind of sorry for not liking it that much. And I definitely don’t think it’s a bad song, it just doesn’t really reach me.
PreHistoric Animals – Burn The Ground: 5.5
This song just feels very okay-ish to me. The guitar riffs starting at 0:30 feel very basic to me, the vocal delivery is quite decent but never really grabs me. The bridge has a few nice parts but overstays its welcome. I didn’t hate it, so I won’t give an insufficient score, but yeah nothing really stuck and I don’t have a desire to listen to this again.
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Cyrilama: 8.75
Puppies_on_acid: 8.5
Tomislav: 8.25
Romdrums: 7.25
Kattelox: 7.25
Sacul: 7
Train of Naught: 7
Nekov: 6.5
HOF: 6
Elite: 5.5
Final thoughts A nice mix of songs this round, thanks y’all! If you got a low score, no worries there are still enough rounds to come! The top three are actually quite good examples of things I really like in music so if you’re completely lost you could listen to them. Also somebody please send me some Hip Hop
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