Big’s Song Reviews/Rankings

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Welcome to my reviews and rankings thread. In this thread, I will be taking requests from members for songs to rank. You name it, I’ll rank it. In addition, I will post a new song review every Wednesday. These will be songs that are either blowing up right now or just interest me in general. This week’s song just happens to be both. Here’s the first review:

Song Review #1: “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
This song came out of nowhere and is blowing up with insane streaming numbers, and just hit the top 15 on the Hot 100. After seeing just how great this song is doing, I was intrigued to check it out. On first listen, it didn’t really click with me. But after a few listens, I think I really like it. This comes off of Lacy’s second studio album, titled Gemini Rights. With a song as good as this, I’m surprised Lacy didn’t blow up sooner. The track is insanely catchy, and keeps you hooked from start to finish. Both the chorus and post-chorus are great in both lyrics and production. My only small nitpick is that I wish the lyrics and beat were more balanced, as some parts of it feel a tad messy. But, all in all, this is a very good song and I think Steve Lacy’s future will be bright.

Final grade: 8.5/10

As I said in the intro, I’ll also be taking ranking requests, so if you have a suggestion for songs I should rank, I’m all ears. Other than that, I’ll have another song review up next Wednesday. See you then!

[M5AGTS]

Can you rank my top 100 most listened to songs of the first quarter of the decade?

Here is the spotify playlist.

[big2000]

Will do. I’ll try to do that sometime this week.

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I should finish the ranking within the next week. For now, here’s another song review.

So to set this up, I was recently drawn back in to country music. I used to listen to it regularly several years ago, but I stopped because I tired of how bro-country the whole thing had gotten. I can’t stand songs like “This is How We Roll”, “That’s My Kind of Night”, “Chillin’ It” and so on. While I think there is a time and place for bro-country, it had no need to be plastered onto country radio playlists 24/7. Country has made moves to break out of this bad habit. The genre is more inclusive of female artists, and even the bro-iest of the bro-country artists have toned it down a notch. However, the thing that brought me back in was the revival of neotraditional country. This is a form of country that was huge in the 70s and 80s, and was pioneered by the legendary George Strait, among others. However, in recent years, as bro-country has started to fall, neotraditional country has had a revival, and that brings us to one of the artists reviving the sound, Jon Pardi.

Song Review #2: “Last Night Lonely” by Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi is one of my favorite artists in modern country music, due to his music being authentically country in a genre where some artists (Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, etc.) feel more pop than country. This song in particular is his latest single. After some time off after his 2019 album Heartache Medication, he released this as the lead single for his upcoming fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night. His songs usually tend to rise slowly up the charts, but that is not the case for this song. This reached the top 40 on the Hot 100 within 9 weeks, and is on track to be his highest peaking single so far. Now, this song is far from perfect. The lyrics start to feel quite stale after a while, despite the solid hook, and it feels more like “white bread” than it needs to. However, focusing all on the lyrics would be doing this song a great disservice, as the production and instrumentation is as good as ever. He manages to take neotraditional country from decades ago, and elevated it to fit modern country standards. I really enjoyed the fiddle parts as well (any country song with a fiddle gets a million extra points lol). While I’m not inclined to call this song great, it’s definitely a good song, and I appreciate Jon Pardi and others for helping me realize country isn’t so bad after all.

8.1/10

[big2000]

Quick update:
1. Reviews will no longer be weekly. Instead, I’ll be doing reviews whenever I feel like I can do one.
2. The ranking will be done in a few days, I know it’s been taking a while but it’ll be done soon.

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So I think I’m gonna revive this thread so I have a way to share more of my thoughts on music. I’m gonna review new music that comes out every Friday and also review and rank other pieces of music that interest me. The first one should be out tonight or tomorrow morning, which will be reviewing new music coming out tonight.

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New Music Friday Ranking [6-23-2023]

16: Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot: no, just…. no (1.5/10)

15: The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily-Rose Depp - One of the Girls: I just hate the way this sounds, the beat just sounds so ugly and it doesn’t work well at all. (3/10)

14: Loud Luxury/Two Friends/Bebe Rexha - If Only I: Painfully generic. (5.5/10)

13: Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice - Barbie World: Decent but way too short, it doesn’t really have much to it (6/10)

12: Demi Lovato - SWINE: I want to like this but it goes a bit too hard for me. (6/10)

11: Tai Verdes - Sandman: I like the whistling (whistling is my kryptonite), but not so much the rest. (6.5/10)

10: Coi Leray/David Guetta - Make My Day: I still have trouble endorsing David Guetta’s obvious sample songs, but Coi Leray brings enough personality to make this tolerable. (6.5/10)

09: Tiësto - Drifting: It’s fine, like most Tiësto songs. Don’t love it but don’t hate it either. (7/10)

08: JP Saxe/Lizzy McAlpine/Tiny Habits - Everything Ends: Lizzy definitely makes this better, I’m cool with this. (7/10)

07: Hozier - Unknown / Nth: It starts out slow but it does pick up. It’s solid. (7.5/10)

06: Diplo/Elle King - Without You: This is a far better country endeavor from Diplo than Heartless was. I like it. (8/10)

05: Maisie Peters - Run: I don’t like this as much as Lost the Breakup, but it’s still very nice. (8.5/10)

04: Bakar - Alive!: I like the whole vibe of this. I hope it does well. (9/10)

03: Kelly Clarkson - rock hudson: Everything about this sounds great, makes me want to check out the whole album. (9/10)

02: Portugal. The Man - Grim Generation: I haven’t heard much of their music outside of Feel It Still, but I really dig this. (9.5/10)

01: Carly Rae Jepsen - Shy Boy: Pop perfection, didn’t expect anything less. (10/10)

Best of the Week: Shy Boy
Honorable Mention: Grim Generation
Dishonorable Mention: One of the Girls
Worst of the Week: Summer Too Hot

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New Music Friday Ranking [6-30-2023]

11: The Weeknd/Lil Baby/Suzanna Son - False Idols: I don’t know what it is with The Weeknd lately, but all the songs from The Idol soundtrack are just a chore to get through. The beat is especially ugly and it feels like it just goes on and on. Hey, at least the music sucks just like the show. (2/10)

10: Dean Lewis/Julia Michaels - In A Perfect World: This just blends into everything else I’ve heard from the Ed Sheeran wannabes. I have nothing left to say at this point. (6/10)

9: Baby Gravy - You Need Jesus: I feel just like how I felt after listening to Betty for the first time, I don’t know if I love it or hate it. So the rating here shouldn’t be any indication of quality since I’m unsure of that yet. (6/10)

8: Charli XCX - Speed Drive: Not a lot of the music from the Barbie album has been impressing me so far. This is definitely better than Barbie World but it’s too short to leave an impact. (6.5/10)

7: Holly Humberstone - Antichrist: This feels fine but I feel like there’s something wrong with this and I can’t quite put my finger on it. It just sounds odd. (6.5/10)

6: Alok/Ava Max - Car Keys (Ayla): Glad there are still some EDM songs that don’t just lazily steal samples, and instead make something new out of them. I liked this one. (7.5/10)

5: BENEE/Mallrat - Do It Again: Don’t like this as much as Green Honda, but this is still a good motivational song (7.5/10)

4: Jon Batiste - Calling Your Name: This sounds nice, but it being so short knocks it down a peg for me. (8/10)

3: Gus Dapperton - Homebody: I like how chill this is, and it’s just pleasant to my ears. (8/10)

2: SPINALL/Wizkid - Loju: This is just a nice song to vibe out to, like most Afrobeats music is. (8.5/10)

1: Olivia Rodrigo - vampire: I love how the music just builds as the song goes on, and the lyrics hit just as hard as anything from Sour, and I’m glad that hasn’t changed. Great start to the era. (9/10)

Best of the Week: vampire
Honorable Mention: Loju
Dishonorable Mention: None (only one song rated below a 5/10)
Worst of the Week: False Idols

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New Music Friday Ranking [7-7-2023]

12: The Weeknd/Lily-Rose Depp - Dollhouse: Somehow these just keep getting worse. See my last two Idol reviews, it’s just those but worse. (1/10)

11: Dominic Fike/Weezer - Think Fast: For some reason I don’t like any of this guy’s songs other than Mona Lisa. Even with the inclusion of Weezer (I actually like them) this is a difficult listen. (4.5/10)

10: AJR - God is Really Real: This is a nice and sweet concept but the lyrics are just way too clunky for it to work. (5.5/10)

9: FIFTY FIFTY/Kaliii - Barbie Dreams: This relies on a pretty obvious Janet Jackson sample, and you can tell. It’s not terrible but it’s just incredibly bland. (6/10)

8: LANY - Alonica: I feel like I should like this more than I do, but I just found this kinda tedious and boring. (6/10)

7: Gus Dapperton - Midnight Train: The production is once again very good, but I don’t like the vocals as much. (7.5/10)

6: MEDUZA/Sam Tompkins/Em Beihold - Phone: This does slap but there isn’t much here lyrically. Still solid though. (7.5/10)

5: Lupe Fiasco - CHANNEL No3: I like this a lot more than most of the rap that gets popular these days. I’ll stick with this over whatever the hell Drake is doing, if he’s still around. (idk much about rap) (8/10)

4: Jax Jones/Fireboy DML - Me and My Guitar: This is a pretty inspirational song and i enjoyed it a lot. (8.5/10)

3: TXT/Jonas Brothers - Do It Like That: This is almost absurdly catchy. I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. (8.5/10)

2: Taylor Swift - I Can See You (Taylor’s Version): I like the guitar riff and melody on this a lot. I don’t know how good this would’ve sounded on the original Speak Now album but it sounds great now. (9/10)

1: Taylor Swift/Hayley Williams - Castles Crumbling (Taylor’s Version): This is a very powerful and beautiful track, especially the final chorus. Excellent song. (10/10)

Best of the Week: Castles Crumbling
Honorable Mention: I Can See You
Dishonorable Mention: Think Fast
Worst of the Week: Dollhouse

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New Music Friday Ranking [7-14-2023]

11: Jungkook/Latto - Seven: Another painfully generic sex song that also happens to have the same “seven days a week” thing as Jason Derulo’s Saturday/Sunday earlier this year. It doesn’t help that Latto doesn’t add anything interesting. This isn’t even really bad, just boring. (4/10)

10: PinkPantheress/Destroy Lonely - Turn Your Phone Off: I wasn’t really enjoying this during PinkPantheress’ part but couldn’t really put my finger on it, but then Destroy Lonely gave me a new reason to dislike it. The most redeeming quality is the beat, but it just feels unfocused and Destroy Lonely isn’t doing it any favors. (5/10)

9: Lauren Spencer-Smith - Bigger Person: With every song she puts out it gets harder to tell them apart, and that certainly doesn’t help me remember her songs. (6.5/10)

8: Disclosure - Higher Than Ever Before: I like this but I feel like I’m going to forget about it quickly. (7/10)

7: Alan Walker/Zak Abel - Endless Summer: Catchy, but nothing special lyrically. (7/10)

6: Troye Sivan - Rush: The lyrics are a bit generic but this song being a total bop makes up for that. (8/10)

5: Post Malone - Overdrive: It isn’t as good as Chemical or Mourning in my opinion, but it’s still far better than anything I heard from Twelve Carat Toothache (8.5/10)

4: Jon Batiste/Jon Bellion/Fireboy DML - Drink Water: Very catchy beat. This is definitely an earworm. (8.5/10)

3: Becky Hill/Chase & Status - Disconnect: Yet another total BOP. Need I say more? (9/10)

2: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?: This is a another great ballad from Billie, and I think it could fit well into the Barbie movie from what I have seen. (9/10)

1: Reneé Rapp - Talk Too Much: This sounds so different from the other stuff I’ve heard from her and yet it’s still great. Will definitely be listening to this more. (9.5/10)

Best of the Week: Talk Too Much
Honorable Mention: What Was I Made For?/Disconnect (tie)
Dishonorable Mention: Turn Your Phone Off
Worst of the Week: Seven

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New Music Friday Ranking [7-21-2023]

11: will.i.am/Britney Spears - Mind Your Business: Where do I even begin with this pile of garbage. First of all, it sounded like they were interpolating f**king Peanut Butter Jelly Time, a meme that was dead 10 f**king years ago. will.i.am and Britney’s vocals sound like they were edited by people who have never heard music in their lives. And speaking of Britney, are we sure that’s even her? Her vocals almost sound like they were sung by a f**king AI and then plastered with autotune to hide it. And as for the “lyrics”, it’s all just generic club s**t that we’ve heard before and was dated back in 20 f**king 11. I honestly feel bad for Britney, she deserves far better than to be dragged down to will.i.am’s level. It’s f**king 2023, we don’t need this s**t anymore, and I sure hope will.i.am is f**king done for after the world hears how s**t this is. (but knowing the general public’s music taste they’ll probably love this) (0/10, I’m never touching this s**t again with a 39 and a half foot pole)

10: Kaliii/DJ Smallz 732 - K Toven: I shouldn’t even be surprised that rap is now sampling f**king Beethoven. You can probably guess where this is going. (3.5/10)

9: ZAYN - Love Like This: The beat is annoying and the production just feels incoherent as a whole. (4/10)

8: Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken: I dont really like Jessie Murph’s voice and the production feels oddly country. It just feels plain overall. (4.5/10)

7: Charlieonnafriday - I’m Not Crazy: Normally I’d get pissed by a poor Unwell interpolation but I could honestly care less after listening to Mind Your Business. (5.5/10)

6: Sam Smith - Man I Am: I like the chorus but the verses just feel like Vulgar Part 2. It’s a shame i have to sit through them to get to the actually decent chorus. (5.5/10)

5: Oliver Tree - One & Only: Dude, what the hell are you doing with your voice? Pretty generic but it’s fine. (6/10)

4: Travis Scott/Bad Bunny/The Weeknd - K-Pop: Not a huge fan of this but I guess the beat is interesting enough. (6.5/10)

3: Alesso/John Newman - Call Your Name: This is pretty catchy and the vocals are good. That sounds like simple praise but it goes a long way on a night like this. (7.5/10)

2: Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk (Remix): I like Posty’s contribution to the song and it’s still as good as the solo version is. (8.5/10)

1: Ava Max - Choose Your Fighter: This sounds like a Diamonds & Dancefloors reject but it’s a damn good one at that. (9/10)

Best of the Week: Choose Your Fighter
Honorable Mention: Dial Drunk (Remix)
Dishonorable Mention: K Toven
Worst of the Week: Mind Your Business

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New Music Friday Ranking [7-28-2023]

11: Dream/Yung Gravy - Everest: Yung Gravy just doesn’t work on songs like these and Dream’s verses feel clunky as well. It’s not terrible but it’s very far from good. ~~dream stand please don’t kill me please~~ (4.5/10)

10: Anne-Marie/Khalid - YOU & I: Painfully generic guitar love song that feels like it would be more at home in 2018. (5/10)

8 (tie): Holly Humberstone/d4vd - Superbloodmoon: I like the guitar riff but other than that there’s not much here. (7/10)

8 (tie): Calvin Harris/Sam Smith - Desire: Catchy but it sounds very similar to Miracle. I’ll still take it over Sam’s other output recently. (7/10)

7: Post Malone - Something Real: The weakest track I’ve heard from AUSTIN so far imo, but it’s still good. (8/10)

6: Burna Boy - Big 7: This is the first thing I heard from Burna Boy since Last Last and this was just as catchy as that. (8.5/10)

4 (tie): Post Malone - Enough is Enough: Another great song, especially the chorus. (9/10)

4 (tie): Travis Scott/Beyoncé - DELRESTO (ECHOES): Banger and Beyoncé’s vocals elevate it so much. (9/10)

3: Travis Scott - MODERN JAM: I didn’t think Travis could make more of a banger after listening to DELRESTO, but I stand corrected. (9.5/10)

1 (tie): Carly Rae Jensen - Psychedelic Switch: Of course Carly’s here to make picking a BOTW even harder. I don’t think I need to say anything other than it’s stellar as usual. (10/10)

1 (tie): Laufey - Bewitched: By the time I heard the first chorus I knew I loved this. Absolutely beautiful. (10/10)

Best of the Week: Psychedelic Switch/Bewitched (if I had to pick one I’d give Bewitched a slight edge)
Honorable Mention: MODERN JAM
Dishonorable Mention: YOU & I
Worst of the Week: Everest

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New Music Friday Ranking [8-4-2023]

13: Mae Stephens/Meghan Trainor - Mr. Right: Probably the best song Meghan has been on in years. Considering who we’re talking about my score shouldn’t be a huge surprise. (3.5/10)

12: Tones and I - The Greatest: WAY too long, and it isn’t worth it for a song that’s so boring. (4/10)

11: MAX/JVKE/Bazzi - STRINGS: Not a fan of the production. This song feels like it was destined to be mediocre considering the artists on it. (4.5/10)

9 (tie): Stephen Sanchez - Be More: Mediocre 60s AC radio fodder that lacks the spark that Until I Found You had for me. I’d pass on it. (5/10)

9 (tie): Bebe Rexha/David Guetta - One in a Million: More original than I’m Good but bland. It’s just mediocre. (5/10)

8: BABY GRAVY/Freddie Dredd - Nightmare on Peachtree Street: More of a rap song than the other ones I’ve heard. It’s fine but I’m not much into it. (5.5/10)

7: Swedish House Mafia - Ray of Solar: I’m not a huge fan of the production and the vocals are a bit strange imo. (6.5/10)

5 (tie): Lauv - Love U Like That: A bit too similar to his other music to be very good. Still fine. (7/10)

5 (tie): Usher/21 Savage/Summer Walker - Good Good: Decent R&B song but there isn’t much to it. (7/10)

4: Halle - Angel: The vocals are good but there’s not much else here. (7.5/10)

2 (tie): Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red: Similar to Attention lyrically but catchier. I like it. (8/10)

2 (tie): Post Malone - Joy: I wouldn’t say it’s as good as the other singles but it’s a solid bonus track. (8/10)

1: LANY - XXL: Just as catchy as Love At First Fight, if not catchier. Great song. (9/10)

Best of the Week: XXL
Honorable Mention: Paint The Town Red/Joy (I liked Joy slightly more than PTTR)
Dishonorable Mention: The Greatest
Worst of the Week: Mr. Right

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New Music Friday Ranking [8-11-2023]

8: DJ Khaled/Lil Baby/Future/Lil Uzi Vert - SUPPOSED TO BE LOVED: I think it’s about time I give my full thoughts on DJ Khaled. So here, in full, is my opinion on DJ Khaled’s contributions to rap music: ……. (3/10)

7: V - Love Me Again: Pretty boring, wasn’t feeling it at all. (4/10)

6: JP Saxe - Caught Up On You: The verses are literally just him saying words that have nothing to do with each other lol. Otherwise it’s boring. (5.5/10)

4 (tie): Miguel/Lil Yachty - Number 9: It’s a bit strange but I’m not opposed to it. (7/10)

4 (tie): Tove Lo - Elevator Eyes: Kinda boring beat but it’s fine. (7/10)

3: James Bay - Goodbye Never Felt So Bad: Pretty basic but I still like it fine. (7.5/10)

2: Kelsea Ballerini - How Do I Do This: Very catchy and relatable track. I like it. (9/10)

1: Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?: BANGER (10/10)

Best of the Week: bad idea right?
Honorable Mention: How Do I Do This
Dishonorable Mention: Love Me Again
Worst of the Week: SUPPOSED TO BE LOVED

EDIT: I was SO wrong about bad idea right lol

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New Music Friday Ranking [8-18-2023]

12: Marshmello/Young Miko - Tempo: I don’t really like the beat and it’s way too short. (4/10)

11: Charlie Puth - Lipstick: Underwhelming. Sounds like something that’s more at home in 2017 than in 2023. (5/10)

10: d4vd - Notes From A Wrist: Boring compared to his other songs. (5.5/10)

9: Doechii - Booty Drop: This is more on the hip hop side than What It Is. It’s fine but I didn’t like it as much. (6.5/10)

8: Usher - Boyfriend: Catchy but not as good as a lot of his other stuff. (7/10)

6 (tie): Leah Kate - Bored: This is very catchy compared to her other songs, but the only drawback is that stupid repeating stuttering letters affect. (7.5/10)

6 (tie): Reneé Rapp - Pretty Girls: Some of it kinda feels out of place imo, but it’s still catchy. (7.5/10)

5: Addison Rae/Charli XCX - 2 die 4: Who knew Addison Rae could make a such a bop? Not me, that’s for sure. Good first impression for me. (8/10)

4: Jon Batiste/Lil Wayne - Uneasy: Weird but it’s the good kind of weird, and Lil Wayne actually sounds tolerable! (8.5/10)

2 (tie): Hozier/Brandi Carlile - Damage Gets Done: Probably the best song I’ve heard from Hozier thus far. Sounds excellent. (9.5/10)

2 (tie): Bakar - Right Here, For Now: This is different from the other stuff I’ve heard from him but it’s probably my favorite I’ve heard from him. (9.5/10)

1: Khloe Rose - Like You Do: Beautiful song and sounds amazing. (10/10)

Best of the Week: Like You Do
Honorable Mention: Right Here, For Now/Damage Gets Done (tie)
Dishonorable Mention: Lipstick
Worst of the Week: Tempo

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New Music Friday Ranking [8-25-2023]

10: GAYLE - leave me for dead: This feels like trying to be Olivia Rodrigo but failing. Not really a fan. (4/10)

8 (tie): Blackpink - The Girls: What you’d usually expect from a Blackpink track. Not really worth your time. (5/10)

8 (tie): Robin Schulz - One with the Wolves: So generic it hurts, but bonus points for not plagiarizing (as far as I know) (5/10)

6 (tie): BABY GRAVY - No Way Jose: The whole schtick isn’t even funny at this point. Meh. (5.5/10)

6 (tie): Jason Derulo - Body Count: I swear, all of Jason Derulo’s songs have the vibe of “hey girl, i wanna have sex with you” and I’m kinda tired of it. (5.5/10)

5: Joel Corry/MK/Rita Ora - Drinkin: Not bad but painfully generic. (6/10)

4: Selena Gomez - Single Soon: Pretty basic, probably gonna forget about it in record time. (6.5/10)

3: Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young: Very nice ballad, I think I prefer it over Flowers (8.5/10)

2: Laufey/Philarmonia Orchestra - California and Me: The orchestra elevates this to a whole other level. Great song. (9/10)

1: Conan Gray - Winner: Conan’s just as good at ballads as he is at uptempo songs. Excellent song. (9.5/10)

Best of the Week: Winner
Honorable Mention: California and Me
Dishonorable Mention: The Girls/One with the Wolves (tie)
Worst of the Week: leave me for dead

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New Music Friday Ranking [9-1-2023]

11: Coi Leray - Isabel Marant: The autotune annoys me a lot and it’s ridiculously short. (4/10)

10: Kylie Minogue - Tension: I’ve already stated my rather controversial opinion on Padam Padam, and I don’t think this is much better. Neither of the songs really do anything for me. (5/10)

9: Oliver Tree/Super Computer - Essence: For an Oliver Tree song, this, oddly enough, isn’t that annoying. The problem is it’s just boring. (6.5/10)

8: Imagine Dragons - Children of the Sky: I feel like I should like this but it couldn’t really hold my attention. It’s solid though. (7/10)

6 (tie): Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You: More slow and less rap-ish than her other recent singles, and I kinda like this better compared to those. (7.5/10)

6 (tie): Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up: The production isn’t bad at all (it is Timbaland after all) but it just feels like a less exciting version of Give It To Me. (7.5/10)

4 (tie): Leah Kate - Unbreakup: Is it just me or is Leah Kate getting better? This is probably the best I’ve heard from her to date. (8/10)

4 (tie): Tiësto/21 Savage/BIA - BOTH: Not much to say except it’s pretty catchy. Kinda what you’d usually expect from a Tiësto song. (8/10)

3: Troye Sivan/PinkPantheress/Hyunjin - Rush (Remix): A slight downgrade from the original but still catchy as hell. (8.5/10)

1 (tie): Doja Cat - Demons: Probably my favorite of the recent singles. Such a banger. (9/10)

1 (tie): Måneskin - HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?): Another super catchy song, just as I expected. (9/10)

Best of the Week: Demons/HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?) (tie)
Honorable Mention: Rush (Remix)
Dishonorable Mention: Tension
Worst of the Week: Isabel Marant

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New Music Friday Ranking [9-8-2023]

13: Marshmello/Dove Cameron - Other Boys: Bad vocal effects and production that feels more at home in 2018 makes this a skip for me. (4/10)

12: V - Slow Dancing: meh. (5/10)

11: d4vd - Once More: Another pretty boring one. Also I don’t like how it just ends suddenly. (5.5/10)

9 (tie): The Chainsmokers - Summertime Friends: Not much to say here. It’s just mid, like The Chainsmokers usually are. (6/10)

9 (tie): iann dior - You Don’t Even: I’m running out of things to say about these mediocre artists. (6/10)

8: Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion - Bongos: This is just WAP but worse. (6.5/10)

6 (tie): Surfaces - Cloud: Sounds good but there isn’t a lot to it. (7/10)

6 (tie): Olivia Rodrigo - logical: One of her weaker ballads in my opinion but still fine. (7/10)

5: Kelly Clarkson - roses: Simple but it’s still good. Solid stuff. (8.5/10)

3 (tie): Bakar - I’m Done: One of the best of what I’ve heard from him. Good stuff. (9/10)

3 (tie): Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!: Not as good as bad idea right? but still a banger. (9/10)

2: Laufey - Lovesick: Out of all her songs this probably clicked with me the most on first listen. Will definitely revisit. (9.5/10)

1: Olivia Rodrigo - love is embarrassing: An absolute banger, right up there with bad idea right? (10/10)

Best of the Week: love is embarrassing
Honorable Mention: Lovesick
Dishonorable Mention: Slow Dancing
Worst of the Week: Other Boys

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New Music Friday Ranking [9-15-2023]

11: Drake/SZA - Slime You Out: So boring it could make you fall asleep. At least SZA makes it slightly better. (5/10)

10: JVKE - this is what autumn feels like: Dude, not all your songs need to be titled that way. This just feels like golden hour but boring. (5.5/10)

9: Zara Larsson/David Guetta - On My Love: I’m personally offended by how generic this is. (6/10)

8: Bella Poarch/Lauv - Crush: Meh. Not much to say here. (6.5/10)

7: Doja Cat - Balut: This is fine, but more boring than the other recent singles. (7/10)

6: Diddy/The Weeknd/French Montana/21 Savage - Another One of Me: Solid, kinda reminds me of Creepin’. However, just like Creepin’, I’ll probably get sick of it pretty fast. (7.5/10)

5: J Balvin/Usher/DJ Khaled - Dientes: Gotta love artists sampling their own songs. But in all seriousness, this kinda bops. (8/10)

4: Sia - Gimme Love: I liked this more than I expected. Still not amazing, but quite good. (8.5/10)

2 (tie): SZA/Justin Bieber - Snooze (Acoustic): The feeling of the original stays here and Justin Bieber actually sounds better than usual. Good stuff. (9/10)

2 (tie): TXT/Anitta - Back for More: Gives me the same vibes as Do It Like That, but it’s even more catchy. (9/10)

1: Tate McRae - greedy: Such a bop, just wish it was longer. (9.5/10)

Best of the Week: Greedy
Honorable Mention: Back for More and Snooze (Acoustic) (tie)
Dishonorable Mention: this is what autumn feels like
Worst of the Week: Slime You Out (by default, just mediocre)

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New Music Friday Ranking [9-22-2023]

Kim Petras - Treat Me Like A Ho: The beat is decent but it’s way too short and I’m not much into it. (5/10)

Stephen Sanchez - Doesn’t Do Me Any Good: It’s still pretty boring but it’s a slight step up from the last single. (6/10)

Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now: It’s still not fully clicking with me but I prefer it over Padam Padam. (7/10)

Doja Cat - Agora Hills: This is fine, but more generic than the other songs I’ve heard from the album. (7/10)

Blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME: EDGING actually made me physically ill but this song is much better and more heartfelt. (7.5/10)

OneRepublic/Mishaal Tamer - This is pretty catchy and it’s something different for 1R. I like it. (8/10)

Troye Sivan - Got Me Started: I don’t like it as much as Rush, but it’s a nice song to chill out to. (8.5/10)

David Kushner - Dead Man: Daylight took a while to click with me but this one clicked immediately. Maybe my ears have accepted this type of music. (9/10)

Bakar - All Night: He just keeps getting better. This is hella catchy. (9.5/10)

Zach Bryan/Noah Kahan - Sarah’s Place: I’m not very familiar with Zach Bryan, but this song really clicked with me. They work really well together. (9.5/10)

Best of the Week: Sarah’s Place and All Night (tie)
Honorable Mention: Dead Man
Dishonorable Mention: None
Worst of the Week: Treat Me Like A Ho (by default)