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Post by rnb on Apr 7, 2024 8:25:43 GMT -5
Future Islands - "Say Goodbye" (Gonza'90, #2) vs Sykamore - "Emotional" (CLD, #5)
Sampha - "Spirit 2.0" (Zach, #2) vs Purple Tears - "I Need You Right Now" (M5AGTS, #5)
Vampire Weekend - "Classical" (singingrulebritannia, #2) vs Nia Archives - "Crowded Roomz" (Hamed, #5)
Yeat - "If We Being Rëal" (MoD, #2) vs Troye Sivan - "Honey" (Mayman, #5)
Tyla - "Breathe Me" (Shooter, #2) vs RiTchie f/ Aminé - "Dizzy" (singingrulebritannia, #5)
English Teacher - "Nearly Daffodils" (BlurryKyle, #2) vs James K, hoodie - "Scorpio" (wheatsquares33, #5)
Avantika - "Sexy" (keatonzab, #2) vs Kaleen - "We Will Rave" (reputainbow, #5)
omat - "Knot" (deca, #2) vs Mitski - "My Love Mine All Mine" (SabrinaFan, #5)
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Post by willapted33 on Apr 7, 2024 8:52:14 GMT -5
Future Islands - "Say Goodbye" (Gonza'90, #2) {7.3} vs Sykamore - "Emotional" (CLD, #5) {6.8} never been a fan of future islands’ vocalist but the other elements of say goodbye appeal to me emotional was nice but is slightly outclassed here
Sampha - "Spirit 2.0" (Zach, #2) {8.9} vs Purple Tears - "I Need You Right Now" (M5AGTS, #5) {4.8} spirit 2.0 is wonderful
Vampire Weekend - "Classical" (singingrulebritannia, #2) {8.7} vs Nia Archives - "Crowded Roomz" (Hamed, #5) {8} well i like classical enough to include it in my own shortlist so… tough matchup for nia, i’ve really liked what i’ve heard from her.
Yeat - "If We Being Rëal" (MoD, #2) {9.1} vs Troye Sivan - "Honey" (Mayman, #5) {7.2} i like honey but man if we being rëal is a serious banger. never thought yeat would make a song this good but every part of his sound works brilliantly here.
Tyla - "Breathe Me" (Shooter, #2) {7.7} vs RiTchie f/ Aminé - "Dizzy" (singingrulebritannia, #5) {8.3} breathe me is sweet but dizzy is a bit more up my alley. i actually prefer it to a lot of injury reserve’s recent stuff & it makes me want to check out ritchie’s album.
English Teacher - "Nearly Daffodils" (BlurryKyle, #2) {8.4} vs James K, hoodie - "Scorpio" (wheatsquares33, #5) {8.2} love the guitar part on nearly daffodils, overall a great sounding song. scorpio is real nice too. this could go either way but i slightly prefer ND.
Avantika - "Sexy" (keatonzab, #2) {thumbs down} vs Kaleen - "We Will Rave" (reputainbow, #5) {4.8}
omat - "Knot" (deca, #2) {7.7} vs Mitski - "My Love Mine All Mine" (SabrinaFan, #5) {9} knot is really solid but this is a hard matchup for it. i loved MLMAM on first listen & it’s still managed to get better the more i hear it. i could listen to mitski sing for hours.
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Post by recordyear on Apr 7, 2024 9:40:24 GMT -5
Ngl the vote counts are a bit disappointing, but this set has to be closed. Preliminary Round 1: #2 vs #5 - Set 1 - ResultsFuture Islands - "Say Goodbye" (Gonza'90, #2) [17] vs Sykamore - "Emotional" (CLD, #5) [7] Sampha - "Spirit 2.0" (Zach, #2) [20] vs Purple Tears - "I Need You Right Now" (M5AGTS, #5) [4] Vampire Weekend - "Classical" (singingrulebritannia, #2) [12] vs Nia Archives - "Crowded Roomz" (Hamed, #5) [12] Yeat - "If We Being Rëal" (MoD, #2) [9] vs Troye Sivan - "Honey" (Mayman, #5) [15]Tyla - "Breathe Me" (Shooter, #2) [15] vs RiTchie f/ Aminé - "Dizzy" (singingrulebritannia, #5) [9] English Teacher - "Nearly Daffodils" (BlurryKyle, #2) [11] vs James K, hoodie - "Scorpio" (wheatsquares33, #5) [13]Avantika - "Sexy" (keatonzab, #2) [1] vs Kaleen - "We Will Rave" (reputainbow, #5) [23]omat - "Knot" (deca, #2) [7] vs Mitski - "My Love Mine All Mine" (SabrinaFan, #5) [17]
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Post by recordyear on Apr 7, 2024 9:46:05 GMT -5
Preliminary Round 1: #2 vs #5 - Set 2Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) 100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by MoD on Apr 7, 2024 10:01:15 GMT -5
Future Islands - "Say Goodbye" (Gonza'90, #2)
Sampha - "Spirit 2.0" (Zach, #2)
Nia Archives - "Crowded Roomz" (Hamed, #5)
Yeat - "If We Being Rëal" (MoD, #2)
RiTchie f/ Aminé - "Dizzy" (singingrulebritannia, #5)
English Teacher - "Nearly Daffodils" (BlurryKyle, #2)
Avantika - "Sexy" (keatonzab, #2)
omat - "Knot" (deca, #2)
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Post by samo🦕 on Apr 7, 2024 10:26:16 GMT -5
St. Vincent - "Broken Man" (MoD, #1) [9] vs Flower in Bloom - "Inside" (wrip, #6) [8] recordyear in three days you will start coughing... .
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Post by Au$tin on Apr 7, 2024 10:38:04 GMT -5
I'm up against Beyoncé? 😠
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Post by wrip on Apr 7, 2024 10:56:35 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
- Prada is a bop but Texas Hold ‘Em has been on repeat for me lately.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
- Both of these are solid but I think I see myself returning to Runner's High a bit more.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
- Sorry Keaton
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
- Somebody was pretty nice!
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
- Record stop giving me cruel matchups challenge…
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by macattack on Apr 7, 2024 11:15:34 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) I've never been a Beyonce fan and her "country" project doesn't really change that opinion. It's just her usual given a new coat of paint. "Prada" was a pretty neat electronic track but on the short side, I think it could have done a bit more.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) I made this one of my picks because PJ sounds absolutely revitalized on this one, helped by Andrew Watt's superb production. It's their best song since "Sirens" IMO, and they sound ready to go for another thirty years with a blend of classic PJ sounds and modern touches. "Runner's High" is decent, but it doesn't have the spark to make me vote against my own pick.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) Sorry Keaton.
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) "Somebody" has some good beats and electronic production going on. "16 CARRIAGES" is more of the same old for Beyonce, with less of the country coat of paint compared to her "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" smash.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) This one was an extremely difficult decision, both songs are evenly matched IMO. They both have really cool sounds and ultimately I had to give it to "Cario" for pandering to my Sonic The Hedgehog nostalgia with the single art, ahahaha.
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) I don't think I'll ever get into 100 gecs no matter how hard I try. "How Do I Do This" is decent country pop.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) I feel so basic for siding with Benson Boone here, but his song was more enjoyable to me, so I gotta go with that.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 7, 2024 12:02:39 GMT -5
Oh, MoD missed the deadline *sees the vote that would have made "Classical" lose* Oh, MoD missed the deadline
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Post by Mayman on Apr 7, 2024 12:07:26 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by maine on Apr 7, 2024 12:46:51 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) [2.72/5] vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) [2.88/5]
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) [3.67/5] vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) [3.66/5]
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) [3.34/5] vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) [2.45/5]
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) [2.61/5] vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) [3.42/5]
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) [3.32/5] vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) [3.47/5]
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) [2.42/5] vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) [2.81/5]
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) [2.99/5] vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) [2.77/5]
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Post by PREDS PRIDE on Apr 7, 2024 13:00:48 GMT -5
gonna finally vote in a round because a few songs I love are on here!
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) prada is a really good song, it's super catchy. unfortunately it's up against what is very possibly my favorite song of the year so far so I can't help it here, so sorry woods
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) dark matter was insanely good, as some of you know from that one rankdown outside of here I'm not huge on a lot of pearl jam hits but this one really impressed me. runner's high was also really good, I loved the instrumental a lot, especially the drums. I gotta support all the hard rock songs on here that I can though.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) not all over supernatural but it's pretty good, definitely better than highs & lows, not a fan of whatever that child voice is in the background for most of the song.
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) somebody was alright, loved some parts but it also felt a little too repetitive. and queen bey is queen bey.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) enknee1 was really catchy and I loved the production on it, I've liked pretty much everything I've heard from hemlocke springs. cario was cool too, the bass line was fun, but idk if I can say I love it, definitely enjoyed enknee1 a lot more.
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) like most 100 gecs songs I've heard, dumbest girl alive is certainly different but it works for me, usually won't complain about some heavy guitar riffs in these sets. I liked how do I do this as well, kind of a tough matchup but going with the one that's more up my alley here.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) finally a benjamin boner song I don't hate, the production is great but I still don't like his voice at all. bzrp 58 has great production too but the vocals are good this time so going with that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2024 13:43:16 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) [55] vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) [68]
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) [63] vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) [83] -"Dark Matter" isn't bad. As far as new singles from veteran rock acts go, it's pretty inspired. But Andrew Watt's production reminds me of Mark Ronson's production on QOTSA's Villains. It's just not a good fit. Even more tragically, it's up against the noticeably well-produced "Runner's High."
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) [71] vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) [49]
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) [62] vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) [76]
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) [84] vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) [68]
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) [52] vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) [56]
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) [59] vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) [60]
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 7, 2024 13:49:02 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) {7.0}
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) {5.8} vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) {9.0}
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) {7.5} vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) {4.5}
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) {6.6} vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) {8.0}
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) {8.1} vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) {8.2} I like how the cover art for "Cario" is modeled after the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 stage intro screens
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) {8.3} vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) {6.1}
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) {6.5} vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) {6.0}
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on Apr 7, 2024 15:22:55 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by samo🦕 on Apr 7, 2024 16:02:30 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) [9] vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) [8]
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) [8] vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) [9]
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) [9] vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) [3]
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) [5] vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) [9]
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) [9] vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) [8]
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) [7] vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) [8]
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) [7] vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) [8] the quality of a benson boone song is directly proportional to the amount of screaming he does. in this essay i will
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 7, 2024 16:10:25 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Apr 7, 2024 16:11:21 GMT -5
I was going to vote for Avantika's "Sexy" because I thought it was cute, but then it got to the part about "sexy cancer" and I was like "No no no, not happening." It's so WTF.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 7, 2024 16:14:08 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Apr 7, 2024 17:33:51 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) (decent to strong 6) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) (strong 6 to light 7) There are some Cowboy Carter songs that could win against Prada, but I'm not crazy for Texas Hold Em, and Prada is solid.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) (light to decent 7) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) (decent to strong 8) New Pearl Jam is solid. Kirinji are always great though.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) (light to decent 7) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) (decent to strong 4) For some reason I rated every track on Eternal Sunshine on RYM, I like never do that. Guess I was just in the mood that day. Supernatural is one of the best from the album. Highs and Lows sounds like 90% of the songs from the UK on the international rankdown series. But I've heard worse
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) (light to decent 7) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) (light to decent 7) Both of these are pretty good. I liked Somebody more on relisten, and I liked 16 Carriages less. Beyonce is likely to win anyway, so I'll give the edge to Somebody.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) (decent to strong 7) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) (decent to strong 7) Honestly, enknee1 is one of my least favorite songs from the Hemlocke Springs EP. I love that EP, so that qualifier doesn't amount to too much. But Cario was an AWESOME discovery. Great rhythm section on this. I'd probably give it the underdog edge anyway, but I think I actually slightly prefer it to this particular hemlocke song.
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) (light to decent 8) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) (strong 6 to light 7) Dumbest Girl Alive is my favorite track from the most recent Gecs album and made my year end top 100, so it's hard to beat. I do like this Kelsea Ballerini song though.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) (decent to strong 6) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) (decent to strong 7) Pretty good Benson Boone song. This is one of the better BZRP sessions I've heard in awhile.
Best discoveries: Runner's High, Cario, Bzrp #58, Somebody, How Do I Do This
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Post by BlurryKyle on Apr 7, 2024 18:11:01 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) (3.5) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) (3.5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) (3.5) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) (4)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) (3.5) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) (2)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) (3) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) (4)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) (4) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) (3.5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) (4) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) (3)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) (3) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) (3)
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Post by zippy on Apr 7, 2024 18:24:52 GMT -5
Note: My laptop froze and crashed while I was typing up my comments on these matchups and I couldn't save them. Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) The production on Prada reminds me of my attempts at making music in FL Studio.Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)Runner's High is my favorite song on Steppin' Out. I plan to spend time listening to KIRINJI's older albums.Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)I definitely prefer 16 CARRIAGES over the other Beyoncé single.hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)Cairo is already in my Liked Songs thanks to Discover Weekly and I love it as much if not slightly more than enknee1.100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) Coffee Cake is admittedly a pretty decent Benson Boone song and I underranked it when I did M5's mini-rankdown.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Apr 7, 2024 19:03:50 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by BB🌕 on Apr 7, 2024 19:50:54 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) (7.3) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) (8.3)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) (6.8) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) (8.3)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) (7.5) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) (4.2)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) (7.1) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) (8.5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) (8.8) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) (7.8)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) (8.1) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) (6.3)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) (6.4) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) (7.3)
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Post by rnb on Apr 7, 2024 20:36:45 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Apr 7, 2024 21:36:53 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
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Post by Leo ✔ on Apr 7, 2024 21:56:20 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) "Prada" is a bop and a half but yeah Beyoncé ate with this.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) "Dark Matter" was decent, but I liked the oldie vibe that "Runner's High" has.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) "supernatural" was one of the 4 songs I liked from Ari's last album so yeah this is a no brainer.
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) I remember hearing "Somebody" because it was in my discover weekly but didn't stick with me.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) Ahhh I enjoyed both.
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) I don't think I'll ever vote for 100 gecs.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) Honestly why this Benson Boner is getting big, I can't, please make it STOOOOP.
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Post by khan on Apr 7, 2024 22:31:06 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5) I love both of these smash hit songs, but I am very happy to see them matched up in round one so only one gets to move on.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5) Cool Pearl Jam track, love the crunchy guitar solo. I'll be nice to it in the rock airplay rankdowns it makes, but c'mon Runner's High is just so much more interesting. The funky beat is so thrilling, but not so by-the-numbers as to be outright disco. Keeping the vibes chill enough to not spur dance but still bouncy. It's more like the coolest adult contemporary song.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5) Samplemania is a genre at this point considering I have no idea what song Highs & Lows is sampling, but it still sounds as lazy as the likes of Let Go by Central Cee. The rapper here is competent, though, which saves it a bit, but also this Ariana Grande album has really been impressing me.
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5) Gah it feels so music nerd to say my favorite track off Cowboy Carter is the epic country ballad with easy but emotional storytelling. I especially don't wanna be all pretentious here because the trip hop stylings of Somebody are honestly pretty sweet. Not what I expected when I saw Ellie Goulding's name. Still, 16 Carriages has been in my brain all year.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5) I'm always the first to say Hemlocke Springs gets overrated online, but I'll give Enknee1 all its flowers. It really matches the potential everyone has been heaping on her all year. The production is fascinating, the lyrics are layered, and it finally makes her voice sound truly powerful. By the end of it, I feel compelled to just sing along.
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5) Five or so years ago, I totally called that a popular artist would sample the THX deep note. Wish I wrote it down somewhere. 10,000 Gecs was so good that it made me retroactively love a lot of 1,000 Gecs songs more than I did. I finally "get" this super creative and hilarious band. Kelsea Ballerini is also a super creative artist, and I am getting frustrated that in TOTC and Pulse games, I'm often in situations where I can't be as nice to her as I want. This EP deserved to have real hits.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5) While I was listening to Coffee Cake, I remember thinking, "Yooo this is finally a good Benson Boone song! He's even being a little loud and still sounding solid, so it's just outright screaming he was bad at." Now that I'm writing all these reviews down, though, I have to admit I do not really remember the song outside of that detail. Still, I'll give him my approval where he earns it. As for my submission, I admit I glaze Biza a bit more than average, but it looks like everyone agrees 58 is a return to form of the 51-53 days. We can blame Young Miko for that, who was the absolute coolest non-Mexican to blow up in Latin music last year. Despite that, I kinda do wish I took my extras more seriously, especially since I knew I'd have some stealable picks. Bzrp 58 is a global smash, which I was just complaining about in that first matchup (ayyy bookends).
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Post by reputainbow on Apr 7, 2024 22:53:40 GMT -5
Beyoncé - "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (indulgecountry, #2) vs cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - "Prada" (woods, #5)
I'll be honest, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" is a little overrated. I still like it though, and I get why it was chosen as the main single. There's just... more I prefer on Cowboy Carter. I think the Pony Up remix improves it at least. "Prada" I wish I liked just a little more, but it's a fun bop.
Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter" (macattack, #2) vs KIRINJI - "Runner's High" (zippy, #5)
I didn't know Pearl Jam were still making music, but my knowledge of them begins and ends with my dad lol. This is fine for what it is. "Runner's High" is an absolutely lovely sophisti-pop/city pop song and one of my favorite discoveries.
Ariana Grande - "supernatural" (rnb, #2) vs Prinz & Gabriella Bee - "Highs & Lows" (keatonzab, #5)
I'm happy to see all my favorite non-"Yes, And?" songs from Eternal Sunshine submitted for this year's March Madness. I love the synthpop production on "Supernatural", and Ariana sounds great as always. "Highs & Lows" is... well not my favorite.
TSHA f/ Ellie Goulding & Gregory Porter - "Somebody" (Au$tin, #2) vs Beyoncé - "16 CARRIAGES" (Shooter, #5)
I remember seeing "Somebody" in my Release Radar one week and never really returned to it, but I'm liking this listen again. It's definitely a change of pace compared to Ellie's regular dance-pop flair from last year. "16 CARRIAGES" is the Cowboy Carter pre-release single I prefer. Wonderful vocal performance from Beyoncé alongside some great production.
hemlocke springs - "enknee1" (samo, #2) vs Spilly Cave - "Cario" (wrip, #5)
I have recently praised "enknee1" when revealing for 2023 RYM a few days ago. I love hearing the synths go "doo doo doo doo" in my left and right ears. Definitely among her best. Wrip keeps getting set up :( "Cario" is a really nice discovery, but it's very difficult for me to vote against "enknee1".
100 Gecs - "Dumbest Girl Alive" (Khan, #2) vs Kelsea Ballerini - "How Do I Do This" (indulgecountry, #5)
Lmao, I loved the THX sound effect intro at the beginning of "Dumbest Girl Alive". I prefer "Hollywood Baby" just a little bit more, but this was good! "How Do I Do This" isn't my favorite Kelsea Ballerini song I've heard, but it's still decent.
Benson Boone - "Coffee Cake" (M5AGTS, #2) vs Bizarrap & Young Miko - "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" (Khan, #5)
Well, I'm just thankful I don't have to listen to "Beautiful Things". "Coffee Cake" is easily the best Benson Boone song I've heard, but it'd definitely be better if someone else was singing it. There's something there at least! "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58" thankfully got better as I kept listening to it, but it's my not my favorite song I've heard Young Miko on.
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