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Post by zippy on Apr 14, 2024 1:53:14 GMT -5
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4)BURN has solid production and enjoyable rapping but it ends too abruptly. Sunshine Baby has a mellow sound and melancholic lyrics that work pretty well. SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) POETRY IN MOTION has pretty good production and a memorable chorus. ordinary things is also a nice track with chill production, but I think the outro is less effective without listening to the album from the start. ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) Yeern 101 is a great hardcore hip hop track that also sounds experimental. I want to hear more. Too Much didn't fully click with me but I did like the chorus and the ' what?'s and ' wow!'s. Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4)The blend of genres on May I Comply sounds pretty interesting. Another great discovery and from an artist that has only released 5 songs. As for the other 'song'...salute - "system" (zippy, #3) vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) salute is an artist I have previous considered submitting for Madness (eg Joy). After their track Wait For It won lyhom's mini-rankdown, I knew it had to be done. system has some cool vocals (apparently provided by Empress Of) and a fast beat that makes me want to get my heart pumping. stop calling has a lo-fi aesthetic that I generally enjoy aside from a couple of screechy moments. Still, I would like to hear a version of the song that is less distorted. mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) I got some Radiohead vibes from Tuesday and I found myself interested in what the singer is experiencing. Katie Pruitt's song has a great message about religion and spirituality. It reminds me of Lydia Wears A Cross by Julia Jacklin but it isn't quite as appealing to me as that song musically. Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) Allie X's song is a synthpop bop as expected. Off with her tits! Daddy has a fun hip house beat but the repetitive 'yo soy tu daddy' lyrics get annoying.
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Post by macattack on Apr 14, 2024 1:55:07 GMT -5
Too tired to do more than write snark, sorry.
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4) I actually like "BURN" a decent amount, I just wish it was longer, I feel like Kanye and $ign left some stuff on the table. "Sunshine Baby" is way more of a complete song and is pretty consistently good about.
SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) Both songs are kinda forgettable tbh.
ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) "Don't you just love to kill the light in my eyes?" There's various people I want to ask this question to IRL, ngl...
Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4) I will not comply with the oompa loompa.
salute - "system" (zippy, #3) vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) Not gonna lie, zippy sent one hell of a house banger with "system" here.
mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) Both songs have their merits, but "Tuesday" was a bit more interesting.
Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) I can't really get into either, but the former has better lyrics.
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Post by willapted33 on Apr 14, 2024 4:17:00 GMT -5
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) {8} vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4) {7.5} burn is the best song on vultures, i do wish it was a bit more fleshed out though iโve found myself liking but not loving what iโve heard from the japanese house
SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) {7.4} vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) {6.4} the sir & paak collab was really solid. ordinary things didnโt stick out to me much on eternal sunshine
ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) {8.3} vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) {7} yeern 101 is sounding better on 2nd listen, lots to like about it. too much is nice but iโm still waiting for another song of hers to blow me away like we fell in love in october
Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) {0} vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4) {8.1} didnโt recognise the name jagwar twin initially but it turns out itโs the guy who made my last place in 2022 alt. at least he's consistent! may i comply is great.
salute - "system" (zippy, #3) {7.5} vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) {7.7} close one, stop calling was a bit more memorable for me
mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) {8.5} vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) {7.9} pretty strong matchup but i especially love tuesday
Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) {7.8} vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) {5.7} i prefer black eye but off with her tits is still an interesting song musically & lyrically. daddy lies somewhere between annoying and banger
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Post by khan on Apr 14, 2024 8:44:10 GMT -5
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4) Burn is admittedly one of the better cuts off Vultures 1, what with the less annoying rapping and quite competent beat. Still too damn short, though. Sunshine Baby felt a little indie pop generic at points, but it had a nice vibe and I enjoyed my time with it.
SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) The Nonna credit is pretty neat, I will say, but Poetry in Motion might just be the smoothest track I've heard this season.
ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) Too Much more like too unfair I have to choose here. Both are really such bangers... I think I'm gonna give it to Yeern 101 for the novelty. I already knew Too Much was awesome going into this, but Yeern 101 is making me wanna check out more of Blue Lips, which everyone already says was good so idk why I already didn't. The little EDM-infused parts are so energetic.
Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4) I expected worse from a song with that subtitle. Honestly, the Oompa Loompa interpolation is not so bad compared to the parts where Jagwar Twin tries to scream. Even if it wasn't that song, though, I'd probably still hand this to May I Comply. Those guitars are so off-putting in a dope, atmospheric way.
salute - "system" (zippy, #3) vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) I do really respect what Stop Calling is going for, and I wouldn't mind if it wins. However, System hits me right in the nostalgia for house tracks popular on the Web when I was a young teen like Baby I'm Yours or Dancin, and it even iterates on the sound with some fascinating garage elements. I think I'll be coming back to it way more.
mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) That sure sounds like a song by a band named "Mary in the Junkyard."
Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) I normally quite like Tokischa and Sexyy Red, but idk, this one felt basic. It's missing some extra fun factor. Off with Her Tits has that in spades.
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Post by rnb on Apr 14, 2024 8:57:48 GMT -5
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4)
SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4)
ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4)
Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4)
salute - "system" (zippy, #3) vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4)
mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4)
Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4)
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Post by recordyear on Apr 14, 2024 9:04:22 GMT -5
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4) First heard BURN through chart videos and felt it's easily the best one from Vultures as it has a more danceable beat, but it still sounds like demo both in production and length. Actually not too keen on the singing in Sunshine Baby either. Thought she stretches syllables too much, but I think it's a slightly more enjoyable listen overall.
SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) POETRY IN MOTION has a solid flow, but the solitaire-like chorus can sound repetitive easily. ordinary things makes more sense in album and even that I don't think it's a deep lesson that she was aiming for.
ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) Yeern 101 has a even better flow than PEOTRY IN EMOTION but this time I don't like ScHoolboy Q's vocals as much as Anderson .Paak. Too Much has the annoying repetitive piano melody and I dislike the too loud "What"s.
Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4) Now why does the singer in Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) sound like a dying horse especially in the bridge? May I Comply automatically wins this matchup but is also a legit banger.
salute - "system" (zippy, #3) vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) So there was a third Empress Of song in this Madness. IMO it's slightly weaker than Lorelei but definitely better than Kiss Me. A solid heater for dance festivals. The lo-fi approach in stop calling is too much for me.
mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) I like the theme and guitar in Tuesday, but the vocal gives eerie vibe. White Lies, White Jesus, and You is the first song I added to my 2024 country favorites playlist. The picked up pacing in the middle reminds me of Vampire, and I like Katie's powerful vocals on full display.
Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) I think I like this Allie X song a bit more than the other one in the Madness. There are more cohesive points made here regarding to gender bias. Sorry but Daddy has to be the worst hip house song in the Madness. It somehow overstayed its welcome in just over 3 minutes.
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Post by recordyear on Apr 14, 2024 9:21:05 GMT -5
Preliminary Round 1: #3 vs #4 - Set 3 - ResultsKanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - "BURN" (MoD, #3) [4] vs The Japanese House - "Sunshine Baby" (Gonza'90, #4) [22]SiR & Anderson .Paak - "POETRY IN MOTION" (Shooter, #3) [19] vs Ariana Grande f/ Nonna - "ordinary things" (keatonzab, #4) [7] ScHoolboy Q - "Yeern 101" (dremolus, #3) [19] vs girl in red - "Too Much" (macattack, #4) [7] Jagwar Twin - "Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)" (Disco, #3) [2] vs Heartworms - "May I Comply" (BlurryKyle, #4) [24]salute - "system" (zippy, #3) [18] vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) [8] mary in the junkyard - "Tuesday" (BlurryKyle, #3) [11] vs Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus, and You" (dremolus, #4) [15]Allie X - "Off With Her Tits" (samo, #3) [23] vs Tokischa f/ Sexyy Red - "Daddy" (Shooter, #4) [3]
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Post by recordyear on Apr 14, 2024 9:24:49 GMT -5
Preliminary Round 1: #3 vs #4 - Set 4Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by maine on Apr 14, 2024 10:26:38 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) [3.71/5] vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) [3.71/5]
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) [3.62/5] vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) [3.51/5]
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) [2.41/5] vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) [3.28/5]
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) [2.73/5] vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) [3.09/5]
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) [3.33/5] vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) [3.26/5]
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) [3.00/5] vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) [4.12/5]
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) [3.86/5] vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) [3.29/5]
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 14, 2024 11:02:07 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) {9.0} vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) {7.0} beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) {8.3} vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) {7.3} Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) {6.5} vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) {7.3} Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) {6.0} vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) {6.8} Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) {7.2} vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) {7.5} Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) {6.8} vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) {5.7} It would be nice if "Spring" wasn't from 2021 so I wouldn't feel guilty voting for it lmaoacloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) {7.0} vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) {8.0} I love seeing acloudyskye here, but I wish the song was "Flares"
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Post by decadevia on Apr 14, 2024 11:24:35 GMT -5
Preliminary Round 1: #3 vs #4 - Set 3 - Resultssalute - "system" (zippy, #3) [18] vs Willy Rodriguez - "stop calling" (deca, #4) [8]
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on Apr 14, 2024 12:37:15 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2024 13:04:49 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) [85] vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) [74]
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) [80] vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) [72]
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) [62] vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) [62]
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) [56] vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) [72]
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) [67] vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) [81]
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) [64] vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) [60]
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) [68] vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) [76]
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 14, 2024 15:24:24 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by Mayman on Apr 14, 2024 15:58:48 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by Gonza'90 on Apr 14, 2024 19:08:27 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by Leo โ on Apr 14, 2024 19:53:09 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) I was not expecting this bop from Nothing But Thieves.
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) "A Night to Remember" made me feel like a rich old lady from UK meeting with her friends to drink the tea.
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) Hmm I liked both
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by Zach on Apr 14, 2024 21:03:16 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Apr 14, 2024 21:46:56 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) (decent to strong 8) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) (light to decent 7) I love We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, one of my favorite albums of 2023 ( > Scaring the Hoes for best rap collab project of the year). Not sure how I'm feeling about NBT's transition into 80s pop revival. It's pretty catchy and I generally like their stuff, just feels kinda unambitious for them? (but if the sound of ambitious NBT is what we got on Broken Machine, then maybe that's fine). Decent NBT song, I like Dead Club City more though.
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) (strong 8 to light 9) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) (light to decent 7) Damnnnn A Night to Remember is great. Honestly, I like this more than anything from Laufey's album from last year. Sounds a lot like NGE Fly Me to the Moon, which is always a great vibe. Good Yachty song too, I really like the instrumental.
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) (decent to strong 6) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) (decent to strong 7) Goddamn there's a lot of Eternal Sunshine here. This isn't one of my favs from that album. Another good track from this Quadeca album. I'll have to take some more time for current albums soon, I'm way behind.
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) (decent to strong 6) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) (light to decent 7) Both of these were pretty good. Made for Me really grew on me as it went along though, so I'll give it my vote.
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) (light to decent 8) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) (decent to strong 7) Both of these were great! Jorja's song was just a bit better.
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) (decent to strong 7) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) (light to decent 6) Spring was great! Love this sort of modern classical, really pretty stuff. Night Shift is ok, I've heard better from Smallpools.
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) (strong 8 to light 9) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) There Must Be Something There is my favorite album not named Critterland from this year so far. I had a hard time picking a song to from it here, but ultimately Surface was the first song I heard from that album, and it's stayed my favorite. I did consider switching out for Flares for last second, but honestly it took me a long time to warm up to that song (I wasn't crazy about how low the vocal is mixed in the chorus at first). Relay and Left were also on the table, but thought they both ran a bit long for a Madness. Anyway, unfortunately my song is against probably my favorite song from the new Zach Bryan album. I don't want to vote against it but
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Post by BlurryKyle on Apr 14, 2024 22:06:13 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) (4) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) (3.5)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) (4) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) (3.5)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) (3.5) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) (3.5)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) (3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) (3.5)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) (3.5) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) (3.5)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) (3.5) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) (3.5)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) (4) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) (4)
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Post by BB๐ on Apr 14, 2024 22:33:41 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) (8.7) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) (7)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) (8.2) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) (7.3)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) (7.8) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) (8.1)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) (6.2) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) (8.1)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) (8.3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) (8)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) (7.6) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) (6.4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) (8.4) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) (8.2)
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Post by woods on Apr 14, 2024 23:03:38 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by reputainbow on Apr 14, 2024 23:38:56 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
I like "The Gods Must Be Crazy" even better than "Woke Up and Asked Siri How I'm Gonna Die" from 2023 RYM. Really cool production. I really like how "Oh No :: He Said What?" starts. It's a step above "Overcome" from 2023 AAA/alternative.
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Against Lil Yachty again, huh? But to start, "A Night to Remember" is such a great collab. I love bea and Laufey singing together, as well as the bossa nova production. "A Cold Sunday" is nice too but I prefer Lil Yachty's songs from last year.
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Dancing on My Own's influence is all over "we can't be friends (wait for your love)", but it remains one of my favorites from Eternal Sunshine. The music video definitely elevated the song for me. "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" is quite nice too, even though I'm not completely sold on the Quadeca songs here.
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
"Emotion Sick" was in one ear and out the other for me, sorry. But it wasn't bad! "Made for Me" is quite a nice old school R&B song that I'll be pretty kind to in the 2024 year-end rankdown later.
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
"Falling or flying" was pretty nice, but I still haven't heard anything close to the level of "Little Things". "Cruisin'" was a little more my style. Could be another one of those grower songs.
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
"Spring ~A Journey of Water~" is a really nice instrumental piece. "Night Shift" is fine but it doesn't really stick out to me.
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
"Surface" was quite a nice listen. Zach Bryan... I'm still trying my best to get into your music more outside of the great "I Remember Everything". I think eventually his other songs will grow on me, so I'll give it to him. These songs are pretty even for me tbh.
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Post by zippy on Apr 14, 2024 23:40:43 GMT -5
I'm feeling extra tired tonight so my comments are shorter.
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
Fun NBT song (like Welcome to the DCC) but I'm more interested in Armand Hammer's abstract hip-hop.
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
A Cold Sunday is good for a quick jazz rap track but I'm more impressed by the jazz/bossa nova collaboration.
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Man, y'all really want me to listen to Ariana's new album. I'm more likely to come back to PRETTY PRIVILEGE on Quadeca's mixtape.
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Emotion Sick is not too bad. Made for Me is more interesting and a good retro R&B hit song.
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Both sound very nice but Cruisin' is more appealing to my taste in alt R&B. In fact, Cruisin' was one of my extras in Wintertime Madness that I didn't submit again.
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
These are very different songs. Spring ~A Journey of Water~ sounds so pretty and comforting. Night Shift sounds decent at best to me.
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
This is a surprising close call. Tourniquet is a very good choice from Zach Bryan but Surface is a bit more up my alley.
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Post by khan on Apr 14, 2024 23:54:11 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) Starting off with a very close matchup again. Either moving on is fine by me, they were both quite fun to get through, but I'd say I enjoyed the groovy synths of the Nothing but Thieves song more.
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) Any salt I feel (which I promise is very low) for having A Night to Remember stolen from me will be totally alleviated if it has a chance of winning this whole thing. It really deserves it. What a beautiful modernization of traditional pop sounds, and these two have great chemistry.
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) Nyeh I don't wanna vote the gigantic worldwide #1 hit, but the public kinda got this one right. We Can't Be Friends is easily my favorite off the album. I've seen a lot of Dancing on My Own comparisons, and they're apt. The synthpop production just RIPS.
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) Another neck-and-neck matchup, though this time they're tied at being good but not quite the same level as everything else here. Can't believe I'm voting for the big hit again, but Made for Me has been growing on me a lot. I already enjoy it a lot more than Hrs and Hrs.
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) I'm glad Jorja Smith gets her due in rankdowns and stuff here because I don't see a whole lot of discussion about her outside of that, here or anywhere online. Guess her music speaks for itself. The production on Falling or Flying is a great balance of chill and bouncy.
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) Sorry for accidentally submitting an old song, but in my defense, TWO websites tricked me. >:c Anyway, for those who don't know, this is the Dark Souls and Elden Ring composer, so I'm used to heavy, bombastic, dark symphonies from her. Pleasantly surprised she was just as good at something so serene. The title is real, this sounds like an ideal spring. Still enjoyed Night Shift, though I do wish the vocals weren't so heavy with effects.
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) To be fair, I had three songs stolen from meโbut yeah, this is my third time submitting Zach Bryan to madnesses, and I should probably let up. I can't help it, he's just so GOOD. Tourniquet has been my favorite song off the self-titled album since day one. Those piano keys sound like they're being smashed, and the fuzz guitar adds some great intensity to an otherwise spare ballad. Yet even through all the emotion of that and the great lyrics, it's still such a damn catchy melody. That all said, Surface was an awesome discovery. It's exactly my type of electric guitar. Reminds me of a lot of my favorite J-pop production.
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Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) I cannot support anything Zach Bryan. Sorry not sorry.
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Post by MoD on Apr 15, 2024 1:09:35 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) (8.7) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) (6.5)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) (8.7) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) (8.7)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) (6.5) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) (9)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) (7.7) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) (6.7)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) (6.7) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) (6.2)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) (8.2) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4) (5.7)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) (6.5) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) (7.2)
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Post by samo๐ฆ on Apr 15, 2024 5:26:19 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) [7] vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4) [9]
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) [9] vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4) [8] sorry will, you just got stuck against my two favourite songs in the set
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) [9] vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4) [7]
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) [7] vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4) [8]
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) [8] vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4) [8]
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) [7] vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)[7]
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) [8] vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4) [8]
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Post by rnb on Apr 15, 2024 6:38:31 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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Post by walt91 on Apr 15, 2024 6:49:43 GMT -5
Armand Hammer f/ El-P - "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (willapted33, #3) vs Nothing But Thieves - "Oh No :: He Said What?" (jtd, #4)
beabadoobee & Laufey - "A Night to Remember" (reputainbow, #3) vs Lil Yachty - "A Cold Sunday" (willapted33, #4)
Ariana Grande - "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" (M5AGTS, #3) vs Quadeca - "PRETTY PRIVILEGE" (Mayman, #4)
Brooke Murtle - "Emotion Sick" (CLD, #3) vs Muni Long - "Made for Me" (SabrinaFan, #4)
Jorja Smith - "Falling or flying" (jtd, #3) vs AMAKA - "Cruisin'" (woods, #4)
Yuka Kitamura & Alex Roe - "Spring ~A Journey of Water~" (Khan, #3) vs Smallpools - "Night Shift" (maine, #4)
acloudyskye - "Surface" (wheatsquares33, #3) vs Zach Bryan - "Tourniquet" (Khan, #4)
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