tournament 🩸 ATRL's Song Contest 🩸 Winner revealed (pg.769)

[smholiv]

stream my 2023 aoty if you need a break!

 

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sulky-baby/1692344143?i=1692344145 

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ok no embed for am

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 the pierces - secret

never heard of this before but this is interesting, it feels very halloween-esque and definitely fits the theme. kind of cool honestly!

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 bjork - atopos

apologies to this sender, I'm not the audience for this [2]

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 alice glass - baby teeth

yessss electroclash, this is a dark club bop. kind of like the hyra song im really into this vibe lately. really like it

 

BOO BOYGENIUS/MITSKI-CORE/SAD GIRL INDIE!! this is a new revolution

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 aespa - illusion

nooo way, didn't even realize this would be available. yeah those crunch synths reverberate inside of you, its crazy. they are simply the best kpop group ever

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naevis? bunnies calling

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 corinne bailey rae - new york transit queen

I agree this is jarring at first because its such an interesting leap for her, but I quite liked this album and like the sentiment behind most of the music. this is sort of santigold-esque, I like the punk elements, its not my favourite from the album though (I end up liking the more jazzy ones) but nice and cool 

[smholiv]

boppy entries, tried to make it clear what my ranking might look like. good job

[Sanguine]

Back to finish/give better critiques

[Sanguine]

HYRA - REM (No Sleep): LOVE it, the Hyperpoppy elements meshed with its 2010 production just meld together so well creating a perfect pop song. And the outro goes hard, my favorite part

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Kristinia DeBarge - Powerless: I enjoy this album, it has that classic R&B-DancePop formula of the late 2000’s that’s equally melodic and rhythmic. One of the more dated tracks from there but overall I am bopping

[Sanguine]

Indigo De Souza - Kill Me: OOOOMMMMGGGGGGGG one of my favorite songs of all time easiest twelve ever one of the best songs sent in this game!! I remember listening to this album for the first time during a rough week in 2021 and just being in awe at how emotive the whole thing was while still retaining such catchy, addictive indie rock sensibilities. It’s the exact kind of rock music I love! Years later potentially my favorite album of the 2020s so far. Like I ascended so ******* hard… TELL THEM!! THAT I WASN’T!!!! HAVING MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!

[Sanguine]

The Pierces - Secret: Yeah it’s cool and spooky. I loove most songs in this group so it’ll be nearing the bottom of my rankings but nothing against this! Also the TikTok’d sped up part at the end dhjfj

[Sanguine]

Björk - Atopos: We are bopping yeah. I liked this quite a bit last year, strong mixture of styles. Maybe middle tier here?

[Sanguine]

Alice Glass - BABY TEETH: Yup! Not the type of song you would expect from Alice Glass at all but I’m glad she made this. Will forever associate it with spamming on Christmas Day stuck in my room with corona

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aespa - Illusion: It’s Aespa so it’s good… my motto. Not one of my favorite songs by them so won’t be ranking thatttt high but still a banger!

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Corinne Bailey Rae - New York Transit Queen: I appreciate her going for a more experimental sound and this is good, reminds me of M.I.A.

[Sanguine]

Group B was REALLY strong! But I tried to make it obvious which songs I'll be ranking high

[thecptz]

gagged

[Noah]

gooped

[Lucky#17]

Angelic [1/10]:

Danny L Harie & Clairo — Blue Angel

Wow this encapsulates the theme so well! Lovely way to start the round off.

 

Demonic [1/10]:

Chrissy Chlapecka — Alpha

Another strong way to kick off a theme. I’m liking this one-song-from-each-playlist-at-a-time method a lot!!!

[Lucky#17]

Angelic [2/10]:

YUKIKA — Love Month

Crackinuppp @ her second sneak this season. You can never really go wrong with her though!

 

Demonic [2/10]:

Kimbra — Madhouse

A very, VERY stimulating listen / interesting discovery. Like ****, this round is already 4/4… don’t know if I’m prepared for how stacked it’s about to get.

[Future Lover]

Danny L Harle - Blue Angel (feat. Clairo): PC music did not age well for me, this wasn't bad but very forgettable

YUKIKA - Love Month: one of my favorite songs from her, love it

Hannah Diamond - Every Night: I could never get into her music, her vocal delivery is so off-putting

Weyes Blood - God Turn Me Into A Flower: HARD pass

MUNA - Silk Chiffon (feat. Phoebe Bridgers): the chorus took some time to grow on me but now I like it, lovely song

Kelsea Ballerini - HEARTFIRST: this was cute, verging on basic but still very pleasant

KISS OF LIFE - SUGARCOAT: the only song I liked from their EP, the instrumental is very nice

Snoh Aalegra - I Want You Around: it was alright, didn't leave much of an impression

mxmtoon - haze: same as the previous song but I think I enjoyed this one a bit more

tripleS - Cherry Talk: such a cute song, they're so consistent

[Future Lover]

Chrissy Chlapecka - Alpha: her vocals are rough but the production kinda saves it

Kimbra - Madhouse: I remember not liking this album but I found this one pretty enjoyable

HYRA - REM (No Sleep): I'm bopping

Kristinia DeBarge - Powerless: very dated in a way I don't enjoy

Indigo De Souza - Kill Me: this felt longer than it was, but I didn't dislike it

The Pierces - Secret: always found this really annoying

Björk - Atopos: her post-Vespertine music is not my cup of tea, to say the least

Alice Glass - BABY TEETH: the instrumental was cool, I liked this

aespa - Illusion: I found this forgettable back when it dropped but it grew on me a lot

Corinne Bailey Rae - New York Transit Queen: not my kind of music but I think I still enjoyed it