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2 hours ago, Quicksand said:

I actually much prefer this to the song version (obviously displayed by my score). It's quite captivating!

It is captivating! His voice is very entrancing.

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Oh some of the worst Olivia songs being snatched so early (alongside Boygenius) PERIOD.

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Girl not the Vacaville ad :bibliahh:Β I don't live near there but one of my defining young adult moments was hotboxing a car for the first time and going to the Dennys there and trying not to cry of laughter while ordering food. Anyway on Zach, definitely glad the Lumineers song was the first collab song of his to be out.

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Kinda shocked Emily I'm Sorry left so early. Not mad though!

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21 hours ago, supaspaz said:

There's got to be a record number of songs in this rate that did not receive any 10's

This is your struggle rate. I live!Β 

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But these albums are not bad y'all!

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21 hours ago, supaspaz said:

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EMILY I'M SORRY

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Average: 6.06

High Score: 10 (@Born to Run)

Low score: 2 (@creativity.)

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The first single to exit the rate is this melancholy ballad about the dissipation of a relationship as the narrator loses her sense of self. Released as the joint lead for The Record, with a music video featuring Phoebe Bridgers in her underwear singing at a monster truck rally, β€œEmily I’m Sorry” charted for one week at #25 on the alternative chart. It is likely dedicated to voice actor Emily Bannon, whom Phoebe reportedly dated in 2018 and 2019, first as part of a polycule and then exclusively.

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Best bit: β€œAnd I can feel myself becoming/Someone only you could want”

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ATRL says…: @Ewan ChaosΒ requested that β€œsomeone edit that Wendy Williams video where she's saying β€˜Dula Peep I’m sorry’ with Emily’s name.” @glitch called it β€œbananis avocadis-core.”

I almost choked on my popcorn.

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2 hours ago, Ace Reject said:

I almost choked on my popcorn.

We kinda need the six-episode HBO limited series based on her dating history.

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2 hours ago, Ace Reject said:

This is your struggle rate. I live!Β 

Everyone has their flop era. I didn’t expect this to be mine!

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By the way, I can do a set of five this evening or wait another day and do another 10. I’m not sure if people like the longer updates or just want results.

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HEY DRIVER

ft. The War and Treaty

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Average: 6.22

High Score: 10 (@Ewan Chaos)

Low score: 1 (@Alldeezy)

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Another howl of dissatisfaction with the musician’s lonely life on the road. Backed by husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty, Zach Bryan imagines returning home before his whole life passes him by.

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Best bit: β€œAll the love I've had worth givin'/Was all spent on my songs”

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ATRL says…: β€œI know the Kacey song gets the most praise, and it's great, but this is both the best song on the album and the best collab,” @Ewan Chaos praised. β€œI just love songs that feel like the group went into a room and had the most flawless one-take jam session. Quite possibly one of my favorite choruses of 2023.” @a_d_22, on the other hand, complained that β€œall my friends love this damn song but I honestly find it very annoying.”

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Well, the excitement is truly palpable!

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AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY

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Average: 6.26

High Score: 9 (@4Real, @Ace Reject)

Low score: 2 (@a_d_22)

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Amaarae is on her Janet Jackson tip on this hazy seduction from Fountain Baby. Feeling loved up on ecstasy, she spies someone across the club and promises to get them wet, though her soft moans of longing eventually grow monotonous over the Afrobeats-meets-smooth jazz instrumental.

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Best bit: the syntactic syncopation gives lines like β€œI'm tryna love you like a…fiend” an extra pop

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ATRL says…: @a_d_22Β called it the β€œsame as everything else on this damn album.” @Ewan Chaos compared it unfavorably to β€œSex, Violence, Suicide”: β€œTwo songs prior, she proved she could do a 4+ minute song well. Here... well…”

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Just now, supaspaz said:

AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY

Apologies to Amaarae for referring to this as "Aquamarine Luvs Ecstasy" until literally yesterday

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WATER FROM WINE

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Average: 6.29

High Score: 8.5 (@Ace Reject)

Low score: 3 (@a_d_22)

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Though its titular imagery is biblical, this Fountain Baby track is a sexual instruction manual – Amaarae likes it slow! – that culminates in the undeniable refrain, β€œShake it, don’t break it.”

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Best bit: β€œShawty, I can't be caught in no love, what the fuck?”

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ATRL says…: β€œHer voice is still annoying but this one isn’t as bad,” @a_d_22 said.

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Fully 10/17 voters gave "Water From Wine" a 6

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Actually liked those Amaarae songs quite a bit! And a little surprised they went this soon

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also, excellent graphics as always supa, I love the numbersΒ 

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SUMMERTIME'S CLOSE

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Average: 6.35

High Score: 8.5 (@supaspaz, @kandicha)

Low score: 2 (@Alldeezy)

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What first appears to be a romance slowly unfurls into a memorial to a dearly departed loved one – perhaps Zach Bryan’s mother, who died of an overdose when he was 20 – on this wistful ballad about their long-ago adventures to the beach.

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Best bit: the closing line, β€œTonight I’m dancin’ for two,” is a beautiful reminder to celebrate those we’ve lost, not just mourn them

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ATRL says…: β€œNOPE too country,” @AlldeezyΒ cringed, β€œhate it.” @glitch wasn’t totally certain what he was hearing, but he was certain he didn’t like it: β€œI can't stand harmonicas (?) in country music.”

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1 minute ago, creativity. said:

also, excellent graphics as always supa, I love the numbersΒ 

Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

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The last one in this struggle update is a single...

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Perched to find out what single's going…:eatpopcorn:

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COOL ABOUT IT

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Average: 6.36

High Score: 10 (@a_d_22)

Low score: 1 (@creativity.)

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One of six Grammy nominations that Boygenius received this year was Best Alternative Music Performance for this Simon & Garfunkel-interpolating strummer where Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers each take a verse recounting an excruciating reunion with an ex. Released as a single last fall, with a surreal music video about a woman and her dog, β€œCool About It” was a moderate hit, reaching #34 on alternative radio and #2 on the adult alternative format.

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Best bit: β€œTellin' you it's nice to see how good you're doing/Even though we know it isn't true”

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ATRL says…: β€œWhy am I getting emotional at a boygenius song…” @glitch asked.

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So Olivia avoids getting massacred any further today, but Boygenius is now down to less than half their tracks. Here is what's left:

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Fountain Baby

β€œAngels In Tibet”

β€œCo-Star”

β€œPrincess Going Digital”

β€œBig Steppa”

β€œReckless & Sweet”

β€œWasted Eyes”

β€œCounterfeit”

β€œDisguise”

β€œSex, Violence, Suicide”

β€œSociopathic Dance Queen”

β€œWater From Wine”

β€œCome Home to God”

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Guts

β€œAll-American Bitch”

β€œBad Idea Right?”

β€œVampire”

β€œBallad of a Homeschooled Girl”

β€œGet Him Back!”

β€œLove Is Embarrassing”

β€œPretty Isn’t Pretty”

β€œObsessed”
β€œSo American”

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Jaguar II

β€œSmoke” ft. Lucky Daye

β€œSmoke (Reprise)”

β€œAlright”

β€œCadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)”

β€œHow Does It Make You Feel”

β€œOn My Mama”

β€œI’m the One”

β€œStop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt)”

β€œHollywood” ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel MonΓ©t

β€œGood Bye”

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The Record

β€œ$20”

β€œTrue Blue”

β€œNot Strong Enough”

β€œSatanist”

β€œAnti-Curse”

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Zach Byran

β€œOvertime”

β€œEast Side of Sorrow”

β€œFear and Friday’s”

β€œTicking”

β€œHoly Roller” ft. Sierra Ferrell

β€œJake’s Piano – Long Island”

β€œEl Dorado”

β€œI Remember Everything” ft. Kacey Musgraves

β€œTourniquet”

β€œOklahoman Son”

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Honestly pretty accurate boygenius top 5. True blue was def the album highlight for me

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54 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

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AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY

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Average: 6.26

High Score: 9 (@4Real, @Ace Reject)

Low score: 2 (@a_d_22)

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Wtfff

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I can live with those Amaarae songs but some snoozefests are still in.

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all the bad ones coming out ... yes :heart:

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