ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 29 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 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. 1
Ewan Chaos Posted April 29 Posted April 29 Oh some of the worst Olivia songs being snatched so early (alongside Boygenius) PERIOD. Girl not the Vacaville ad 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. Kinda shocked Emily I'm Sorry left so early. Not mad though! 2
ATRL Moderator Ace Reject Posted April 29 ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 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! But these albums are not bad y'all!
ATRL Moderator Ace Reject Posted April 29 ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 21 hours ago, supaspaz said: EMILY I'M SORRY Average: 6.06 High Score: 10 (@Born to Run) Low score: 2 (@creativity.) 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, “Emily 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. Best bit: “And I can feel myself becoming/Someone only you could want” ATRL says…: @Ewan Chaos requested that “someone edit that Wendy Williams video where she's saying ‘Dula Peep I’m sorry’ with Emily’s name.” @glitch called it “bananis avocadis-core.” I almost choked on my popcorn.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 29 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 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.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 29 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 2 hours ago, Ace Reject said: This is your struggle rate. I live! Everyone has their flop era. I didn’t expect this to be mine!
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 29 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 29 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.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 Should we do five more? Hide contents @a_d_22 @Into The Void @Alldeezy @4Real @Quicksand @Ewan Chaos @kandicha @creativity. @MP2K @Achilles. @Reverie @greento @glitch @Ace Reject @Suilen @Born to Run
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 HEY DRIVER ft. The War and Treaty Average: 6.22 High Score: 10 (@Ewan Chaos) Low score: 1 (@Alldeezy) 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. Best bit: “All the love I've had worth givin'/Was all spent on my songs” ATRL says…: “I 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. “I 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 “all my friends love this damn song but I honestly find it very annoying.”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 Well, the excitement is truly palpable!
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY Average: 6.26 High Score: 9 (@4Real, @Ace Reject) Low score: 2 (@a_d_22) 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. Best bit: the syntactic syncopation gives lines like “I'm tryna love you like a…fiend” an extra pop ATRL says…: @a_d_22 called it the “same as everything else on this damn album.” @Ewan Chaos compared it unfavorably to “Sex, Violence, Suicide”: “Two songs prior, she proved she could do a 4+ minute song well. Here... well…”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 Just now, supaspaz said: AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY Apologies to Amaarae for referring to this as "Aquamarine Luvs Ecstasy" until literally yesterday
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 WATER FROM WINE Average: 6.29 High Score: 8.5 (@Ace Reject) Low score: 3 (@a_d_22) 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, “Shake it, don’t break it.” Best bit: “Shawty, I can't be caught in no love, what the fuck?” ATRL says…: “Her voice is still annoying but this one isn’t as bad,” @a_d_22 said.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 Fully 10/17 voters gave "Water From Wine" a 6 1
creativity. Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Actually liked those Amaarae songs quite a bit! And a little surprised they went this soon also, excellent graphics as always supa, I love the numbers
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 SUMMERTIME'S CLOSE Average: 6.35 High Score: 8.5 (@supaspaz, @kandicha) Low score: 2 (@Alldeezy) 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. Best bit: the closing line, “Tonight I’m dancin’ for two,” is a beautiful reminder to celebrate those we’ve lost, not just mourn them ATRL says…: “NOPE too country,” @Alldeezy cringed, “hate it.” @glitch wasn’t totally certain what he was hearing, but he was certain he didn’t like it: “I can't stand harmonicas (?) in country music.”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 1 minute ago, creativity. said: also, excellent graphics as always supa, I love the numbers Thank you so much! I appreciate it.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 The last one in this struggle update is a single...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 COOL ABOUT IT Average: 6.36 High Score: 10 (@a_d_22) Low score: 1 (@creativity.) 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, “Cool About It” was a moderate hit, reaching #34 on alternative radio and #2 on the adult alternative format. Best bit: “Tellin' you it's nice to see how good you're doing/Even though we know it isn't true” ATRL says…: “Why am I getting emotional at a boygenius song…” @glitch asked.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted April 30 Author ATRL Moderator Posted April 30 So Olivia avoids getting massacred any further today, but Boygenius is now down to less than half their tracks. Here is what's left: Fountain Baby “Angels In Tibet” “Co-Star” “Princess Going Digital” “Big Steppa” “Reckless & Sweet” “Wasted Eyes” “Counterfeit” “Disguise” “Sex, Violence, Suicide” “Sociopathic Dance Queen” “Water From Wine” “Come Home to God” Guts “All-American Bitch” “Bad Idea Right?” “Vampire” “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl” “Get Him Back!” “Love Is Embarrassing” “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” “Obsessed” “So American” Jaguar II “Smoke” ft. Lucky Daye “Smoke (Reprise)” “Alright” “Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)” “How Does It Make You Feel” “On My Mama” “I’m the One” “Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt)” “Hollywood” ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét “Good Bye” The Record “$20” “True Blue” “Not Strong Enough” “Satanist” “Anti-Curse” Zach Byran “Overtime” “East Side of Sorrow” “Fear and Friday’s” “Ticking” “Holy Roller” ft. Sierra Ferrell “Jake’s Piano – Long Island” “El Dorado” “I Remember Everything” ft. Kacey Musgraves “Tourniquet” “Oklahoman Son”
creativity. Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Honestly pretty accurate boygenius top 5. True blue was def the album highlight for me
Reverie Posted April 30 Posted April 30 54 minutes ago, supaspaz said: AQUAMARIE LUVS ECSTASY Average: 6.26 High Score: 9 (@4Real, @Ace Reject) Low score: 2 (@a_d_22) Wtfff
Suilen Posted April 30 Posted April 30 I can live with those Amaarae songs but some snoozefests are still in.
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