Jesus the sheer *density* of words is insane. How many words per second does he average?! This is such an overwhelmingly strong fit for this category my brain can't even keep up with everything that's happening in these lines. I catch more clever bits every time I listen or read through the lyrics. It's a lot. I think this has to be the winner.
9.3
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Fun pick. Is the accordion the only "wind" instrument here? I suppose that counts though. Certainly a catchy tune, though I'm not the biggest fan of their vocal style.
7.0
The overall sound of this is really cool. The beginning feels like something out of some kind of dark atmospheric puzzle game I would play lol. Like most of the Homestuck music I've heard so far it gets a little bit confusing to me as it gets going, but overall I find it quite pleasant.
8.1
Wow this is actually really pretty. I'm very impressed. I said earlier that I thought Ayreon lacked variety but this track proves me wrong and then some. There's a lot of different sounds here and I'm loving it.
8.9
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Oooh this is good stuff. His vocal style reminds me a lot of the guy from Young the Giant, oddly enough. The sax is awesome and the overall jazzy-but-still-rocky feel of this is fantastic. This is a really solid tune.
9.1
Wow, I love it. Beautifully dark intro, and his voice is fantastic. The clarinet/sax(?? not sure sorry I'm a string player ) at the end is incredible. Love this. Will have to check out more of this artist.
9.3
It's so soft and soothing. The flute is certainly the dominant feature in this track so it's a clear category choice, and it's so gorgeous I could listen over and over so it wins on that score as well.
9.5
I ended up not really enjoying this is as much as I originally thought I would. I found myself kind of bored by it actually. I liked the string bits, as I pretty much reliably always do, and the beat was fine, but I wasn't that into it overall. Nice voice though.
7.2
Is that an order? Okay, okay, I'll love rhino. Jeez. *Hears chorus* Oh never mind, it's a noun phrase. "I'm a love rhino." Wtf does that mean hahahaha. Whatever it means this is a pretty solid indie pop track, if a bit repetitive. I like it well enough.
7.7
Heh, of course. A classic, though not my personal favorite. I feel like it ticks all the standard Pink Floyd boxes while still lacking in some je-ne-sais-quoi factor that would make it as remarkable as some of their more popular tracks. And maybe I'm just not sophisticated or patient enough to be a real prog head, but it just drags on for so long lol.
8.1
Hi Jay. :P I do love this album. Everything she does is so catchy and fun. (Ftr she's officially just MARINA now but I'm crediting the name from the time this was released.) Not among my very favorite tracks of hers, but it's good.
8.3
Never could get into Beck, mostly since he's so mumbly in a way that I find offputting. But aside from the vocals, this is musically very cool; again I'm a sucker for strings. Actually reminds me a lot of the orchestrated parts from Radiohead's latest album.
8.6
Ooooh these vocal layers in the beginning are really cool. Interesting track that takes a handful of unexpected turns -- each instrumental section is stranger than the last, haha. I'm intrigued by this and may check out the album.
8.9
Very cool. Kind of weird in that it's an adaptation of a poem but it completely changes the words, haha. It works though. Nice and spooky for October.
9.1
Damn this is awesome! Really unique and captivating sound. Wow. I'm really into this right off the bat, and it builds in intensity in a really incredible way. Soooo cool. Thank you for showing me this.
9.6
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
I’d like to report that Modern Vampires of the City is also the bee’s knees. Vampire Weekend were always on that vague list of “bands I should probably check out” but I never got around to it til now.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
sorry guys I've been super busy this week and might not be ready for 7+8 until a bit later-- also this thursday is halloween and I thought some people might have other plans anyway (or you're just nerds like me and don't ). Maybe I'll shoot for Saturday afternoon or something? I'll let you know
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
This is such an overwhelmingly strong fit for this category my brain can't even keep up with everything that's happening in these lines. I catch more clever bits every time I listen or read through the lyrics. It's a lot. I think this has to be the winner.
) at the end is incredible. Love this. Will have to check out more of this artist.
). Maybe I'll shoot for Saturday afternoon or something? I'll let you know
been fun going through these.
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