Welcome to yet another round! It's always nice to begin a new group of songs not knowing what to expect at all.
Once again, one song per album and once again an album leaves the game, based on the average rankings of today's round and the previous round too! (so round 2 in this case)
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Let's go revealing this round's competing songs!
(All of the chosen songs were randomized and won't be repeated again in the game unless an album has used all its songs)
💿 01) CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Making The Most Of The Night / EMOTION
◼ This was by far the most clever and well produced song of the record so far. Something that is actually easy to remember for how good it is. I heard good bops so far and I'm sure that this was just a bad start and I could actually enjoy this record more than expected. We're just at the beginning so this might end up low in the ranking again but never say never, because this was great!
💿 02) CHAPPELL ROAN - Coffee / THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
◼ I honestly could've never expected so many ballads in this album, that just gave me a totally different vibe. Maybe it's just the random luck? I think the previous entry "Kaleidoscope" had something more, both in the way the lyrics were sang and in the way the melody captured me personally, but this wasn't bad, but definitely the most bland song of the album so far. Let's see what the future holds for this album.
💿 03) LAUREN SPENCER SMITH - Hey / MIRROR
◼ This started off very calmly and I wasn't really appreciating it, but then it grew into a cute little acoustic track that I somehow found more enjoyable than last round's entry, to my own surprise. I just know this woman loves Olivia Rodrigo's songs and she was definitely an inspiration, probably another reason why I didn't dislike this. Still I think she needs something stronger, some incredible hook that she has the potential to create, and damn at those vocals girl Lauren you better work.
💿 04) CHUNG HA - BYULHARANG (160504 + 170607) / QUERENCIA
◼ Probably a more personal and calm track than the previous one, which I appreciated for its variety and differences from the very first song I had heard. This song is similar to last round's track but for some reason I didn't really feel anything much, but it was cute I'm not gonna lie. Probably the weakest song so far off the record? I expected a bit more, but it's really nice to see different paces for songs in the same record, something Chung Ha has done more so far than most artists competing.
💿 05) MELANIE MARTINEZ - EVIL / PORTALS
◼ Okay Melanie, alright. We got some less cringey lyrics this time, a more nostalgic upbeat instrumental, better vocals that don't sound weird, and constant incredible production, so yeah this was a way better track than the previous one. I don't know if it's the best I've heard off "PORTALS" so far, but this wasn't certainly a disappointment, this could've been released in 2012 and I wouldn't have been surprised. Very nice!
💿 06) KESHA - Praying / RAINBOW
◼ I was waiting for this song to be randomly selected, and here it is. One of the most emotional and gorgeous pieces of music I have ever listened to. Since this album was submitted to me for the game I kept on wondering if all the songs would've been similar to this one, and so far...it wasn't really clear to comprehend, but I knew that if a track like this is part of the record, I would've not been disappointed. So far it was not the case, and I think I actually got shivers from this listening lmfao. I was extremely lucky to have discovered this song in the past, and although its religious connotations, I think its message goes out to anyone who went through horrible times because of pieces of shit that get into our lives and ruin them. This is a personal 10/10 song, and it's rare to find those. Stunning
💿 07) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Leave My Body / CEREMONIALS
◼ It seems to me that Florence seemed to calm down a bit with this track, still hitting gorgeous high notes, that are kinda becoming her trademark from what I'm understanding so far. She's going with the same approach with all tracks so far but except the first one I've listened to, I feel a bigger lack of energy and originality. Of course that first song gave me high expectations, and this track was kinda complex now that I admit it, but I miss whatever I had in round one, and I want it back, maybe not in the same exact form, but something that can make me say "WOOOOOOOOOOOW" as long as possible.
💿 08) HILARY DUFF - Dignity / DIGNITY
◼ Our next title track of this season! I'm really liking these songs. I expected something a la Avril Lavigne when I got this record submitted to me, and I wasn't totally wrong. But I feel original sounds coming on and these first melodies I'm hearing from this record just take me back to older and simpler times. This has been the most satisfying album to listen to, and it's not even falling into the dark pit of basic-ass trash white music I expected this would be. And that's the best thing! I'm happy about it. And this song was good! Really good!
💿 09) KALI UCHIS - Moonlight / RED MOON IN VENUS
◼ Aww kinda fun. I understand why this is the most popular single of the album. I think I still prefer her "telepatia" song but this was nice. I feel like all of her songs have the same tempo LMFAO it's incredible how she can make her songs sound so similar yet so different, but this one was probably the best of the bunch so far. I really wonder what's next. The final part of this track was really nice.
💿 10) SUDAN ARCHIVES - Milk Me / NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN
◼ From this title I didn't expect to hear this sound. But it was okay! I feel like both previous tracks had some elements that made them stand out more, this felt more chill but I could never remember it in a full listening of the record. It's not that I didn't like it, but it didn't really capture the vibe of the other two songs and that I was kinda living for.
💿 11) AMAARAE - Reckless & Sweet / FOUNTAIN BABY
◼ This woman keeps on surprising me with new ways of experimenting with vocals and sounds of any type. That chorus is addicting lmfao, and overall really enjoyable. A shorter track than the others, but that works perfectly with the time it has. Straight to the point from what I could tell and doesn't get less interesting for one second. A+.
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That's it for the songs today! Time to reveal my personal ranking.
Here we goooo...
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💿 SLAYFUL ALBUMS | ROUND THREE RANKING 💿
1ST | KESHA / Praying
2ND | AMAARAE / Reckless & Sweet
3RD | HILARY DUFF / Dignity
4TH | MELANIE MARTINEZ / EVIL
5TH | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / Leave My Body
6TH | CARLY RAE JEPSEN / Making The Most Of The Night
7TH | KALI UCHIS / Moonlight
8TH | SUDAN ARCHIVES / Milk Me
9TH | CHUNG HA / BYULHARANG (160504 + 170607)
10TH | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / Hey
11TH | CHAPPELL ROAN / Coffee
Congrats to Kesha and Snowglobe that submitted the album for today's win!
Time to reveal the averages after these last two rounds! (Round 2 and 3)
SHOW THE LEADERBOARD!
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⭐ ROUND 2+3 FINAL AVERAGES RANKING ⭐
1st | AMAARAE Fountain Baby 2.5
2nd | HILARY DUFF Dignity 4.5
3rd | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE Ceremonials 5.0
4th= | KESHA Rainbow 5.5
4th= | CHUNG HA Querencia 5.5
4th= | MELANIE MARTINEZ PORTALS 5.5
7th= | CHAPPELL ROAN The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 6.0
7th= | SUDAN ARCHIVES Natural Brown Prom Queen 6.0
9th= | CARLY RAE JEPSEN Emotion 7.5
9th= | KALI UCHIS Red Moon In Venus 7.5
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11th | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH Mirror 10.5
This means Lauren Spencer Smith's "Mirror" is our second eliminated album. I heard an incredible voice and she definitely has an audience and a great future, but other albums just have more elements I'm looking forward to.
There will be a chance to rejoin so this ain't the last time I hear this record, I can't just judge it based on three songs amirite? (yeah I said this already)
That's all for now see ya next round, maybe tomorrow, maybe in 100 years. Who knows?
