Time to get on your neon cowboy hats (one of which I own from neoncowboys) and whatever trendy shit Kpop people wear!
First we have our intruder hoping to invade the cast, remember she needs to place HIGH or WIN in order to join full time. Rollingderp - Red Velvet - 'Zimzalabim'
Well first of all, I actually know who Red Velvet are! My friend when we were in Tokyo was a huge stan of theirs so I actually have bopped to em occasionally. I did notice a lyric in English 'throw your worries over the flat earth' which ??????. The chorus was quite disjointed from the verses which is a usual pet peeve for me with Kpop but I can't deny the bass was bouncy and fun. I liked it.
Brandy Clark - 'Long Walk'
I have heard of her actually, I know she's GAY which is cool to see in country, and usually I fux with lesbians. What I love about country music is that when it's good it can really tell a story better than any genre. This has a lot of energy and attitude to it and I really got into it. Probably my favourite artist is Kacey Musgraves so no surprise this was something I liked.
ricktworick1 - GFRIEND - 'Mago'
A good solid choice here, my favourite kinda Kpop is where it's a bit loungey ya know? I'm not always a huge fan of the big EDM banging choruses and intense stuff. This is a lot more of a serve than any of the hugely bombastic stuff. It flows really well, a good call on this one.
Absol - WJSN - 'Save Me, Save You'
OOOH the beginning of this really was sexy and got me in the mood to be dancing around a lil bit. Similar to Rick's song, this one flows really nicely, is connected well and has me loungely bouncing a lil bit. I think I can see why you like them and you picked out a really good one to introduce me to em. The vocal harmonies were my fave bits.
alexeh23 - HYO & 3LAU - 'Punk Right Now'
I AM... RRRRECKLESS. I liked this one quite a lot too actually! I didn't expect to because it starts off very aggressive and bangerlike but again everything flowed really nicely and the song logically progressed. I really liked the second verse and the vocal in it, it's real sexy but husky which usually i don't get to hear in Asian music. Just remember this, Avril Lavigne did say, "It's not punk to say you're punk"
Thirteen - Bobbie Gentry - 'Ode to Billie Joe'
Ooooh this is a really interesting start to the song I have to say. The vocal is a really interesting one and I love how you're going for songs more off the beaten track. I might say, it's a little long and doesn't really switch up which I think the song might have benefitted from, but the strings in the back and the pared down guitar/banjo? lead is fantastic.
Artpop2 - Golden Child - 'One (Lucid Dream)'
Oh this was a RISK miss art, sending a song by a MAN? I'm not sure I did not expect to see this. I didn't hate this nearly as much as I usually hate music made by men and they are good vocalists, but the song really flopped at the chorus for me. The chorus of the single bass guitar and the vocals just kinda grated on me. The dancing was pretty good though!
MichelleObama - Ashley McBryde - 'One Night Standards'
OOOOH girl she has a gorgeous voice! I really loved that in her. This has all the elements of a great country song, a strong vocal, thumping guitar and drum beat and a really clear story. I love the concept of this song and I think I'll have it on my rotation in my country playlist, loved it.
HighNoon - The Chicks - 'Not Ready To Make Nice'
I've said this to my friends irl, the worlds coolest punks are the Chicks, they really said fuck you Bush before it was cool to do it, they jeopardised their career to say the right fuckin thing and I will always respect them for it. This song encapsulates that entire saga wonderfully and I 100% understand every choice they made for this song. A legendary song that will stand the test of time in country music.
Analiese - Martina McBride - 'Independence Day'
ILY AMERICA!!! Well no actually fuck america but this song is a classic. I've always loved it actually. The way Americans are like mad patriotic (more than any other country I know) is so funny to me. But the main selling point I like in this song is the chorus, it's so like singalongable and anthemic it really gets in ya head and ya titties.
So first of all, as for rollingderp, I didn't like your Red Velvet song but I did really like Brandy Clark, that said, I just think some of the other songs here were better so you are NOT joining the game full time.
WIN - HighNoon congrats miss girl! you have won a secret advantage!
HIGH - MichelleObama and Absol (rick and alexeh were really close)
LOW - Analiese - (I like this song too but the others were all really good this week)
BTM2 - Thirteen (but I still really liked your song!)
OUT - Artpop2 (Sorry miss Art you were doing really well but this was just NOT it)
Time to get on your neon cowboy hats (one of which I own from neoncowboys) and whatever trendy shit Kpop people wear!