What a bloodbath.
01) BANNERS - Definitely liking this more than I did originally. Naturally, it has my toes tapping, but I felt a little more invested than last time in the other elements of the track.
02) Anna Leone - Really vibe to this when it picks up, but it hits some serious lulls for me.
03) Kiiara - M m m MEHssy.
04) FAUN - I remember being SHOCKED when this did well in 314, but I thiiiiink I understand the appeal now. It's just not for me, whatsoever.
05) BELLSAINT - Ranked. Dark and ~classy~ instrumentation.
06) Dean Lewis - Pleasant as fuck, but nothing that I've come back to.
07) Ray Dalton - Ranked. Solid lil dance track with a nice soulful vocal.
08) Delta Goodrem - She can SANG. That said, as a whole, I'm still not really sold on it.
09) Felicity - Ranked. That chorus? Maybe she's born with it... maybe she SNAPPED.
10) La'Porsha Renae - Again, it's very clear that she's got a fabulous voice, but it feels pretty forced.
11) Allie X - Ranked. There are still times where I haven't heard the song in a hot minute that I randomly just start thinking about this chorus.
12) Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - I'm afraid this might be the only one thus far that I have nothing positive to say about it.
13) Tom Grennan - Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
14) Paul Rey - Ranked. Ended up finishing 10th on my year end list, and if I continued ranking and averaging things out for more time before releasing the list, it could have definitely snuck into the top 5. Flattering that Patrick entered this entirely for me! Wow!
15) VINAI - Ranked. The drop still catches me off guard despite the fact that I've heard this a decent amount. I wish it wasn't so startling, because I'm super into the rest of it.
16) Lorenzo Fragola - Skipped this TSC, so this is new to me (I think?). Something I have to be in the mood for -- afraid now isn't that time.
17) MNEK - Ranked. You know this is my SONG.
18) Renaida - Ranked. I have a weird relationship with Melfest/NF songs that I immediately overplay, as they tend to slip down my rankings. It's still a bawp, though.
19) Bishop Briggs - Ranked. Stream "Church of Scars" on any streaming service. I'm not picky.
20) Michl - Think the vocal took about halfway through the entry for me to get used to on first listen. The same goes for this time. Think this would have done well for me had it been on rotation.
21) Sunmi - Ranked. The CORRECT Sunmi entry and I won't listen to differing opinions on that.
22) Muddy Magnolias - Ranked. There were times during my ranking that this completely passed right by me without making an impact, so it's definitely something I have to be in the mood for.
23) One Bit & Noah Cyrus - Ranked. I have absofuckinlutely no idea who is going to win this, but I see this as a dark horse (despite it already being a winner).
24) Arlissa & Jonas Blue - Ranked. Production is just FINE, but Arlissa gives this everything she's got.
25) Chloe x Halle - Ranked. Not my favorite Chloe x Halle entry of this TSC season, but it's still an absolute beaut.
26) Kim Petras - I think I need my Badge of Homosexuality revoked, because I'm still not that into this. :X
27) Sigrid Bernson - No. <3
28) Yves (LOONA) - I liked when the production felt subtle in the verses. Unsure about how I feel about the chorus. It's iight.
29) Saint PHNX - Ranked. Go off a bit, bibbs.