01) Mamamoo - I vibed super hard to the verses, much less so with the chorus the first time around, but it grew on me.
02) Faouzia - Love her tone. It's pretty. Not sure it's something that will excel in TSC.
03) Kat DeLuna - Mindless fun pop, which I'm not mad at. Think another artist might have been able to sell this more, but again, it's fun.
04) Kwabs - See entry #2 with different pronouns re: it's not something that will do well in TSC. I love it, though.
05) Seeb, Olivia O'Brien, Space Primates - I'm not sure how I feel about the vocal effect in the chorus of her ~real voice actually fading out and the pitch turning up~. It's a pretty solid effort otherwise.
06) Kat Graham - It was originally kind of offputting to me, but the chorus redeemed it. Like it, and just noticed I haven't disliked anything yet. WTF, girls.
07) YUNGBLUD - Can be into stuff like this at times, other times it's pretty cringe to me. This is the latter.
08) FELIN - Not sure how I feel about this one as a whole. Elements that I like, but I'm not totally sold.
09) The Tripletz - A sound I'm definitely into, but one that is v consistently executed better than this. Something that could do mid-table for me on bad weeks, which this hasn't been yet.
10) KEYRA - It's different. Worried that it wouldn't age that well for me, but for a first listen, I was completely invested in it.
11) Ofenbach - Total vibe music, and one that I wasn't vibing with right now. The feel is cool enough, but I wanted more.
12) LIVVIA - Definitely the least impactful entry of the contest thus far, IMO. It's pleasant, but total background music.
13) Grace Carter - Very unsurprisingly, I fucks with this heavily.
14) Paper Jackets - Could see this being for others, but definitely not my thing, I'm afraid.
15) Amaal - Vocal is nice enough, but not sure she quite matches the production. I think Chloe x Halle could definitely rock something like this, so I want to like it more, but it didn't really click for me.
16) Nabiha - B O S S M A M. Anywho, really wanted to be into this more than I was, just lacks any sort of punch that seems kinda necessary.
17) Wild Beasts - Well, it's different, so props to ya for that, mawma. That said, I felt absolutely nothing for nearly 5 minutes.
18) Shura - Feels pretty effortless, both in a good way and in a bad way. Need a phrase, but another one that lacks impact to me.
19) Snakehips & MØ - Expect something better from both of them.
20) CXLOE - Was on my list, but wasn't really invested enough in it to send it while I had a feeling it wouldn't do too well. Mostly hope I'm proved wrong -- it's solid.
21) Jasmine Sokko -
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22) Megan - Entirely whelming on first listen. Potential grower, but it's not afforded that luxury here.
23) Self Esteem - "My mouth. My mouth is dry for you."
https://i.gyazo.com/27486f31033fd646b8ac55d29e9b3c68.png Anyway, this was strange and stands out to me, but pretty sure it's for the wrong reasons.
24) ILLENIUM, Jon Bellion - Surprisingly, a Jon Bellion entry that I'm not entirely sold on. Much prefer him on his own production. This contest has taken a fall off a cliff though, so something solid like this could still do well enough for me.
25) I Am Nova - It's a toe tapper, fasho. Not my usual cup of tea, but it's done well.
26) Apink - I'm not [REDACTED] expert, but Mamamoo outsold.
27) Kelsea Ballerini - *sips iced coffee* I'm not really a Kelsea gay, but it's fine.
28) Between Mountains - Like the vibe, a bit of a toe-tapper, just wish the chorus was ANYTHING else.
29) RRILEY - Wasn't sold on the chorus the first time around, but grew on me as it went on.
30) Charli XCX - Elizabeth Eden Harris did her best to save this, but ultimately feels like an attempt at a point-grab based on her popularity. The rest was a mess.
31) Sigrid Bernson - Total summer song. Not the worst attempt I've heard at it, but it's a pass for me.