01) Bea Miller - I remember hearing this like last year or something and was wondering why I never sent it here until the chorus reminded me. Wish it went for the vibe of either the verse or the chorus since both are decent but this comes across as a bit disjointed for me. It’s an alright start.
02) Rivers Cuomo - This goes way too far on the wrong side of male rock for me, super cheesy and also really over the place.
03) KEiiNO - I usually really like the inclusion of something different so the joik should be right up my street but it just feels so forced and unnecessary, as if they want to make an otherwise generic song a little bit more interesting. Meh, this falls flat. Shame, I think otherwise this is their strongest song yet.
04) half•alive - As much as I disliked their last song, I at least _got_ it. This was just really boring, like it thought it did something but really didn’t. Needed a much more substantial chorus.
05) Melanie C - I’ve always loved her voice and that’s definitely my favourite part of this, the song itself is definitely decent, melodically strong, I’m just not sure it lived up to it in the production. It grew on me.
06) YESEO - Was expecting something different to this, kinda pleasantly surprised? Love the dark vibe, really interesting and the chorus goes off. LOVE the last minute of this, yeah I’m actually a big fan.
07) IZA, Ciara and Major Lazer - Started off great but I kinda lost interest after a minute which is especially bad for a song that’s only two minutes long. Typical Major Lazer production and sound, it’s fine.
08) DJ Giovanni, Uch, Billy Brown -
This is probably funny if you have some kind of connection to it??? But I don’t so bye!
09) ANTONIA - Had this sitting on my list for a while but didn’t get round to sending it. It has some great moments but something just doesn’t quite click for me, I think the drop pops off a lot more in my head than it actually does which always disappoints me. Idk it’s good, not great.
10) Lost Kings - I thought the chorus was the verse until like 2 minutes which is never a good thing. Obligatory generic EDM song with a boring and/or annoying drop, it’s fine but nothing I’m particularly enthusiastic about.
11) Discovery - This was the exact opposite of what I was expecting from this song. Meh this was too messy for me to get into sadly, not a fan. Kings using the reggaeton beat in 2009 though! Pioneers.
12) Natalia Jimenez - LMAO my 2016 basic Eurofan ass is living for this throwback. I’m surprised this has never been used, I’ve never really been its biggest fan but it’s good? Strong chorus.
13) Agnes - A lot more instant than her last entry. Really into this, great vocal, great vibe, yeah I liked this. Good choice.
14) ODESZA - We really all ran out of ideas this week huh. Average, was not interested at all.
15) Tiffany Young - Considering what has been said about this I was expecting a LOT more than what I got. Agree this was very style over substance, and wasn’t really that into the style. Dunno if I’m just not in the mood for this today or what but this week has been a big letdown so far and looking at the names left doesn’t fill me with a lot of confidence.
16) Kah-Lo - Even Kah-Lo is kinda disappointing today. :( Fasta outsold. Picked up a lot in the chorus, still one of the better songs of this week. Good-ish.
17) Ava Max -
If y’all let this win this week based on name ALONE (because this song is boring and would get 16th if it was by an unknown you cannot change my mind on that) there will be blood. Not her worst, not the worst, just very MOR.
18) Viki Gabor - I mean it’s not Tulia but I will take Polish Dua Lipa! A rare JESC bop I can’t believe this is winning this week. SAVE THE WORLD PLANET IS MY HOME. <3
19) RIKA - Wanna Know was a bop but suffered from being in the first week of TSC which was a bloodbath. This has moments where it’s better and moments where it really isn’t… as a whole it could’ve been a lot better, but nice enough.
20) Dead At Eleven - Probably the best male rock song this week! Not that that’s saying much.
21) Trisha Paytas - Oh my god this song made me hate Christmas congrats TSC you have broken me.
22) Marie-Mai - I mean forgettable but this week I’ll take it for the gays alone. Not her best but a fine closer.