06) Lindsey Sterling - 'The Upside'

07) Mamamoo - 'HIP'

06) Lindsey Stirling - I'm always here for Lindsey so to nobody's surprise I like this. I do wish you sent Artemis because I think musically that song is a bit more interesting and captures more of a 'moment'. This is good too but a bit more of an eye roll once it reaches the EDM-inspired chorus. You can tell this was written and produced for the masses. It's very mainstream. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as I still (mostly) enjoyed this.

will have a wee listen later, but I love like half these artists so I'm pumped for this contest :))

08) Arlissa - 'Running'

07) Mamamoo - This is a bit all over the place. I really enjoyed parts of the instrumental especially during the chorus, but other parts of the song felt muted and lacked a real energy. I can't say it's boring, but I wish it possessed more of a cohesive identity.

09) NAAMA - 'Red Carpet Dress'
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08) Arlissa - I've heard this before, and nothing about it interests me that much. How very boring.

10) Matt Maeson - 'Cringe'

09) NAAMA - I feel like this was supposed to be an ethno pop banger, but it's failing to meet any of my standards. The chorus was alright, but the song isn't really doing anything for me. You're not Noa Kirel, and you never will be.

11) Время и Стекло - 'VISLOVO'

10) Matt Maeson - This sounds extremely heterosexual and extremely white. Now, those are not exclusion criteria for me to enjoy a song in the slightest (clearly, based on some of my entries from this year). But this just felt aggressively heterosexual, and it bored me.

12) FKA Twigs - 'A Sad Day'

11) Время и Стекло - Oh, this is a bop. I generally enjoy Eastern European music as is, and this encapsulated all the reasons why I live for the genre. Best song since Barrio for me.

13) Greyson Chance - 'Boots'