01) AURORA - i've never been huge on aurora if i'm being honest, like, she makes music for a specific type of GIRLS... and i'm not that type of girl necessarily... but i like her music fine! and this is no exception, i actually live for the chorus a bitsy. this isn't rocking my world or anything and i'm so bored at her being sent like 300 times but at least it's a good song! :)
02) Tauren Wells - in a post lil nas x world, do christian music songstresses deserve rights anymore? surprised this managed to qualify but i guess we're in a tsc climate where faouzia and john legend can win a semi so like... yeah. this is some motr vanilla shit LMAO yeah byeeeeee i'm disengaging
03) RoseeLu - kinda ??? at this making finals LMAO... i've heard this song more than once prior to the chorus and had no idea until i realised the cover art looked familliar. this is okay i suppose but there's really nothing to it. incredibly faceless and bland i wish i gave a shit about this :///
04) Zach Matari - oh my goddddd if i hear another motr song i am ENDING it. this is fine but... the production value must've been coupons i'm sorry this sounds SO cheap... awful vocal mixing on this. it's a cute song though, but this sound has been executed a lot better in past entries.
05) Shura - shura's one of those white women where i have DEFINETLY heard her name thrown around yet couldn't name a single song, any of her projects or any song she's made. and honestly maybe i'm missing out? i'm hearing this is a really late send but honestly this still sounds pretty fresh. those strings that go in and out throughout the song are genuinely so good omgggggggg stunstunstun production here. yes i'm obviously a fan of this
06) Concrete Castles - a good song. i think there’s strong production here and she’s obviously a good vocalist. with songs of this calibre, i usually respect them more than i personally ‘love’ them, but yup i manage to enjoy the entry nevertheless.
07) Ashe - i know ashe as that bland indie woman who's in every single new music spotify playlist for some reason and i guess good for her? the chorus was very peugeot commercial and yeaaaaaah this feels like motr white blandness and honestly i'm snoring i hate this with every second that goes by yeah this is repulsive thanks for playing! ^_^
08) good job nicky - listen i totally see the appeal behind this and actually to its credit i like this song! i think it's a perfectly well made song with really good production, it's v emotional and pretty and if this was playing in the background while i was having a mental breakdown looking at the tsc comments this week i wouldn't turn it off at all! i'm just not in love with it as much as the other girlies are and doubt it's top 10 material for ME. i do enjoy this slightly better than the first times i heard it though so props to that! maybe i'll love it by sunday who knows!! :D
09) MARINA - this literally sounds like the result of one of those "how to write a x artist song in less than one hour" because this is soooo marina by the numbers it's actually funny. sonically it's very reminiscent of TFJ x froot, which is something i really like, but dear GOD what white liberal buzzfeed columnist wrote these lyrics? the second verse where she goes "LOOL @ that man who killed so many gay men guess he must've been a FRUIT HIMSELF XD" is just like... she really thought she did something? it's a decent song sonically but the lyrics really take me out of it. it's also very been there done that i'm just so bored honestly.
10) BewhY - yeah yeah this is literally "black skinhead" we get it. i'm actually pleasantly surprised at how well received this song's been, and i DO get it i mean... this really BANGS doesn't it? "black skinhead" really isn't a bad song to borrow from and i'm glad to see more k(anye)-pop representation of this caliber in tsc. absolute whopper that keeps it short and sweet, this is probably winning (i'd hope so at least) and i can't say i'm mad at it. bopbopbop
11) Naomi Lareine -
have... have you ever been struck by lightning? i have, on the faithful evening of march 13th, 2021, when my ears were GRACED with hearing this song for the first time. i have now come to the conclusion that this is one of the best songs of all time and anyone who disagrees needs to get their tastebuds checked immediately like seriously i'm genuinely concerned for you
12) Jennifer Lopez - my mom had this as her ringtone for like two weeks. 12 points!
13) Millie Turner - this really starts off so promising and then goes through some... really weird production choices that really kill the momentum, THAT said there are enough elements here to keep me invested. this could've had a few more cooks in the kitchen to truly elevate it but as is... cute. i moved a little. good chorus melody honestly.
14) Waterparks - ok i've decided i like this actually LMAO. this is kinda obnoxious and those lyrics are probably worse than MARINA'S actually hjsdbajskjnjka but sonically this goes off just a tad? it also helps that i barely understand what they're saying so i'm less annoyed at this than say a song like man's world that pushes its lyrics to the forefront. this is cute, they've done better, but i can't be too mad at this.
15) ABIR - i am the thumbnail of this video tbh she's soo me vibes. too bad the song is a whole lot of NOTHING. yeah i'm afraid to report that this isn't a showstopping masterpiece like 'yallah' and not even a shit mess like 'young & rude' there's just... nothing happening here. i'm surprised at how much this passed me by. i guess i didn't hate it? but like who cares.
16) Olya Polyakova - who the fuck voted for this to qualify LMAO? it's not even that funny aside from a couple of visual cues in the music video, which, like... this isn't music video contest. dated and not even like good dated, this is so meh it hurts.
17) Naïka - honestly i kinda live for this more in a second listen LMAO but i desperately want this to go somewhere. i really like the cunty lyrics and her energy but there's nothiiiiing happening production wise. like... where was the drama??? where was the SAUCE??? this honestly felt a bit undercooked and unseasoned for me. but i love her i mean cmon i am obsessed with her rn like her energy? the cockiness? it spoke to me rn it did. the song itself didn't <3
18) Munn - yeah i'm sure the sender is a lovely person and all <3<3 but i literally can't stand this type of motr radio friendly shit i'm sorry i'm trying i swear...... like who told cody christian to make music naurrrrrrr i'm done with this. his voice is also super weak for this type of song LMAO yknow what i mean like... find the note honestly. yeah this will have its audience and respectfully i am not apart of it <3
19) Cherry Bullet - a most certainly comforting song in a time of need. this is honestly genuinely a perfect song, it feels very fromis_9/april excellence in the best way possible? the production on this is so good, this whole song gives me the biggest shot of serotonin only rivaled by "honey hype"'s drop and the high note in "abittipsy". i want to live in this song. i was struck by lightning multiple times listening to this. probably one of the best songs ever made along with naomi i fear
20) LØLØ - smash mouth i love your work! honestly this is kinda growing off of me but this is perfectly serviceable as a cute lil 00s pop rock bit sized bop. cute is the word.
21) Kito, VanJess, Channel Tres - i can't lie.... yes this has a chokehold on me now. i enjoyed this on my first listen but whew the replay value on this.... yas. a moment for the GIRLS and the BOYS! smooth ass house production, vanjess' delicious vocals but... channel tres... that dad makes the song he DOES his verse is soooo cool. like honey flowing from my speakers nnyas. absolute fucking moment, this literally gets better with each listen omgggggg ok ok ok yes... this has me. yep. YEP. yep. channel tres everybody <3.
22) Reiley -