1. moistbreezy - Way too noisy for me, I’m afraid. I’ve never been big on “woman wailing over grating electronica”.
2. MIJOO - Idk what was in the water at Woollim but all the Lovelyz girls have been serving cunt since they disbanded like… this sounds like a Twice or IZ*ONE b-side from 2019 or smth which I’m obsessed with so yeah. Slay.
3. Angie, Harrison First - Damn! That was absolute ass!
4. BabyJake - Why is AJR-adjacent music like a weekly thing now? This sucked.
5. Bree Runway - Oh so Sarah Kinsley was too obvious of a send but this is a serve? Certainly doesn’t help that this is miles worse than Someone Like You was. Not an enjoyable experience, maybe it could be if I was in the right mood?
6. J.Lamotta - She had $5 and a dream with this MV LMAO. I’ll be real, this is nowhere near as much of a moment as Fruits or If You Wanna for me but it’s still really fun! I’m a sucker for my Moroccan girlies.
7. icyball - Not sure if this would hit as good as it does without the MV, but the MV’s here and it’s incredible so I don’t really care <3. This was 4 minutes of a good time
8. Lys Assia (ft. New Jack) - RIP to a legend but like wtf is this. At least it’s camp, I guess!
9. BONAVEGA - I’m gonna throw up
10. Claudia Bouvette - That chorus was a hot mess, I’m afraid. The instrumentation on the verses is nice, though.
11. Chenayder - Apparently I sent my shortlist in the wrong order, because I was planning on sending this in the next couple weeks *cries*. This is just lovely. Love the production and it’s just so damn cute even if I wish it was a bit longer.
12. Dani Sylvia - I do like some of the production choices made on this song, particularly in the bassline/rhythm parts, but it just doesn’t do much for me.
13. Paulina Paukstaityte - I think if the chorus was better this could have been a bit of a slay, but I’m left wanting more.
14. Circuit des Yeux - I’m probably gonna be in the minority on this, but this was really nice! Love the strings, love her voice. Maybe it could be a bit more dynamic, but I don’t need every song to be a roller coaster. I enjoyed this journey.
15. Dom Dolla, Nelly Furtado - This may be one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard, actually.