Avoided the nodium, so this is already going much better than Grab Bag 3.
5 Likes
Revealing the nodium is always kind of awkward.
Sorry if I was rude. Don’t take it harshly if I didn’t like your song. I’m just some hipster doofus. You get to drop your 2 lowest scores in the end. So don’t worry about it.
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In 9th place with 4 points
Yaz (also known as Yazoo in the UK) - Only You
Review
You had the right idea going 80s. The song is ok. I liked it. It just doesn’t really stand out to me. This band has former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. Should have just went full on Depeche Mode and would have ranked much higher.
5 Likes
That was massive in the UK, nice to hear it again.
Actually, a quick Google reveals the version I most remember was a cover a year or so later by The Flying Pickets. That version was awesome, but it’s a cappella so not eligible here.
Memories!
4 Likes
If you were gonna pick a song called “Only You” for this category, why not this one?
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In 8th place with 5 points
Conjure One - I Believe
Submitter Commentary: One of y’all is eventually going to like a Conjure One song I submit, and it’s going to be you Pauwl. Ok, no it’s not, but maybe you’ll tell me why I should stop trying.
Review
This song isn’t so bad. This could do well with some other hosts. Never give up!
A little too positive/pop for my tastes. It gets pretty good at the end of the song. “There is no love in this world anymore”.
3 Likes
The Pauwl zone is now the smrk4 zone
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In 7th place with 6 points
Minimal Compact - Next One Is Real (extended mix)
Submitter Commentary: The album was produced by Tuxedomoon and this remix by Dick O’dell was actually an underground new-wave club hit in the 80s.
Review
I liked this song. Sounds kinda menacing. I like that sort of thing. I don’t know where I’ve heard it before. In a movie or something. I always thought it was “Next One Israel”. It’s an Israeli band so maybe that’s the underlying message.
4 Likes
Me,too.
Me neither.
2 Likes
Can’t watch the video because Youtube wants me to verify my age. Fuck that.
That’s a good thing, right?
1 Like
Yeah i figured im not gonna do well based on liking your nodiums. Still haven’t figured out your music taste.
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Yeah, this one sounds like the perfect club scene of an 80s action movie song.
1 Like
In 6th place with 7 points
Animal Collective - Peacebone
Submitter Commentary: Sounds like “Mr. Blue Sky” written by somebody on an acid trip. Gotta say that I got hooked on them. Definitely a bit out there but they hit that indie pop you love while having an experimental element to that music.
Review
" that indie pop you love". Shots Fired!!
Intro psyched me out. This is an enjoyable “experimental pop” band. Whatever that means. Apparently it’s a term used for Bjork and this band. Fair enough. I guess it’s pop lyrics over weird sounds. The song is good enough. Droning weird sounds over simple lyrics. It does get a little repetitive. I like the music video more than the song itself lol.
3 Likes
Let me put it this way:
Pauwl’s nephew >>>>>>>>> Pauwl
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Wasn’t my thing either but it ain’t about picking songs I like 
Thought that song was fine but the rest of their stuff wasn’t great imo
I’m a simple man. I see a reveal in progress, I start spamming likes.
Also still in LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
7 Likes
Yeah, that songs takes me back.
1 Like
In 5th place with 8 points
Craven Faults - Diepkeir (Abridged)
Review
This was a really good entry. I love stuff like this in my Walrus playlists. I get to just relax and enjoy it. No stupid lyrics getting in the way. The kind of atmospheric ambient music that I don’t listen to enough. This song/band are pretty obscure. I only found a bandcamp. Very cool entry. Thank you.
2 Likes
This was me, totally missed the bit about lyrics preferred until just now so relieved to make it this far. I think the Spotify algorithm found Craven Faults for me a while back, my best musical discovery of the last year or so.
1 Like
In 4th place with 9 points
St Vincent - Birth in Reverse
Submitter Commentary: Seems like this should fit what you’re looking for. Hopefully it’s at least somewhat new to you because it’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the category and I couldn’t bring myself to go in any other direction.
Review
This is one of the songs that was entered that I know very well. I’ve always loved Annie. She recently released a new music video for “Pay your Way in Pain” for the new album that is to drop in a month or so. While this is a good song and I quite like it, I have heard it alot before so it ends up just missing the podium. Very good entry, though.
3 Likes