and a tie on 8.5
Aladyyn
Gogol Bordello - Not A Crime
Im skeptical, but this may also be the strongest submit of the round outside of the subs i had to pander cap. Definitely the most interesting compositions and one of the strongest lyrically too. The ‘drop the charges’ line in the chorus is bae, but there are campy parts and the lyrics are marred, for me, by some type of appeal to a concept of nature or the natural that is presented in historical terms that is slightly basic, but reasonably presented here. 8.5/10
and rodan
Rodan
Nma-the hunt
Super strong bass on the intro, but then the disappoint singing. The lyrics arent that interesting, and the singers’ melody is kind of bad or maybe he just cant sing his line or it his vocal fry annoying me, either way i like this one a lot better whenever he isnt singing, all the parts where he doesnt sing leave the guitar fully exposed to do perfect things without being muddled up. 8.5 the first part is pretty lame with the singing, but then it’s all there when he chills out near the end, which is btw super indulgent when it comes. 8.5/10.