RabbitFurCoat there explaining his deep and meaningful relationship with ‘Silhouettes'.

Well it's currently between the entry I expected to be Lew and Lew.

I was really expecting Mall Grab to be RFC for some reason! (Thought it would have fit in well with the likes of DJ Koze, Cousn and salute). In before he actually didn't like it at all.

Why ‘ハートに火をつけて (Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete)'?
I found 9mm Parabellum Bullet a couple of months ago and was instantly struck by this song because of those intense and catchy riffs, some of the best I've ever heard in any J-rock. I was listening to it a lot on bullet trains in Japan and it was a really incredible experience. I was going to enter it somewhere, and after faffing around a bit with stuff I wasn't feeling for UP, I got inspired by blacksquare's suggestion to 'just send something you love' (paraphrasing), and I was certainly loving this to incredible levels over the past month. It's certainly not something I expect to do well but if it does I'll be chuffed.

Votes
20 Toundra ‘Magreb'
15 Fiona Walden ‘Shoot Me Down'
12 乌龟tortoise 'Sun Quan the Emperor (Guzheng & Drum Version)’
10 Black Country, New Road ‘Sunglasses (Edit)’
08 JeanGa & George 'Compromise'
07 Snapped Ankles ‘Tailpipe’
06 Hana Vu ‘At the Party’
05 Flunk ‘Queen of the Underground’
04 Sophia Bel 'Time'
03 Luttrell ‘Windowscene'
02 Thylacine ‘Versailles'
01 Jake Shimabukuro ‘The Greatest Day'

Poor brave 'Bol'.

THIS.

It's like the only voters were vidcapper and common sense

Why 'DIY'?
I picked 'DIY' by Robots in Disguise because it's been one of my favourite songs since I really started listening to music that I had gone out and explored myself through the internet, magazines etc. rather than what was played on TV/radio. I love the message the song conveys and the harmonies within. It is long but doesn't overstay its welcome.

Votes
There was one clear winner for me which did not change from my first listen to the last; I will say that many of the songs impressed me much more on subsequent listens, especially 'Shoot Me Down', 'Tailpipe' (which was slightly reminiscent of some of the The Kills' earlier stuff) and 'She Won't Go Away' (a cross between Radlands-era MJs and Jenny Lewis, but a little less inspiring).

That being said, only my number one pick would be an artist I would seek to listen to again, and I can say that I only genuinely liked my top five tracks. The others were just the best of the rest.

20 Black Country, New Road ‘Sunglasses (Edit)’
15 Snapped Ankles ‘Tailpipe’
12 Faye Webster ‘She Won't Go Away'
10 Fiona Walden ‘Shoot Me Down'
08 American Football ‘Silhouettes'
07 Sarathy Korwar ‘Bol (feat. Zia Ahmed & Aditya Prakash)’
06 Hana Vu ‘At the Party’
05 乌龟tortoise 'Sun Quan the Emperor (Guzheng & Drum Version)’
04 Thylacine ‘Versailles'
03 Deja Blu 'Lake Song'
02 Flunk ‘Queen of the Underground’
01 Elísabet ‘Heart Beats'