March 17, 20223 yr Jade!!! :wub: That might be one of my favourite things you've ever sent. Guess it's a bit more divisive than I thought, but at least it's still top 10! Thank you kindly for the points too x
March 17, 20223 yr Also, do I want to look into the lead singer of Falling In Reverse? A few people have mentioned him in their comments... Probably not, he's a particularly vile piece of work
March 17, 20223 yr A marmite entry so far as expected - pretty much all or nothing! Thanks for all the medals :wub: have really enjoyed reading all commentary regarding it, especially happy that it's one of Chez's all-time Nuggets favourites :o Glad to have pushed Cellar Darling into the top 10 <3 I'm thinking that Rollo is the one behind it but we shall see. Long song supremacy indeed :kink:
March 17, 20223 yr I had an inkling that BRUIT ≤ might have been Jade's entry for some reason, was clearly onto something! :cheeseblock: thanks Jade for nearly doubling my points total so far as well :kink: :heart: close to a 12 point swap! (also this song needs to be added to Spotify post-haste xx)
March 17, 20223 yr Author 17 DHWE ◼ The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ 51h9hFI66Hc Why ‘Among the Wildflowers'? I know it's a little shouty and I took a risk by sending it, but in the end I decided it was worth it bc I am very very very attached to its parent album, home like noplace is there. I was gonna send the closing track bc it's less shouty but i think that song makes more sense as a cathartic album closer and not a standalone song, and I wanted something that would best represent the album as a whole. so I went for "among the wildflowers", which in the emotional arc of the album I would consider to be the peak (along with the part 2/following track "life in drag"). so, the song is the perfect distillation of the album imo: emotionally intense (emo, as it were), tackles a lot of the themes that crop up on the album (gender identity, mental illness, abuse), and it ends on a touching note, the kid being asked what he would do if his friend were being hurt. childhood innocence to contrast the pain and grief that often marks the loss of that innocence. Votes 12 Gang of Youths 10 Origami Angel 08 Mishkin Fitzgerald 07 Cellar Darling 06 KennyHoopla 05 Baltra 04 Ana Sanz 03 Maria Rodés 02 Hangman's Chair 01 BRUIT ≤ just wanna start by saying this was an excellent contest! I think it's my favorite edition of nuggets ive taken part in in fact. I'd never heard of gang of youths before this contest but apparently they have a lot of hype (shows how I've been slowly losing touch the past couple years) and I can see why! I hear a little bit of a lot of great '00s indie in this particular song. the rhythm section reminds me a little bit of the national or the Walkmen, the orchestral parts remind me of arcade fire or stars, the combination of that fast-paced rhythm section and the orchestral bits reminds me of los campesinos!, and the frontman sounds a little bit like Paul buchanan from the blue nile to me. very very good Well, that was short lived — Gang of Youths return to pole position! ◼ ◼ ◼ Scoreboard 01 73 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave’ WHOODYSSEY 02 69 KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' 03 54 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost’ CHEZ WOMBAT 04 54 Nocturna 'New Evil' 05 50 MASTER BOOT RECORD ‘Ftp' DOBBO 06 49 Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 07 47 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)’ JADE 08 44 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 09 40 Mishkin Fitzgerald 'Seraphim' 10 40 RAISE A SUILEN 'Invincible Fighter’ J00prstar 11 35 Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands’ BJORK 12 33 TORRES 'Thirstier' 13 31 Pool 'Everything Is Not Yet Lost’ AWARDINARY 14 29 Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)’ KATH 15 26 Maria Rodés 'Seguramente Fui Yo’ USTING 16 25 Ana Sanz ‘Sigo' ANSEL 17 24 Crumb 'BNR' 18 23 Hangman's Chair ‘Loner' BRER 19 22 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence’ SEVENSEIZE 20 17 Poets of the Fall 'Locking Up the Sun' 21 15 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ DHWE 22 10 Falling In Reverse ‘ZOMBIFIED' LEWISTGREEN 23 09 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 24 07 Breichiau Hir ‘Mwynhau' PETEFROMLEEDS 25 07 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 26 07 nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)’ MDF 27 06 Zen ‘Desaparecer' JUAN CARLOS
March 17, 20223 yr It was very poor judgement on my part for sending Zombified without actually knowing very much about the band/lead singer. I just liked how it sounded but I'll accept my scathing fate for it. P.s. apologies for not voting
March 17, 20223 yr Correctly identified that one as dhwe's entry as well, was a shame to not quite fit that song into my votes as it definitely sounded pretty emotionally ~potent~. It reminded me a little bit of Spanish Love Songs (a band I have repeatedly tried to get into due to some massive online hype but haven't quite clicked with me, I think I liked this song more than anything I've heard from them, nonetheless I imagine you'd probably like them if you don't already know of them). Thanks for another couple of points as well.
March 17, 20223 yr Author lets give us some more high points pls don't fail me Iz x 18 IZZY 💀 ◼Nocturna 'New Evil’ wGvEr4vtOK0 Why ‘New Evil’? Nocturna are the new kids on the symphonic metal scene, a scene that gets one or two new bands a year if that, so apparently a fairly big deal in symphonic metal subreddits. Their album is, if nothing too original, a good and lively addition to the scene, and 'New Evil' is I think the best on there for its heavy grindy guitars and heavy energy although there's a couple of other good tracks I could have sent. Votes 12 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 10 Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 08 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 07 Falling In Reverse 'ZOMBIFIED' 06 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)' 05 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers' 04 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost' 03 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence' 02 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 01 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave' I couldn't imagine a more post-rock titled song and artist if I tried, but '7 Billion People Alive All At Once' is a great encapsulation of what I love that genre for and its ability to captivate you in a profound soundscape, as if you are lying back on a hill above a city at night and watching millions of people coming and going. The thudding guitars and textless vocals, and build that makes each part sound completely different and yet all very exciting and vigorous, they all make this one stand out ahead of the other, also excellent, post-rock songs in this contest. Great listen. Big climbs into the top five for both And So I Watch You from Afar and Cellar Darling here — but Gang of Youths remain untouchable. ◼◼◼ Scoreboard 01 74 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave’ WHOODYSSEY 02 69 KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' 03 59 Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 04 58 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost’ CHEZ WOMBAT 05 56 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 06 54 Nocturna 'New Evil’ IZZY 💀 07 53 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)’ JADE 08 50 MASTER BOOT RECORD ‘Ftp' DOBBO 09 40 Mishkin Fitzgerald 'Seraphim' 10 40 RAISE A SUILEN 'Invincible Fighter’ J00PRSTAR 11 35 Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands’ BJORK 12 33 TORRES 'Thirstier' 13 31 Pool 'Everything Is Not Yet Lost’ AWARDINARY 14 29 Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)’ KATH 15 26 Maria Rodés 'Seguramente Fui Yo’ USTING 16 25 Ana Sanz ‘Sigo' ANSEL 17 25 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence’ SEVENSEIZE 18 24 Crumb 'BNR' 19 23 Hangman's Chair ‘Loner' BRER 20 20 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ DHWE 21 17 Falling In Reverse ‘ZOMBIFIED' LEWISTGREEN 22 17 Poets of the Fall 'Locking Up the Sun' 23 15 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 24 11 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 25 07 Breichiau Hir ‘Mwynhau' PETEFROMLEEDS 26 07 nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)’ MDF 27 06 Zen ‘Desaparecer' JUAN CARLOS
March 17, 20223 yr Awesome entry Iz! It looks like we traded 6s to each other, thank you *.* This is much more like it for Cellar Darling now :heart:
March 17, 20223 yr Author 19 CODY MADRIGAL ◼ TORRES ‘Thirstier' OC8IXfi0SF8 Votes 12 POINTS | Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)' 10 POINTS | Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave' (I think I heard this in a Twitch stream once!) 08 POINTS | MASTER BOOT RECORD 'Ftp' 07 POINTS | nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)' 06 POINTS | KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' 05 POINTS | Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 04 POINTS | Nocturna 'New Evil' 03 POINTS | Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands' 02 POINTS | Zen 'Desaparecer' 01 POINTS | Falling In Reverse 'ZOMBIFIED’ (it sucks that they’re a bunch of nut jobs bc otherwise production is ace!) ◼◼◼ Scoreboard 01 84 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave’ WHOODYSSEY 02 75 KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' 03 64 Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 04 58 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost’ CHEZ WOMBAT 05 58 MASTER BOOT RECORD ‘Ftp' DOBBO 06 58 Nocturna 'New Evil’ IZZY 07 56 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 08 53 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)’ JADE 09 41 Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)’ KATH 10 40 Mishkin Fitzgerald 'Seraphim' 11 40 RAISE A SUILEN 'Invincible Fighter’ J00PSTAR 12 38 Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands’ BJORK 13 33 TORRES ‘Thirstier' CODY MAGRIAL 14 31 Pool 'Everything Is Not Yet Lost’ AWARDINARY 15 26 Maria Rodés 'Seguramente Fui Yo’ UHSTING 16 25 Ana Sanz ‘Sigo' ANSEL 17 25 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence’ SEVENSEIZE 18 24 Crumb 'BNR' 19 23 Hangman's Chair ‘Loner' BRER 20 20 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ DHWE 21 18 Falling In Reverse ‘ZOMBIFIED' LEWISTGREEN 22 17 Poets of the Fall 'Locking Up the Sun' 23 15 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 24 14 nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)’ MDF 25 11 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 26 08 Zen ‘Desaparecer' JUAN CARLOS 27 07 Breichiau Hir ‘Mwynhau' PETEFROMLEEDS Edited March 17, 20223 yr by blacksquare
March 17, 20223 yr Author 20 RABBITFURCOAT ◼ 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' Gm_PPNbgMjg Votes 12 And So I Watch You From Afar 10 Master Boot Record 08 Nocturna 07 Baltra 06 Ana Sanz 05 nicebeatzprod 04 Crumb 03 Cellar Darling 02 God is an Astronaut 01 Poets of the Fall RabbitFurCoat was not available to comment... but 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' has proven to be a great choice and is sitting pretty in second place. This twelve for '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' sees it surging into third place. The top five is all over the place. ◼ ◼ ◼ Scoreboard 01 84 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave’ WHOODYSSEY 02 75 KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//' RABBITFURCOAT 03 68 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 04 68 MASTER BOOT RECORD ‘Ftp' DOBBO 05 67 Cellar Darling 'DANCE' 06 66 Nocturna 'New Evil’ IZZY 07 60 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost’ CHEZ WOMBAT 08 53 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)’ JADE 09 48 Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)’ KATH 10 40 Mishkin Fitzgerald 'Seraphim' 11 40 RAISE A SUILEN 'Invincible Fighter’ J00PRSTAR 12 38 Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands’ BJORK 13 33 TORRES ‘Thirstier' CODY MAGRIAL 14 31 Ana Sanz ‘Sigo' ANSEL 15 31 Pool 'Everything Is Not Yet Lost’ AWARDINARY 16 28 Crumb 'BNR' 17 26 Maria Rodés 'Seguramente Fui Yo’ UHSTING 18 25 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence’ SEVENSEIZE 19 23 Hangman's Chair ‘Loner' BRER 20 20 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ DHWE 21 19 nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)’ MDF 22 18 Falling In Reverse ‘ZOMBIFIED' LEWISTGREEN 23 18 Poets of the Fall 'Locking Up the Sun' 24 15 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 25 11 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 26 08 Zen ‘Desaparecer' JUAN CARLOS 27 07 Breichiau Hir ‘Mwynhau' PETEFROMLEEDS Edited March 17, 20223 yr by blacksquare
March 17, 20223 yr okay but like where have I been? haven’t heard of Baltra before Unknown Pleasures scouting and now all three of the tracks I’ve caught have been amazing *.* Also it’s good to see something dance/electronica adjacent in Nuggets, comes to show that music blurs the lines of genres a lot
March 17, 20223 yr RFC definitely wins best song title! I really liked 'smoke break//' by KennyHoopla, this song wasn't clicking with me quite as much but still nearly made it into my votes.
March 17, 20223 yr Author 21 KING ROLLO ◼ Cellar Darling 'DANCE' A8SukdPDCeQ Why ‘DANCE’? Yes, it was me who sent the longest song. I discovered it from the Marillion forum. Votes 12pts - Bruit - The Machine Is Burning (Live) 10 - Master Boot Record - Ftp 8 - Mishkin Fitzgerald - Seraphim 7 - Hangman's Chair - Loner 6 - And So I Watch You From Afar - 7 Billion People All Alive At Once 5 - God Is An Astronaut - Forever Lost 4 - Baltra - Will You Be? (CFCF Remix) 3 - Esti Kornél - Utánad 2 - Nocturna - New Evil 1 - Poets Of The Fall - Locking Up The Sun There were many good songs but my 12 points go to the final song for its slowly building wall of sound, I particularly liked the use of the church organ. And just like that — King Rollo and Jade trade twelve points. It seems almost unfair to see BRUIT ≤ at the bottom of the top ten when it has been awarded twelve points four times — currently the most of the contest. Gang of Youths are still number one but the top is beginning to look quite tight... ◼◼◼ Scoreboard 01 84 Gang of Youths 'in the wake of your leave’ WHOODYSSEY 02 78 MASTER BOOT RECORD ‘Ftp' DOBBO 03 75 KennyHoopla 'how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//‘ RABBITFURCOAT 04 74 And So I Watch You from Afar '7 Billion People all Alive at Once' 05 68 Nocturna 'New Evil’ IZZY 06 67 Cellar Darling ‘DANCE' KING ROLLO 07 65 BRUIT ≤ 'The Machine Is Burning (Live)’ JADE 08 65 God Is an Astronaut 'Forever Lost’ CHEZ WOMBAT 09 52 Baltra 'Will You Be? (CFCF Remix)’ KATH 10 48 Mishkin Fitzgerald 'Seraphim' 11 40 RAISE A SUILEN 'Invincible Fighter’ J00PSTAR 12 38 Benjamin Francis Leftwhich 'Atlas Hands’ BJORK 13 33 TORRES ‘Thirstier' CODY MAGRIAL 14 31 Ana Sanz ‘Sigo' ANSEL 15 31 Pool 'Everything Is Not Yet Lost’ AWARDINARY 16 30 Hangman's Chair ‘Loner' BRER 17 28 Crumb 'BNR' 18 26 Maria Rodés 'Seguramente Fui Yo’ UHSTING 19 25 Origami Angel 'Noah Fence’ SEVENSEIZE 20 20 The Hotelier 'Among the Wildflowers’ DHWE 21 19 nicebeatsprod. 'I Cannot Get You Out Of My Head (feat. voxeaa)’ MDF 22 19 Poets of the Fall 'Locking Up the Sun' 23 18 Falling In Reverse ‘ZOMBIFIED' LEWISTGREEN 24 15 CRASHDÏET 'Generation Wild' 25 14 Esti Kornél 'Utánad' 26 08 Zen ‘Desaparecer' JUAN CARLOS 27 07 Breichiau Hir ‘Mwynhau' PETEFROMLEEDS
March 17, 20223 yr I knew Rollo would be one of the really good longer songs, just wasn't sure which one :kink: A wonderful entry as per <3
March 17, 20223 yr I'm not sure that I'd have pinned Cellar Darling as a Rollo entry despite the length :lol: an excellent pick though <3 and that's the second highest points I have received so far hooray, thank you. (Great taste in those votes in general!) Up to a slightly more respectable position now, hope I can at least hang onto the top 20 here.
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