I've been an A Fine Frenzy fan all the way back to 'Almost Lover', but never really checked out her recent music as Alison, so thank you for sending this one! I definitely liked it and am pleased with how well it did, so I hope you are too!

On 22/10/2025 at 03:41, Riser said:

I've been an A Fine Frenzy fan all the way back to 'Almost Lover', but never really checked out her recent music as Alison, so thank you for sending this one! I definitely liked it and am pleased with how well it did, so I hope you are too!

Thank you - yeah thrilled to score over 100 again! And she is an amazing artist

BJSC 178 - How Herbilore Voted

 

Here's who we gave our points to in our 17th competition

Semi Final 1:

12 points - ALTYR MUUNILINST ◾ MARIS 'MARY + I'

10 points - TAAHINO ◾ EM BEIHOLD 'HOT GOBLIN

8 points - CHEIRON ◾ SOPHIE AND THE GIANTS 'PINK CHAMPAGNE'

7 points - AELANDOR ◾ LØLØ 'THE DEVIL WEARS CONVERSE'

6 points - LOTUNIA ◾ BIANCA 'LOOP'

5 points - THELONIA ◾ JOHN SUMMIT 'CRYSTALLIZED (FEAT. INÉZ)'

4 points - AESTHETICA ◾ LOOSSEMBLE 'TTYL'

3 points - MOTHERTOPIA ◾ AUDREY HOBERT 'THIRST TRAP'

2 points - LAND OF DW ◾ LAYTO 'RIPAHEART'

1 point - BALEGHDE ◾ MARIA BECERRA 'IMAN (TWO OF US)'

 

Grand Final:

18pts ALTYR MUUNILINST ◾ MARIS 'MARY + I'
15pts ZANMATONY ◾ MORGANA 'I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE'
13pts TAAHINO ◾ EM BEIHOLD 'HOT GOBLIN'
12pts AELANDOR ◾ LØLØ 'THE DEVIL WEARS CONVERSE'
11pts FLJÓTAVÍK ◾ JOALIN 'GUM'
10pts LAND OF DW ◾ LAYTO 'RIPAHEART'
9pts CHEIRON ◾ SOPHIE AND THE GIANTS 'PINK CHAMPAGNE'
8pts FARC ◾ MOONCHILD SANELLY & SAD NIGHT DYNAMITE 'DEMON'
7pts HARMONICA ◾ THIS MORTAL COIL 'ANOTHER DAY'
6pts EAST RUKAHAVIAN ◾ YNDLING 'IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE HERE'
5pts NEW LEXICO ◾ MAUDE LATOUR 'XOXO'
4pts AEROCHE ◾ SANTA 'DIS-MOI OUI'
3pts HENDINIA ◾ SAMXEMMA 'HOT BOYS MAKE HOT MUSIC'
2pts RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA ◾ 6EURONEUNZIG & ROBBENSOHN 'TITTENTRAINING'
1pt LOTUNIA ◾ BIANCA 'LOOP'
xx DOBAGO ◾ EDEN SAMARA 'MADONNA'
xx MOTHERTOPIA ◾ AUDREY HOBERT 'THIRST TRAP'
xx N DNTN ◾ MARGED 'MOVE'

BJSC 179 - Valencia Grace

 

We want a third consecutive qualifier. This has never happened for Herbilore before.

So how do we do it? Well lean on an artist who just got us 3rd place in a spin off competition.

Valencia Grace is a superstar, with the songs to back it up. 'Everything Reminds Me Of You' is a banger. Pop fans should love it.....

We hope you enjoy :)

 

Final Position: 22nd n SF2

Points scored: 28 in SF2

Thanks to the following nations for points:

• Greenfroze - 7 points

• Jupiterdonia - 6 points

• New Lexico - 5 points

• Ajanaeda - 4 points

• Yehesi - 3 points

• Dobago - 3 points

Edited Monday at 12:532 days by Herbs

I've been a Herbilore fan for a while now, but this one here is lots of fun, love the energy and the simplicity too. Get that successive qualifier please!

On 02/11/2025 at 22:26, awardinary said:

I've been a Herbilore fan for a while now, but this one here is lots of fun, love the energy and the simplicity too. Get that successive qualifier please!

Alas it wasn't to be

NGL - this NQ hurt. Whereas with Salt Ashes I sent something I liked that I thought would do well, I genuinely loved this song and thought it could be a big result for me.

Think I'm going to get to a round 20 contests and then stick to the anonymous ones. At the least I'll also stop attending listen throughs because it's seriously giving me anxiety (and I don't want to feel like I'm seeking approval)

Edited Monday at 12:582 days by Herbs

Sorry to hear that Herbs and hope you can continue to participate here, I always think any country is one right song away from a huge hit, and I'm certain that Valencia's PFSC entry would have done as well in BJSC, this one was maybe a little more subtle than that. Still good but thwarted by the semi draw and few pop nations. We can only vote for 10 songs each in the semi and the alt crowd had about 15 to choose from even before geting to the pop they liked!

Who knows, Valencia could be a star of the future - Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club was a DNQ here many years ago and look what happened to that in the real world.

The listenthroughs are often harsher on pop, as has been stated before a lot, simply because many of the pop nations don't attend them. Comments made there are definitely no reflection of the quality of the song.