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Welcome to the next round!

All you have to do is listen to the songs and vote for your favorite in the individual matchups.
You may only vote if you have actually heard all the songs in the matchup you're voting for.

The deadline is September 12th at 12:00 (UTC).

If you want to see the entire bracket, go to this post. I updated it with last round's results. I hope it's clear who will face who in Round 2.

Here's this week's matchups:
1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) vs. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers vs. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away! vs. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない vs. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter vs. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Charli XCX | forever vs. Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control
7. Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling vs. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble vs. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6


Here's the playlist:



Have fun!

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) 9 vs. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart 8
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers 8 vs. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget 7
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away! 7 vs. The Psychedelic Furs | No One 8
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない 7.5 vs. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate) 6
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter 8 vs. Taylor Swift | cardigan 5
6. Charli XCX | forever 6 vs. Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control 7.5
7. Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling 6 vs. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside 8
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble 7 vs. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6 6

Good week! Only Taylor falls on the wrong side of the fence for me.

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter
6. Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

10 | Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) vs. 16 | Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
4 | Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers vs. 15 | Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
1 | Kaja Draksler Octet | Away! vs. 8 | The Psychedelic Furs | No One
7 | Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない vs. 3 | Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5 | Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter vs. 14 | Taylor Swift | cardigan
9 | Charli XCX | forever vs. 6 | Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control
13 | Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling vs. 12 | Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
2 | Hen Ogledd | Trouble vs. 11 | The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers 
The Psychedelic Furs | No One
Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Taylor Swift | cardigan
Charli XCX | forever
Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
Hen Ogledd | Trouble

1. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
2. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
Pass

1. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away!
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
Huge thank you to whoever nominated this. The atmosphere is to die for, it's like if Elliott Smith went metal. I had been avoiding this album because I know Poppy's internet personality, and thought it would be too gimmicky. But now it is on my to-listen list.
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
5. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

10. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) vs. 2. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
9. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers vs. 1. Khruangbin | So We Won't Forget
5. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away! vs. 7. The Psychedelic Furs | No-One
14. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない vs. 4. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
13. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter vs. 11. Taylor Swift | cardigan
8. Charli XCX | forever vs. 12. Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control
3. Agnes Obel | Camera's Rolling vs. 15. Poppy | Don't Go Outside
16. Hen Ogledd | Trouble vs. 6. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) vs. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers vs. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away! vs. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない vs. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter vs. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Charli XCX | forever vs. Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control
7. Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling vs. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble vs. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
2. Pass
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
5. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
2. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling
I thought that Agnes Obel would carry this easily, but yes after a few listens I can understand why Poppy is getting the love.
8. The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6

prosecutorgodot wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:25 am 1. Dua Lipa | Break My Heart
2. Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away!
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter
6. Charli XCX | forever
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
Huge thank you to whoever nominated this. The atmosphere is to die for, it's like if Elliott Smith went metal. I had been avoiding this album because I know Poppy's internet personality, and thought it would be too gimmicky. But now it is on my to-listen list.
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble

I nominated Poppy!

2. Run the Jewels - a few words for the firing squad (radiation) v. 15. Dua Lipa - Break My Heart
1. Drive-by Truckers - Thoughts and Prayers v. 3. Khruangbin - So We Won't Forget
10. Kaja Draksler Octet - Away! v. 14. The Psychedelic Furs - No-One
9. Haru Nemuri - 愛よりたしかなものなんてない v. 13. Bob Dylan - Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
4. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher - The Painter v. 11. Taylor Swift - cardigan
12. Charli XCX - forever v. 16. Deap Lips - Love Is a Mind Control
5. Agnes Obel - Camera's Rolling v. 6. Poppy - Don't Go outside
7. Hen Ogledd - Trouble v. 8. The Flaming Lips - Flowers of Neptune 6

DUA LIPA | BREAK MY HEART
KHRUANGBIN | SO WE WON'T FORGET
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS | NO ONE
BOB DYLAN | KEY WEST (PHILOSOPHER PIRATE)
TAYLOR SWIFT | CARDIGAN
CHARLI XCX | FOREVER
POPPY | DON'T GO OUTSIDE
THE FLAMING LIPS | FLOWERS OF NEPTUNE 6

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
2. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget
3. Kaja Draksler Octet | Away!
4. Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
5. Taylor Swift | cardigan
6. Pass
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside
8. Pass

Just 24 hours left!

Dua Lipa | Break My Heart - This was one of the toughest matchups of the first round
Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget - Discovery of the week
Kaja Draksler Octet | Away!
Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない
Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter
Charli XCX | forever - One of my nominations
Poppy - Don't Go Outside
Hen Ogledd - Trouble

We had 15 voters this week. Thanks for the participation!

Here are the results:

1. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation) wins over Dua Lipa | Break My Heart: 9 - 6
2. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget wins over Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers: 8 - 7
3. The Psychedelic Furs | No One wins over Kaja Draksler Octet | Away!: 8 - 7
4. Bob Dylan | Key West (Philosopher Pirate) wins over Haru Nemuri | 愛よりたしかなものなんてない : 8 - 7
5. Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher | The Painter wins over Taylor Swift | cardigan: 8 - 7
6. Charli XCX | forever wins over Deap Lips | Love Is a Mind Control: 10 - 4
7. Poppy | Don‘t Go Outside wins over Agnes Obel | Camera‘s Rolling: 12 - 3
8. Hen Ogledd | Trouble wins over The Flaming Lips | Flowers of Neptune 6: 7 - 6

We have a tie!

Drive-By Truckers | Thoughts and Prayers vs. Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget: 7 - 7

The next vote by someone who didn't vote in this match-up decides!

Next round up soon!

Khruangbin | So We Won‘t Forget

Khruangbin moves on to the next round! Thanks, acroamor!