2022 Songs So Far - Round 1.1

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2022 Songs So Far - Round 1.1

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Welcome to the first round for the 2022 edition of Songs So Far!

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 Friday, July 8, so I can disclose the results one week from now (but if you need more time, just tell me).

If you want to see the entire bracket, go to this post.

Here's this week's matchups:

1. Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Caroline | Dark Blue vs. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
5. Big Thief | No Reason vs. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
7. Karol G | Provenza vs. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. yeule | Too Dead Inside

The randomizer has gifted us with three songs above 12 minutes.

Here's the playlist:

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1. Angel Olsen | Big Time
2. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell
4. Caroline | Dark Blue
5. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
6. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
7. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling
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1. Angel Olsen | Big Time
2. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell
4. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
5. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line
7. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling
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1. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
5. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line
7. Karol G | Provenza
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling
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Whenever I can with these tournaments, I just try to let the music ride, not looking at the app. WOW that's an Arcade Fire song? Never in a million years would I have guessed that. How far the mighty have fallen.
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Angel Olsen | Big Time < Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape < Cave In | Wavering Angel
Monza Express | Lady Bell > Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
Caroline | Dark Blue < Springtime | The Names of the Plague
Big Thief | No Reason > Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line < Dora Jar | Tiger Face
Karol G | Provenza > yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling > yeule | Too Dead Inside

Hooray for another Songs So Far game - I have not kept up with new releases this year at all, so this should update me nicely.

- I did however listen to BCNR's Ants, wasn't as into it as For the First Time but it's still solid.
- Names of the Plague is apocalyptic, incredible stuff
- I do like some of the new Arcade Fire album but not this song so much
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3. Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. 2. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
16. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. 12. Cave In | Wavering Angel
14. Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. 7. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
8. Caroline | Dark Blue vs. 9. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
1. Big Thief | No Reason vs. 13. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
4. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. 11. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
15. Karol G | Provenza vs. 5. yeule | Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
6. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. 10. yeule | Too Dead Inside
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6 | Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. 5 | Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
7 | Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. 1 | Cave In | Wavering Angel
14 | Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. 16 | Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
9 | Caroline | Dark Blue vs. 2 | Springtime | The Names of the Plague
4 | Big Thief | No Reason vs. 15 | Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
3 | Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. 8 | Dora Jar | Tiger Face
11 | Karol G | Provenza vs. 10 | yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
12 | Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. 13 | yeule | Too Dead Inside

- The Angel Olsen seems well-produced, at least much better than her music usually is. Is the entire album this way?
- The third match-up is bad. I don't know if "Esperanto" is supposed to be a parody, but it's laughably ridiculous.
- There's another long track on Springtime's EP, "The Radicalisation of D" which is completely different (singer-songwriter style).
- "No Reason" might be my favorite from the disappointing Big Thief album.
- Arcade Fire is embarrassing.
- I don't care for any of the songs in the last two line-ups.
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8. Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. 2. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
16. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. 11. Cave In | Wavering Angel
13. Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. 15. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
12. Caroline | Dark Blue vs. 9. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
4. Big Thief | No Reason vs. 10. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
1. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. 7. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
14. Karol G | Provenza vs. 3. yeule | Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
6. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. 5. yeule | Too Dead Inside
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1. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape
3. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Caroline | Dark Blue
5. Big Thief | No Reason
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line
7. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling
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Damn, some people are really not fond of Unconditional I. I could do without the doo-doo doo-doos, but that chorus is one of my favorites of their entire career.
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1. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
5. Big Thief | No Reason
6. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
7. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling

fave discovery probably Aurora. I've recently discovered I have hearing damage, so I'm trying not to listen to things loud or for too long now. Take care of your ears.
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Angel Olsen | Big Time
Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape
Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
Caroline | Dark Blue
Big Thief | No Reason
Dora Jar | Tiger Face
yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
yeule | Too Dead Inside
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Angel Olsen | Big Time
Cave In | Wavering Angel
Monza Express | Lady Bell
Caroline | Dark Blue
Big Thief | No Reason
Dora Jar | Tiger Face
Karol G | Provenza
Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling

Best Song: Angel Olsen | Big Time
Worst Song: Teeth Agape or The Names of the Plague
Songs I Like: Big Time, Lady Bell, No Reason, Unconditional I
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1. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Caroline | Dark Blue
5. Big Thief | No Reason
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line
7. Karol G | Provenza
8. yeule | Too Dead Inside
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andyd1010 wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:28 pm Damn, some people are really not fond of Unconditional I. I could do without the doo-doo doo-doos, but that chorus is one of my favorites of their entire career.
I got you. Its chorus reminds me of those touching songs in The Suburbs, but I have to admit that I wanna turn it off every time I hear those "doo-doo-doo" things. So I finally chose Big Thief. Forgive me.
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Angel Olsen (11) | Big Time vs. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes (1)
Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape (9) vs. Cave In | Wavering Angel (4)
Monza Express | Lady Bell (16) vs. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto (15)
Caroline | Dark Blue (3)vs. Springtime | The Names of the Plague (5)
I think Springtime will grow for me even more when not listening at work ;)
Big Thief | No Reason (2) vs. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid) (13)
Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line (10) vs. Dora Jar | Tiger Face (14)
Karol G | Provenza (12) vs. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty (7)
Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling (9) vs. yeule | Too Dead Inside (6)
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1.Angel Olsen- Big Time
2. Cave In- Wavering Angel
2. Monza Express- Lady Bell
4. Springtime- The Names of the Plague
5. Arcade Fire- Unconditional Kid 1
6. Fontaines DC- Jackie Down the Line
7. yeule- DBSHOYOB
8. Aurora- You Keep Me Crawling
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Final day for this!
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1. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell
4. Caroline | Dark Blue
5. Big Thief | No Reason
6. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
7. Karol G | Provenza
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling
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1. Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes
2. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. Cave In | Wavering Angel
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto
4. Caroline | Dark Blue vs. Springtime | The Names of the Plague
5. Big Thief | No Reason vs. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid)
Didn't get to the last three
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6. Angel Olsen - Big Time v. 14. Black Country, New Road - Basketball Shoes
3. Tanya Tagaq - Teeth Agape v. 16. Cave in - Wavering Angel
8. Monza Express - Lady Bell v. 5. Charlotte Adigéry and BOLIS PUPUL - Esperanto
9. caroline - Dark Blue v. 2. Springtime - The Names of the Plague
7. Big Thief - No Reason v. 12. Arcade Fire - Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
4. Fontaines D.C. - Jackie down the Line v. 1. Dora Jar - Tiger Face
10. KAROL G - PROVENZA v. 13. yeule - Don't Be So Hard on Your Beauty
15. Aurora - You Keep Me Crawling v. 11. yeule - Too Dead Inside
All I got inside is vacancy!
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17 voters this week. Thanks for the participation! Here are the results:

1. Angel Olsen | Big Time vs. Black Country, New Road | Basketball Shoes: 6 - 11
2. Tanya Tagaq | Teeth Agape vs. Cave In | Wavering Angel: 5 - 12
3. Monza Express | Lady Bell vs. Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul | Esperanto: 9 - 8
4. Caroline | Dark Blue vs. Springtime | The Names of the Plague: 9 - 8
5. Big Thief | No Reason vs. Arcade Fire | Unconditional Kid I (Lookout Kid): 12 - 5
6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. Dora Jar | Tiger Face: 9 - 7
7. Karol G | Provenza vs. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty: 6 - 10
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. yeule | Too Dead Inside: 11 - 5
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I love "Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty" and I'm glad others do too, but has anyone pointed out that it was released in October 2021? It made my EOY list last year...
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Wouldn't have changed the results, but these would have been my votes

6. Fontaines D.C. | Jackie Down the Line vs. Dora Jar | Tiger Face
7. Karol G | Provenza vs. yeule | Don‘t Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty
8. Aurora | You Keep Me Crawling vs. yeule | Too Dead Inside
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