Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'd reply to some of your comments but I don't have the energy after reviewing so many effing songs
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Paco del Stinko - sounds like a cross between the The Gross Tones and Captain Beefheart. It's a bit rough and dirty but I like it. Cool song.
The Pannacotta Army - smoooooth. It gets a little repetitive by the halfway mark but it's an enjoyable listen. The little descending piano parts in the background are a nice touch, they sound like falling snowflakes.
Pigfarmer Jr - ooh I wasn't expecting the acoustic guitar with those bit crushed beats. That's the only real surprise in the song though, apart from the weird vocal effect. Nice song but it needs something more to stand out.
Robyn Mackenzie - woah that's a lot of bass, my speakers are rumbling the windows. I like that you went for a waltz. I think the lyrics are the strongest part of this song. The melody is pleasant but not as memorable as some of your other songs that I've heard.
Rod The Bunman - A Horse With No Name was the first thing that sprung to my mind when I heard this. The singing is a bit rough but I like the chorus melody. The song doesn't really seemed finished, it just repeats and then stops.
Sir Chorizo - ahhh I was expecting to really like this till the singing came in. It's OK but it doesn't fit well with the slickness of the backing band. The melody needs work, it's a bit uninspired.
Sumner Sloane - this is nice enough but by the halfway point I feel like I've heard everything this is going to offer. There needs to be more variation in the instrumentation to keep my interest.
Sweeney Toad - I like this. It's the most musical of the songs of yours I've heard. It's hard to make out what you're saying and what does come through is a bit odd but the songs catchy and it held my interest till the end.
Tiny Robots - this all round good. Great instrumentation well played, nice vocal and and plenty of variation to keep things interesting. This gets my vote.
Balls To Monte - I like the jangley guitar, it sounds a bit like the Smiths. This is pretty good but the miss lovely eyes refrain gets a bit repetitive. It feels like it needs a bit more pace and energy to make it stand out.
Brown Word and the Big Whine - cool intro, especially the descending stuttering drum. I'm not sure about the rest of the song. The mix is a bit muddy. I really like the outro too actually. It's just the middle section that lost my interest.
Buddy Hinton - this pretty good. It's a catchy song but the performance is very rough. Everything sounds slightly out of tune and off the beat. I'd like to hear a version that was more polished.
Cannonade Streete - this sounds like a wasted Elvis impersonator singing to himself in a dumpster.
CazaroTaro - everything in this sounds very stiff. Even your singing and the instruments that sound like you miked them up for recording. I think loosening up and not quantizing everything so much would improve this. Give it a bit more an organic feel.
David G. Harrington - your vocal performance sounds a little disconnected from the music. The timing and pitch are slightly off and coupled with the mix it makes it sounds like you're out in the street singing along to this rather than in the room with the band. I liked the breakdown section.
Duncan Martin - I like the little descending vocal run you do at the end of the long drawn out notes. It doesn't work so well when you go up though, watch your tuning on the higher notes. Your songs always have little phrases that jump out and stick in my head, "salt water taffy" being one. It sounds like a friendly fish. This is a pretty good song and I enjoyed listening to it.
Heine - Your songs are always pretty catchy but this one really sticks in my head. Very pop but I'm enjoying it. The chorus melody is a good one, nice work.
hoodmo - this is nice enough but by halfway through I feel I've heard everything this has to offer. You need to change things up more to keep me engaged for a four minute song.
James Owens - another song that's nice enough but doesn't really go anywhere. I'll stay to listen till the end but there needs to be a hook to get me to comeback for another round.
Jeff DeSantis - that's three songs in a row now that I've listened to with the same pleasant feel but no hooks. This is nice enough but there's nothing to make it stand out of the crowd and make me remember it.
Jonathon Mann - there's a Jeff Tweedy quality to your voice that I like. You sound like Wilco but with a degenerating robot drummer that's gradually loosing it's shit as the song progresses. I like it, it's catchy and interesting and gets my vote.
The Library Dogs - plinky plonky guitars seem to have been a theme this week. This is the best representative of the genre though. Nice harmonies and what sounds like a xylophone. Nice work, have a vote.
Lichen Throat - nice take on the title. In places you seem to run afoul of trying to fit in more words than the melody and rhythm will allow. It's like you wrote the lyrics first and didn't cut them down enough to fit the music.
Messy Oily Elves - this is good. There's a slightly odd effect on the vocal every now and then, like you've cranked the auto-tune up a bit too much. I'm not a fan of the slow breakdown but the rest of the song is worth a vote.
Moody Vermin - you loose it a bit on the high notes but most of this is pretty good. I particularly like the change up in the "document our history" section.
Night Sky - I prefer your voice when you sing in a lower register. When you sing higher like this you're more nasally which I'm not a fan off. Not a bad song and I stayed till the end but the vocal put me off a bit.
The N'Stuff - woah that's a lot of high frequency cymbal action. If you're going to go for a reverb heavy mix like this you need to cool it on the cymbals. I like the song and all the echoey guitar work is really nice. Good effort.