1) All Time Low: Typical whiney teen angsty pop rock, not at all enjoyable
2) Gareth Emery: I remember Bo Bruce, she did alright in the Voice UK, but that show sucks so who gives a fuck really, This song is fun to listen to, I could honestly see it do very well in the charts, but at the end of the day all it is, is paint by numbers chart dance.
3) St. Vincent: I have heard a lot about her, and this doesn’t completely live up to the hype, but I still enjoy it, I like her voice, and I like the beat, but it feels a little disjointed.
4) Above & Beyond: I think I prefer this to the Gareth Emery song, they are very similar, but this has a really strong beat and bass, so I’m impressed.
5) Mr Zip: Obligatory joke song, NEXT.
6) Sia: Well here she is, I am a huge fan of hers, Isn’t she a little obvious now? This song is amazing, I really think she’s a huge talent, and she should be a bigger solo talent.
7) Matt Hires: Didn’t expect myself to like this as much as I did, very well produced, great hook, I really like it!
8) Sidoine: Obligatory foreign song, I honestly don’t think a song should be penalized for being in a different language, and it seems like Aquamarine votes based on that so (dull). Anyways, this was alright, but it seems a little too easy listening boring for me.
9) Astro: Oh another foreign song, I love the beat in this, I remember hearing it before on FIFA, forgot how much I enjoyed it!
10) Charli XCX: as with Sia, is she too obvious of an artist? Idk, I’ve seen Charli live before, she opened for Ellie Goulding a year ago, I like this song, but it is not her best, that is reserved for You (Ha Ha Ha), it builds nicely though.
11) Hot Natured: Nifty little beat behind this, kinda downtempo but still uptempo, idk how to explain it, but I really enjoy it, vocals are alluring as well!
12) Neko Case: It’s a bit boring, it seems like she’s just going around in circles tbh, nothing is grabbing my attention
13) Ferry Corsten: Is this another one to compete with Above and Beyond and Gareth Emery? Dance Songs with Female featuring artists, what puts this apart from the other 2 is its nice vocals, but tbh all 3 are starting to mesh into the same song for me :P When you’ve heard one, you’ve heard them all!
14) Greta Svabo Bech: She was in Eurovision 2012 yeah? For Iceland? Regardless, love this, very cool beat, very unique vocals, I really like it, damn you Scandinavia and your amazing music!
15) Man Man: I don’t know why, but I actually really enjoyed this, I love the production, I’m a real sucker for Violins, nice one here!
16) Yuridia: This starts kind of like a Celine Dion power ballad lol, it picked up a bit, but still feels extremely old fashioned and dull, not strong at all.
17) TV On The Radio: His vocal is very like Damon Albarn’s from Gorillaz, is it actually him or not? Ok, it’s not but it’s mellow yet still engaging and interesting, I will look further into this band!
18) Lindsay Pavao: Low rent Regina Spektor, NEXT.
19) Royal Blood: Now for a nice change of pace! Funky bassline indeed! Because this stands out so much, I can actually see myself giving this a good amount of points, nice pick! Very strong
20) Bo Burnham: LOL this is was really funny, not sure I can give it an awful lot of points because it’s just not a commercial song, but I did enjoy it! Very clever!