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Which album will be crowned the best?

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kermit_the_frog said:
My scores tell me that I want the following out next, please -

1) Chasing Time
2) All Hands On Deck
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Calling for two obvious top 10 contenders while we're still in the 70s?

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Mr.Arroz said:
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My Superman - 7.474

Highest score: 10 x 5 (@A&E, @Heaven on Earth, @LE0Night, @soratami, @Jwentz)
Lowest scores: 6 x 4 (@ThisIsRogue, @happiestgirl, @JamesJupiter, @Remorque)
5.5 x 2 (@TRAVVV, @Petty Mayonnaise)
5 x 1 (@Sanctuary)
4 x 2 (@kermit_the_frog, @theelusivechanteuse)
My score: 7.5

Track background: Track six on Santigold, "My Superman" was produced by John Hill and Diplo.

My thoughts: Pleasant. Nowhere near as exciting as much of the rest of the album, though the production certainly picks in the final quarter.

Your thoughts:
@Sprockrooster - I feel like this would have worked better as an interlude than a whole song.
@TRAVVV - Not to keen on the actual song itself, but the production is interesting enough. I particularly like those “hey”s in the background.
@Jwentz - This song was my introduction to Santi as I STAN Sioxsie and the Banshees, and hearing she sampled them made me tune in. The entire experience was very Ilovethissong.gif at :01.
@digitalkaiser - I love this song, when I first heard it I was also going through a hardcore Siouxsie and the Banshees phase and this song really channels “Red Light” by them, it’s almost a bit uncanny if you listen to them together I was so impressed at this reference at the time, shows a real knowledge of genre and it fits so well on this album to boot! She even has a similar vocal inflection in this song! TALENT.
@Bangers&Bops - That dystopic futuristic love song from a diva that doesn't need saving bop
@ohnostalgia - The atmosphere here is so heavy and moody I feel weighted down, sluggish, luxuriously still. I could sit here forever.
@constantino - This is wonderful and I love the melody, but I can’t pretend that it isn’t a slight quality dip after the incredible run from L.E.S Artistes to Creator.
@Remorque - The production on this one is the highlight for me. Her performance isn't really the strongest, yet I've really grown to like this...
@Solenciennes - The eerie production and the unsettling delivery of the titular lyrics is well executed.
@Trouble in Paradise - This may be only song that I enjoy more now than I did in high school. I remember not feeling similar to "Starstruck" in that there was never any momentum or hook to the song. Now the chorus lodges itself in my head and I notice how clever the lyrics are.

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Pretty Little Birds (feat. Isaiah Rashad)
Score: 7.564

Highest score: 10 x 1 (@Solenciennes)
Lowest scores: 6 x 2 (@theelusivechanteuse, @Kuhleezi)
5 x 1 (@TRAVVV)
4 x 1 (@happiestgirl)
My score: 8


Track background: Produced by some people named LoveDragon, SCUM, and Carter Lang, “Pretty Little Birds” is the second-to-last song on Ctrl, when it truly should have been in the Recycling Bin on the hard drive that TDE stole from SZA.

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My thoughts: Boring as hell. I haven’t played this in iTunes in over three months, which I don’t see that changing ANYTIME soon. That being said, I still think it’s a great song. Just not one I care to have involved with this album, very much like that other mistake, “Crust in the Wind”.

Your thoughts:
@TRAVVV - This is the one song on the album I could do without.
@Bangers&Bops - I like how off kilter the production sounds, it feels like if you tilted a globe and it threw the planet off balance. A few interesting production choices on the latter half of this project. Loving the horns, Imagery galore. I'm loving all the colors “Pretty Little Birds” is being painted with; SZA is making sure to cover the entire canvas. Those horns! I can't get enough of them.
@Kuhleezi - I love the jazzy undertones, but I fear it may be the least interesting song otherwise on the album. The feature drags this down.
@ohnostalgia - This nu-jazz journey, I’m absolutely living.
@constantino - The fucking production is otherworldly on this track, and a testament to how excellent the sequencing is on this album. The horns are the cherry on top.
@Solenciennes - Really love the imagery here, and particularly the lyrics “When hating you feels good for the night/When the morning comes, I hope you're still mine” – lyrics are important to me and these shine.
@Trouble in Paradise - These are my favorite lyrics in the whole album. I really enjoy the laid back production and horns. I'm really torn on the feature. The more aggressive first half feels shoehorned in but the second, lighter half works well. I think performed solo this would've been an easy 10.

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