Guess which clown did barely any prep over the weekend? ":)"
Anyways, let's get back to it. I wonder what leaves today?
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How about our first album track?
#61 - Door
6.517
High scores: 9 (
@Phonetics Girl), 8.5 (
@Trinu 3.0)
Low scores: 4 (
@LE0Night), 5 (insolentire,
@Coochi,
@Euphoria)
fatyoshi's score: 7
Leaderboard trajectory:
5 voters - #54
10 voters - #61
(-7)
Final placement - #61 (=)
Looks like Lush is our first album to receive an elimination with its penultimate track Door. Featuring lush (kii) piano based composition and vague lyricism this is pretty par for the course for this portion of Mitski's discography. Never really reaching a high spot in the leaderboard, this lingered in the 50s before settling into its final placement of #61. Perhaps the more dense elements veered too close to what some were not enthused with in the Voice Coils material or other disliked tracks, maybe the vibe put some to sleep, maybe it was too ahead of its time for some people (including me, apparently).
For what it lacks in musical distinctness the song offers a bit of a different vibe, at least for me. Some of the imagery painted in this song is quietly terrifying in a way which opposes the more calming instrumentation. There's this picture I have of standing there and staring into the blackness of night, seeing Something with major impact and things not being the same ever again. This is a niche reference but for the horror hunties, my mind wanders to Lake Mungo and if you've seen that you'll know what I'm getting at. I realize this specific reference will be picked up on by like one person (if that) but I'm sure projection of media onto either personal experiences, moods, or other things is something that can be relatable for many ddddd. I'd love to hear from voters or people following along in regards to what they got from tracks as we go. There's obviously a wealth of material with endless interpretations to be found.
This is a song I wish I gave a higher score in hindsight. Spending time with the song over the past few days (plus now when writing this post) has really cemented how much this one has grown on me. The above association and projection always helps but I'm not sure what wasn't clicking for me to start with. This has everything I love in Mitski's work and music in general really. The subtle off kilter vibe is an absolute mood and it's all a bit of a serve, really. I hope this isn't foreshadowing a rate of constant "oh my score was Wrong" eliminations on my end...
We did get a bit of commentary for this one.
@Remorque who gave this a 5.5 said "I find this one a smidge too difficult to really get into... Is it about realizing something right before dying dddd?"
This track never saw a live performance or visuals so have another song with the title Door.
Losing an album track so soon is a bit of a surprise but goes to show that we'll really be getting into it a bitsy soon. Anything can and will happen, get ready. I'll be back tomorrow with our next elimination. I wonder what it will be.
