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Tachi is a song I don't think I could ever get sick of listening to. It is immaculate. It perfectly captures a very specific "-core" I have, which Janus nailed down: it hints at an eerie dystopian future. I love music that can capture a stark, mechanical outcome of the world; Neotokyo has that in spades. (Its a testament to the strength of that soundtrack that Tachi, a 9/10, is at most my fourth highest ranked song from it I prefer Tin Soldiers, Annul, and Imbrium. But all four are amazing.) Tachi is such an experience to listen to, full of dynamic, ever-changing effects and omnipresent bas, a Neotokyo staple. Watching this song do so well this year has been so wild. Its such a specifically me song, and most of those tend not to do well in VGMC. Yet Tachi has persisted, winning at times very convincingly even! Because its so different from the other retirees (and because theres a vocal contingent of voters who insist on smacktalking it) I keep thinking of it as the underdog. But who knows? Maybe Tachi has more surprises left in store...

If its supposed to be the Year of Todd Baker, why does he only have one song left, huh?! Not going to lie, I constantly mix up all three Altos songs and I never quite know what Im getting until I click on the link. Thats not inherently a bad thing, since I like all three! I think The Lost City is my favorite of the bunch, even. The song fully encapsulates the going on a journey feeling other retirees exhibit, but Baker puts his own spin on it by making the journey seem, well, fun! The folky guitar anchors the song around a menagerie of sound that all serves to make a very pleasing soundscape. It reminds me of beginnings, of new adventures, of acknowledging the past but moving onward to the future. Its a song that makes me happy for a time I never knew I lived.

Tachi