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22. Melissa Etheridge - Like the Way I Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33tgPzHek0
@azuarc (ELIMINATED)
8 / 9 / 7 / 9.5 / 9
85

Ill just come out and say it: Melissa Etheridges voice is a national treasure. Just the perfect addition of raspiness that gives her songs an edge. Like the Way I Do is a visceral gut punch of a song about a woman whos competing with another woman over her partner, and the fact that it conveys this while still being a catchy, singable piece of pop-rock is impressive. The focus here is on Etheridges vocals the rest of the instruments stay in the background to give her more focus and she shines so thoroughly. Its kind of funny hearing that right after Omar Sharif, which has a very different female singer, but both songs are so gripping and compelling and different ways with such different styles.

21. Hal ft. Gillian Anderson - Extremis (Download Mix Edit)
https://youtu.be/uhfKyHiZ1K0
@Place (2 remaining)
8.5 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 7
85

Hey, Place is finally down to two! What an overarchiever. :P

This checks off a number of my boxes:

• glitch
• spoken word overlaid on top
• sudden transition to BREAKBEAT which is not necessarily a box for me but it works really well here

The overall vibe reminds me of the Perfect Dark soundtrack, even as I know thats a bad comparison because it sounds nothing like that. It feels eminently British in some hard-to-quantify way. I know Place was going for a dystopian future feel with their nominations, and they certainly pulled that off with this one. And that transition to breakbeat isnt so much a transition as it is a jump into a different style, and its so abrupt and shocking that it always takes my breath away.