CLOSED- 2018 BTT RD2- Middle America v Pristine

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Poll: Which Song?

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks- Middle America:		64%	[11]
Snail Mail- Pristine:		35%	[6]

Total Votes : 17

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STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS- MiDDLE AMERICA (Captain: Sandinstar)

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SNAIL MAIL- PRISTINE (Captain: CellarDoor)

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Surprised no one has posted about this lyric yet 😉

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Anyway, two good songs. I prefer Pristine.
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Yeah I'm probably a sexista, unenthuastic vote for "Middle America" cause I still have no interest in Snail Mail's music so far.

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It's okay I used an 'A' at the end

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(Do feel like I have to leave the disclaimer that yes I am completely joking)

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yeah i'd vote for almost anything over pristine ngl
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I don't 'get' Snail Mail 🧱 🧱 🧱

Middle America's a decent track and gets my vote, but more than anything I wish I enjoyed Pristine compared to the praise it's received over the year.
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I don't care much for either of these songs but I voted for the Jicks.
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Hayden wrote:

I don't 'get' Snail Mail 🧱 🧱 🧱

Well I can get why she's getting buzz, but I think it's another of the myraid examples of a vaguely promising young artist being hyped as an already ingenious and accomplished songwriter. Especially since there are so many of these late 90s throwback artists these days, the more notable of whom either have a fuller sound or at least something more interesting going on. Defintely doesn't mean she can't keep improving, but the songs just aren't there yet. Pristine is one of the better (or the least... non-descript) tracks of her's, but still a bit too deja vu-ish for it's own good.

Then again I don't think "Middle America" is any great shakes or burst of originality either but at least I can groove to it a bit more (whatever that means), kind of voting by default here

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the same people who talk shit on snail mail think something like car seat headrest (which is in the same vein of nostalgia fetishization of how indie rock used to be) is genius. it's a patriarchal double standard.

disclaimer: yes, you are allowed to prefer CSH over SM, but i felt the need to point out the sexist connotations of the double standard of "uninspired rehash of old indie rock" which is not only unfair but unseemly

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Both CSH and SM are middling, but SM is more tolerable. The other SM gets my vote.
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