[babyBlueSedan]

Every Time I Hear That Song by Brandi Carlile


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Year: 2018
Nominating user: Gowi

vs

Smoko by The Chats


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Year: 2017
Nominating user: Jimmy Dread

Matches closes end of day Saturday October 17th
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[LedZep]

Leave me alone
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2020s

[mickilennial]

i do not enjoy this website anymore, y'all are deaf

[Jimmy Dread]

[Fischman]

I must be one of the deaf ones.

I found that comparing the associated Allmusic reviews helped explain why I went the way I did.

For the Carlile:
...finding the singer/songwriter shifting away from the ramshackle mess of 2015's The Firewatcher's Daughter and toward the kind of grandiose emotional bloodletting...

vs. for the Chats:
...the Chats continue to make good on their snarky, comedic, old-school punk-promise with their debut full-length album, 2020's High Risk Behaviour.

There's no denying the power and beauty of the Carlile, but it's rare that I really get into "grandiose emotional bloodletting." At least The Chats were fun, so that just worked better for me.

[NewsFromHome]

Love the Brandi Carlile track but I am also on smoko

[mickilennial]

[baystateoftheart]

The Brandi Carlile track is gorgeous and potent, and decisively wins my vote here.
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[babyBlueSedan]

Brandi Carlile is doing fine, except for any time she hears "Smoko"

The Chats win 9-4
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