CLOSED- 2018 BTT RD2- Middle America v Pristine

[mickilennial]

[theblueboy]

Definitely Snail Mail. Malkmus is always good or better, but that track is not grabbing me. Maybe a grower.
The Snail Mail track reminds of the 90s in a good way. I think it's one of the better indie pop tracks left in the tournament.

[Skinny]

Let's not beat around the bush, Malkmus is winning because middle-aged men objectively make worthier music than teenage girls.
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[cestuneblague]

Not pristine. So messy at this sausage fest

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Both songs are boring indie rock, but at least Malkmus has something interesting to say.

[Repo]

Pristine is the more interesting song actually.

I love Malkmus, but here it sounds like he's trying to write a mid-paced Pavement song circa Crooked Rain. The song fits in quite well on the excellent Sparkle Hard, but on its own it sounds like second-tier Pavement. It certainly is NOT a bad song though and just misses the heights of his former band.

Pristine on the other hand sounds a lot fresher and vibrant. She DOES sound like a teenage girl (or at least a young women.) And what the fuck is wrong with that?! She brings to indie rock on this song and Heat Wave what Claire Danes & My So Called Life brought to sitcom tv - a realistic and honest portrayal of a teenage girl's perspective which sounds pretty authentic.

I really like both tracks. I just really like what Snail Mail did with Pristine and Heat Wave last year. Just hoping she can conjure up a whole album's worth of this stuff.

Pristine.

Sparkle Hard is definitely the better album though!

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

I think she sounds like she just woke up from getting her wisdom teeth pulled. But maybe I just have corn in my ears.

[cestuneblague]

Malkmus has a p... Ya know what I'm doing this

Middle America 11-6