we have 23 entrants for this round at the moment, with 12 this round and 11 for the next assuming no stragglers; there will be 4 eliminations this round and 3 next round for a 16-person finals. did i accidentally write "11 next round" at first? absolutely i did. wouldnt it be very funny if i nuked round two for no reason? yes. anyway
our entrants this round are:
Emprexx Plush
MK Kilmarnock
randomness
Spindarene
Brackie
dmboogie
Kermit
TheLordOfAwesome
MethodicalSlacker
Laurels
MurderWeasel
Shiola
and our songs this round are:
- Hold On - Tom Waits
- Soft Atlas - 13 & God
(explanation: when your brain is stuck nonsense rambling at 3 AM instead of sleeping) - Novocaine - The Unlikely Candidates
- I Am The Lord - MONEY
(explanation: "I'm not trying to say I don't want to be god
I just don't want to be human") - Good Luck - Broken Bells
- Lost In My Bedroom - Sky Ferreira
- Honest - Tessa Violet
(explanation: something that hits close to home, raw with emotion and introspective, a song about the unease of being honest with yourself, your problems and trying to find your footing.) - Gurenge - LiSA
(explanation: The second this song starts, I feel like I'm about to immediately transition into ass-kicking mode. And that I'd look damn fine while doing so.) - Teenage Wildlife - David Bowie
(explanation: Melodramatic reflection on time here at the site.) - Whatever - Our Lady Peace
- Children's Music, in the style of The Muppets - OpenAI Jukebox
- Fake Sweater - Bethlehem Steel
(explanation: the catharsis of screaming 'WILL I BE ALRIGHT? I WILL BE ALRIGHT' into the void)
playlist is missing Whatever (only spotify version is live, real version isn't on spotify for uh. reasons), and the muppets abomination (its haunted)