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Pump The Brakes
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Mandibles

Entry from Pump The Brakes in Nur Ein XIV.

Diss Track

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4 posted notes

theSundayColors

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Refrain is pretty catchy. With your refrain, it feels natural insofar as how it incorporates the title. I like that the song is about driving, the lyrics are solid. Towards the end, I think the guitar is very “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”. Not a fan of the vocals, I think there's too much vibratto for my tastes. But then, I suspect this is just more chocolate-critique judgement, so take it with a grain of salt. With that said, I think the rhythmic delivery of the lyrics is a bit off throughout the song.

vowlvom

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something feels slightly lacking here for me, I usually admire Mandibles commitment to the performance even if the song isn't my cup of tea but this one sounds like you're all holding back a little. The lyrics are clever, the vocal melody sounds unusually first-drafty in places, although the lyrical subject matter had me wondering if that’s on purpose.

owl

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Sorry to see you guys go! And I hope you do shadow entries! I love the sound of those electric guitar arpeggios! Lots of story here, and lots of disses! The vocals aren't really up to what I would consider your usual standards, they seemed a bit pitchy and oddly restrained. I wish you'd posted the lyrics, I probably missed some stuff; but I liked some of these insults a lot, like the bit about "ask the sound guy to leave you out of the mix" and the "driving 54" part. The "psychoanalysis" and "malice is" lines felt kind of clunky, as did the syllabification verse, but i couldn't quite make those lyrics out so perhaps it was intentional there. I thought the "We clash over money..." part was really nicely written and delivered, the words just tumbled out there in a really pleasing way. The little burst of drums at the end confused me.

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