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hey it's me. I'm learning to drum and this is, I guess, my first drum performance? Although I had to record 35bpm slower and then speed it up, and there's a fair amount of post-editing. Still, a good start! I think the song's okay!

I have pointed out your obsession with rhyming couplets to you in the past on numerous occasions, but here, compared to the detritus found in so many of these lyric sets, yours are a breath of fresh air. Just the phrasing and choice of words is much higher quality than all the usual unlucky cliche bollocks. The track is decent, nought special but still good. Vom by numbers, which is acceptable for now.

I love the music. It's difficult to get behind or imagine you getting behind the lyrics. Seems like this could be a song about anything- so while it's creative and upbeat, it's not exactly a Happy Meal (tm). Execution: A, concept: C+, hooks: A

A clear winner for me. It's a simple concept but that's really what this challenge called for. The drums sound great (sped up or otherwise) and I absolutely love those synth chords that come in for the pre-chorus. This is one of the few songs I would listen to outside of the challenge.

My firm favorite of the round--the guitar work is really charming and the synths add some really nice texture and movement. It's catchy and cheerful, and the oddly specific concept works really well with the title and challenge. I'm struggling a bit for criticisms but the emphasis on "July" seemed a bit odd to me, came across more as "JU-ly" than "Ju-LY". I forgot until I was about to post this and was glancing at the other reviews that you mentioned you had played real drums on this, they sound so good! I wouldn't have realized they were played slower and sped up. Very nice!