similar thoughts to your previous song, really: I like the sounds you're playing with here, the mix of lo-fi guitars and synths is really appealing and I like the way you've broken up your palindromic riff, something I don't think anyone else tried. The vocal melody feels like you're working it out as you're going though, it feels tentative and indistinct, especially in the early verses and the closing lines. Lyrics not posted, they sound fine without anything particularly catching my ear in a positive or negative way.

This is a mixed bag. One one hand I like the way everything is mixed. The guitars have plenty of tone (though they get a bit clippy as as the song goes on), and the drums and bass sound good. Performance-wise there's very much a first take feel about the guitars and vocals. They feel like a guide take that you were planning to come back to but then never got around to it, which is a shame because there are parts when it seems you're not sure what melody you're trying to sing. A second attempt when you'd got the melody crystallised in your mind would have done the world of good I think. Those haunting lead guitar melodies in the chorus are great though, particularly the bit on the second repetition of each chorus. This is one where I feel like it's a bit weak this time, but I want you to make the cut in the hope you can raise your game next week.