:!: :!: :!: :!: Uh huh! Love those tinkly synths.

bright and airy mix, good lyrics both in terms of theme and rhythmically, which makes for some of the best hooks of the round. Feel like some of the shifts up to the high notes aren't 100% perfect but really I'm just looking for something mean to say so people won't think I'm biased.

This is great as usual, but with one fatal flaw. Those "aahaaahaa" bits just rub me up the wrong way. Without those I would love this, but there are so many of them and as a result I won't want to listen to it again after this round. The rest of this, the lead melodies and popping synths and arps are all just the ticket. It's like you've made the statue of David and then smeared poop all over his nipples. Clean off the poop and you've got "great art". Don't take the ranking to heart. I'm just in a mischievous mood. Worst judge ever.

This is an aggressively simple lyrical take but it feels genuinely happy and I love that about it. Lean in, as they say. Execution: A, concept: B-, hooks: A+

Is schadenfreude upbeat? It's certainly a grey area but compared to a few of the other lyrics, this is like a Polyphonic Spree song, so I can't mark you down too harshly! Especially as these are easily my favourite lyrics of the round. The doge/fleeced joke is genuinely brilliant, as is the tulip/incel one. While I was listening and relistening through the entries, this was one of the tracks that never got old.

The phrase "tulip wilting in the incel's hand" is maybe my favorite lyric this round. Just chef's kiss along with the exuberant schadenfreude showcased in the lyrics that feels like it's actually personal and sincere, compared to many of the songs this round that felt like writing assignments (which they are, but they don't need to sound that way). Lots of good synth twinkles and ebbs and flows, but I guess my main issue was that I could never get the melody aside from the "uh-huh" to stay in my head between listens, even though it was all enjoyable along the way and the arrangement is lovely overall.