killer energy, I love the way the pre-chorus crashes in with that extra fuzz and then you dial it back to the bass for the second verse, then you have the tempo shift and breakdown later on - this would probably work as a straightforward punk rock song but those extra details help push it to a higher level. Minor criticisms - the drums, particularly on the chorus, feel like they're... overcompressed or something? It mostly works for the style but I think there could be a little more clarity there without losing the energy. The tempo shift into the bridge feels a little abrupt to me but I think that's part of your style, I vaguely remember mentioning it last year actually.

Raaaaain hell yes, gave us a very good reason to start defending pop punk again. We actually jumped up and danced to this one, and I had it stuck in my head the whole night. Rain mentioned in the chat that this was inspired by The Anthem and Deirdre loves that because it was her jam as a kid. Another one of my favorites

This song is good enough--it’s competently performed and arranged, catchy and fun--but on the whole, it felt like just kind of generic pop-punk, and to me is not quite in that tier of standout songwriting, unlike most of the other songs I’ve heard from you in the past. Griping about emphasis issues again, I didn’t really like “understand, look” as a rhyme for “handbook”... it’s sort of clever but the phrasing doesn’t match, so for me, that “look” feels awkward. The slowed-down bridge/dropout/ramp-back-up is a nice choice to shift the dynamics.

I like that tempo changeup in the bridge; it's fun! To me, this is very much a rain song and feels like it's in your comfort zone, which is perfectly fine, but with such a strong field this year, I don't know how far it'll take you. I'd love to see a few more creative risks or some genre bending songs in the future. Otherwise, love the work!

great forward momentum, good balance in the parts, love the drums, and the bass line. Vocals are awesome. the filters/effects you have on them are particularly good- not to distorted, but enough to catch interest. What do you use to process them? The fake ending and coming back in a different time sounds great. The first time I listened to the song I thought, “aw its already over... wait there’s more!”