this is a tricky one for me to rank, because I love the verse but don't really like the chorus at all. The muted guitar chug really gets me on board, and I love the way that first verse / pre-chorus build. The chorus they explode into just doesn't do it for me, and part of that is probably rooted in genre bias - but it takes a beautifully understated song into unexpected stadium-rock territory and... I wish it didn't.

This grabbed me right away. I like the guitar sound and your voice is right up front. But it loses me in the big rock chorus.

love these drums, Pearl jam vibes

I felt sort of guilty not really liking this, but this felt like the musical equivalent of a “Live, Laugh, Love” poster, to me. Aggressively saccharine and positive, and the cheesy, anthemic music works for it, I guess, but doesn’t quite get me on board either. I had this complaint about a lot of songs this week, I guess--I agree with the content, but the way it’s delivered just makes it hard for me to get into. It’s sweet, though, I’m sure your wife loves it.

This sounds like something Dashboard Confessional would put on the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, and I am here for it! Some of your vocal parts are a bit quiet and then masked by the instruments (the end of the first chorus is where I really notice this), but it's not really an issue. I love that your verse build up throughout them.

this song is great. Like, 80’s rock with a little country peppered in for flavor. I think the lyrics are sweet, and he sentiment is nice. I don’t think you need to know the backstory to get the song, which is a boon in its own right. Your voice is great; I love the little tremolo at the start that adds to the sincerity. The choir- is it a synth, or did you sing it and process it? Great song. Hmm, a criticism.... too much time at the end? Eh.