this doesn't quite have the earworm quality that made your previous song really stand out for me, I was still finding that one stuck in my head for days. I miss that, but there's a lot of fascinating instrumental stuff going on here which somewhat makes up for it - really interesting guitar and bass work throughout. Solid lyrics, interesting take on the challenge. The drum fill at the very end feels a little clunky to me, but most of this is very good indeed.

really cool effects on the guitar solo! Great 90s rock vibe, sensing some gin blossoms

The first part of the chorus melody is a dead ringer for the “love dares you to care for…” part at the end of “Under Pressure,” but better that than the Meow Mix jingle. I liked this one a lot; excellent breezy but melancholy feel, pretty guitars and vocals, and striking, morbid lyrics. My favorite parts are the prechorus where the galloping acoustic guitar comes in; the energy picks up nicely there.

I hear a bunch of flat notes in the vocal line in the first verse, and I finally figured it out. It sounds like you're trying to hit the note and fade out with your voice, which is fine, but I think you're thinking about it too much and anticipating the fade, so you're backing away from the note before you even hit it, which makes it flat. There are a few you don't do that on - typically the ones that you're doing a twirl on after hitting it - so you just need to not think about it so much and hit the notes. The chorus is great, so I don't think it's any technique issue, just a mental one.

I like the tension between the driving drums and the laid back blue note-y guitar that comes in over top. It’s like youre itching to go and do something, but you’re stuck in a holding pattern and can’t break out of it. Just how you feel when something catastrophic happens and you can’t do anything to fix it. Truths singing is lovely to listen to, and I am a fan of the wide pan in the chorus. I also really like the 332 in the chorus. Sometimes the lyrics sound a little clunky, particularly ‘funeral home.’