really like the chorus on this one, and the layers of guest vocals work really well. Lots of nice ear candy, that pitch bend into the bridge is great. The lyrics are really lacking in anything interesting that sticks in the brain, which isn't a dealbreaker for a synthy pop song like this but I can imagine liking this a bit more if they had a little more going on.

The intro reminds me of Big Enough. Lyrics seem a bit hollow, no real concept, just vibes. The whole song is ear candy, great production values. Bass is a little farty, which isn't an issue until it's exposed at 1:10 or so. 80's toms sprayed everywhere. Lots of cool stuff going on here, the song pitch bending to the bridge is really cool.

what a bunch of frauds, I bet they aren’t even really mammals that can grow horns. And what does the economy have to do with it? I blame these so-called “Elks” for runaway inflation. Thanks, “Elks.”

What a weird and beautiful song.
Strength: production A+++++++++
Weakness: narrative, mastering

Ooh, JB's whistling, lovely stuff. BUT I'm not sure what the whistling intro has to do with the rest, musically or lyrically. The lyrics in this song just feel a bit clunky to me (the hope/rope/cope/note rhymes felt really heavy-handed and awkward and were not my favorite way to start out the song...) and a bit empty content-wise. Many parts of the lyrics feel pretty mismatched to the music as well--this is one of the most ominous calls to keep the party going I've ever heard, although the chorus picks up the mood a little bit more. I like the chorus melody a lot and there's a lot of fun ear candy going on in the production--I enjoyed the layers of lush backing vocals, the ultra-80's drums, echoey guitar (the lead stuff in the bridge is really nice), vibraslap, etc. all add up to fun and excellent ear candy. The slide up into the bridge is great. A lot of fun stuff musically going on here, but it just ended up feeling like cotton candy as far as the content of the song, which didn't hold up so well to repeat listens.

On first listen, the whistling at the start made me so excited for the Ennio Morricone inspired, Spaghetti Western extravaganza to come (not dissimilar to Moss Palace's entry). However, we quickly move into something more akin to Eurovision territory. Some nice melodies and I'm always a sucker for counterpoint vocals and I think I would enjoy this song if you played it to me on a guitar or piano but the Europop production is such a stumbling block for me here, I'm afraid.