First track fun. Reminds me a tiny bit of The Cure but more poppy. Not the kind of thing I usually listen to. They definitely sound English.
Second track more guitar based. Some decent solos in there and I like the production on the vocals. Another English band.
Next track is a bit different to the former two. I like the intro. I'm thinking maybe this could be an all English theme. Another one that reminds me a little bit of The Cure. An album track of them maybe. But it's definitely not, that's just the vibe I'm getting. I like the stop and then start up again. There's enough good production on there to make that could be a simple song into something with more substance.
Track 4 is strings at the start and a high pitched male voice. I'm not sure if the vocals are my kind of thing.
Track 5 is bouncy and fun. Beachy. Sounds quite Vampire Weekend. Might be them. I especially like the lead guitar scaling down. Didn't particularly like it when it broke down and the guy seemed like he was semi-rapping, but then you can't beat jungle drums that follow. It's got an almost Animal Collective style chant vocal in places.
Next track is another interestingly produced one. I like the drums and the way they seem almost cut into the piece. I also like the breakdown in this one with the deeper vocal and the guitar through that bit. This one may be my most preferred so far. I'm changing my mind about it being an English theme as i don't think this band is English. I may be wrong. And it may not even have a theme.
Track seven reminds me of a band and I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's a Kele Okerele solo track. Or Bloc Party since there's a lot outside of the first album I haven't heard. Yeah, pretty sure he's singing. Maybe guest vocals as I haven't heard his band sound like this before. Gonna listen to more from the album of whatever it is, when you let me know. I like this a lot.
Half way point. Good intro. Another one that sounds familiar. Then it kicks in. Liking it. Maybe this mixtape is English or British. The bands all seem below 30 too. The vocal seems so familiar from another song I know, maybe Some Velvet Morning by Primal Scream in places. Liking the guitar on this one. Raw but still reserved to the right level.
Track eight sees the first female singer. I've heard this song I'm sure, but I don't remember it and I don't know who it is. Maybe I've heard a song by the same artist. Good outro.
Like the start of the next track. Not sure if I can connect with the vocals but it does a good job within the song. Second female singer (unless I'm mistaken). Good use of strings.
And I like the start of track ten too. Very much. Struggling with the vocals again but again it does fit well so I can't complain. Interesting change towards the end to lead it out. I like the production on this one especially.
I'm moving back to the British theme as my guess, if there is a theme. Track eleven seems very British. The beginning almost seemed like a solo Morrissey track musically and then it moved somewhere close to Badly Drawn Boy in the vocals in places.
Track twelve is Eliot Smith, which blows my British theme out the water haha. I don't really need to say much on this track. It's very, very good.
Then the closer. Like the intro. Feels almost like a demo at the beginning. Like the lead guitar a lot. Chorus is a little aggressive in the vocals but still liking the guitar.
Overall a very eclectic mix which I enjoyed. I'm intrigued about the one with Kele singing. There's only that one and the Eliot Smith one I could say I knew. Looking forward to seeing the track listing and thanks very much whoever made this. I'm very hard to please and was expecting to dislike huge amounts, which I did not.
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