This is Fine
Nur Ein XV Round 0: Lyrics must include a contradiction.
The Handbook
Nur Ein XV Round 1: Include step by step instructions
Chupacabra
Nur Ein XV Round 2: Use exactly two instruments (plus vocals) to create your song.
winner
Rear Window
Nur Ein XV Round 3: Tell a story from multiple points of view.
immune (no entry)
Semiprecious
Nur Ein XVI Round 0: Gradual emphasis of repetitions
winner
Pareidolia
Nur Ein XVI Round 1: Use of field recording
Drag Me Around
Nur Ein XVI Round 2: Song must bridge your Round 0 and Round 1 songs
Pleasant Row
Nur Ein XVI Round 3: Must include a guest singing or speaking in another language
Friday the 13th
Nur Ein XVII Round 0: write a feel-good song with happy lyrics and upbeat music
Deified
Nur Ein XVII Round 1: Use a palindromic musical phrase (at least 6 notes)
winner
Floating in the Water
Nur Ein XVII Round 2: Incorporate at least two different narratives from at least 500 years apart
immune (no entry)
Can't Let It Go
Nur Ein XVII Round 3: Must include a guest from outside the band singing a vocal harmony
June Moon
Nur Ein XVII Round 4: Lyrics must contain no rhyming couplets and no perfect end rhymes.
winner
Novel
Nur Ein XVII Round 5: Create samples from a non-musical recording and make them integral to the song
Summer Robot
Nur Ein XVII Round 6: Sonic palette comprised of instruments/sounds/timbres not used in previous rounds
eliminated
Sink or Swim
Nur Ein XVIII Round 0: Lyrics relate to the changing seasons.
winner
Co-Pilot
Nur Ein XVIII Round 3: Guest Lead Vocals
Question Mark
Nur Ein XVIII Round 6: Answer Song (based on a competitor's entry from a previous round)
winner
For Your Consideration
Nur Ein XIX Round 0: Must include the acoustic and electric version of the same instrument
Factory Reset
Nur Ein XIX Round 2: Must include at least one mood shift (musical & lyrical)
Glass
Nur Ein XIX Round 6: Use of multiple time signatures
winner