That is a brilliantly sleazy bass tone/riff. PJ Harvey called and asked if she could have her 4 track demos back 🙂 I quite like this one, despite myself.

The retro-ness of this has a very contemporary feel. Very stylish, the buzzsaw bass is awesome, the squirts of hammond are a nice touch and the jerking guitars are cool. Starts to lose me a bit at the proggy solo section but pulls it back nicely into the final verse. This sounds like what The Serviettes are going for but executed with more panache and proficiency.

the distortion on the voice is fine, but I think it’s overdone, especially since it sounds so similar to the guitar tone. I would have liked maybe either the verse or the hook without it, for contrast. I really love the sound of your voice on the Oohs. Favorite part of the song.

For your "Semiprecious" I really shouted from the mountaintop how much I appreciated hearing Erin push her vocals in a more aggressive genre and how this seems to have kind of "broken the barrier" and gotten a level of power I felt had been missing. So it stands to reason that you'd at least make an effort to bottle that lightning again when explicitly trying to bridge "Semiprecious" to your "Pareidolia." In this judge's opinion, you rose to the occasion once more. This more prog-rock style was not the obvious direction to head, but it fits well and I love the musicality here. Especially those triplets with the organ stab chords. As a stylistic choice, I wanted less distortion on Erin's voice, as I felt like the distortion got in the way of the emotionality of the performance. Everything else about this mix works, as far as I'm concerned, and this is more top-notch work that both showcases your professional chops and pushes you out of your comfort zone.