the insistent drum beat takes this to a higher energy level than the last few MP tracks but the vocals feel like they're still in laid-back shimmery mode and it occasionally feels a little mismatched. "Seems like ages since we danced" in particular, there's something jarring there I found awkward. Other than that, another very slick production, I like the low pass filter bit and the drop-outs to the bassline are cool.

138 bpm- Like I said at the listening party: This sounds like one of my favorite 70’s bands trying to be contemporary in the 80’s. This is too Tropico, and I want more Crimes of Passion. Erin is killing it. Vocals are off the chart fantastic. I have a genre bias for this new wave stuff. This is not my jam. I don’t enjoy the detuned synth patch. I really don’t like the drum sound. That said, I think it nails exactly what you’re going for. It sounds like all that 80’s stuff I dislike. You guys are awesome though, no denying it.

Synthwave / disco sorta feel on this. Synth "wow" detuning is a little overly aggressive at times. Vocals seem a little too quiet at times, like around 2:00. This kinda sounds like someone remixed a Fleetwood Mac song into a synthwave song and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Oooh yeah, warm synthy synthwave. This is my bag. The verses drift by pleasantly enough without making too much of an impression, but you save the best hooks for the pre-chorus and chorus. "Feels like ages since we danced" is the memorable line here. The light sprinkling of guitar fit well with the otherwise electro arrangement, and I really love those tom rolls. There are a few nice production touches, not least the filter in the middle drop and the arp that comes in then, but somehow the mix doesn't seem as crisp as last week, mainly in lead vocal where I feel that something about the EQ doesn't quite let it shine in the same was as last week's song. Obviously it's a totally different arrangement so I understand not always the easiest to mix. Either way I appreciate the genre hop, especially to one that I love, and again this is a really nice song.

I super love the detuned synth here and the lush 80's sound of this track. Minor nitpick, but the lead vocal sounds a little muffled, not quite as crisp and clear as I was expecting. The "see the moon..." chorus melody and vocal performances are fantastic, full of emotion and a kind of desperate melancholy that's perfect for the style of the song. Killer harmonies. The fadeout/fadein filter thing is a nice way to mix up the arrangement and give this an extra-epic feel when everything roars back in. The ending is a little puzzling to me, it feels like it just kind of peters out, like you ran out of time to figure out a proper ending. The lyrics are great; lots of nice imagery (again very 80's, I feel like I'm in a Nagel painting)... they flow wonderfully and you would never notice the lack of rhymes. This also spent some time in the top slot of my rankings as I kept moving songs around.

A clear winner for me. Everything is excellent from writing and arranging to performance and production. In fact, this might be my favourite song of the whole competition. It really feels like it should be on the Drive soundtrack. That little skip on "moon" in the prechorus is brilliant. That genre appropriate filter sweep towards the end is a great addition but I do think it could move a little quicker. This whole track makes me want to roll up the sleeves of my suit jacket (Miami Vice style) and dance like I'm in the background of a Yazoo performance on Top of the Pops.

this may be because I was listening to Kate bush right before I started writing reviews, but I get Kate bush vibes from this. It’s got that 80s orchestration to the synth sounds, which I love. I like the story, and how you switch between third person. I will say at the end of each chorus, you have an “ooohh” which sound like “her” until the last second. I think it would have worked well to have that lyric land as “and I’ll never forget her.” Overall, great job!