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Lightning Surlaw - BBC Sound of 2021 - The Reveal!

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    #62
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    "To a land of joy and hope,
    Time to look through the Kolidoscope"

    Fifth Place (1pt)
    Bree Runway, Apesh!t
    Fourth Place (2pts)
    Girl In Red, Rue
    Third Place (3pts)
    Alfie Templeman, Forever Isn’t Long Enough

    Second Place (5pts)
    Griff, Say It Again

    First Place (7pts)
    Dutchavelli, Bando Diaries

    Dutchavelli with a seven pointer, where did that come from?!


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    #63
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Ah here, how is BERWYN bottom? I almost had them first in mine

    After Kolido
    Holly Humberstone, Falling Asleep At The Wheel 67
    Griff, Say It Again 54
    Girl In Red, Rue 47
    The Lathums, I See Your Ghost 46
    Greentea Peng, Hu Man 35
    Alfie Templeman, Forever Isn’t Long Enough 30
    Bree Runway, Apesh!t 28
    Pa Salieu, My Family 13
    Dutchavelli, Bando Diaries 12
    BERWYN, Vinyl 10


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    #64
    Electric Nitwit
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    Last one incoming, can Griff somehow score 14? :p


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    #65
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    "Could he resist? No!
    Up steps our Necro"

    Fifth Place (1pt)
    Girl In Red, Rue
    Fourth Place (2pts)
    Bree Runway, Apesh!t
    Third Place (3pts)
    Holly Humberstone, Falling Asleep At The Wheel

    Second Place (5pts)
    Pa Salieu, My Family

    First Place (7pts) again, eaving the charge too late…
    Dutchavelli, Bando Diaries


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    #66
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Not expecting to do well in a certain Warlus if Pa Salieu was the standout for Arghus from that lot... ;)


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    #67
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    So there we have it, a comprehensive victory!
    Boardsies' Sound of 2021 is Holly Humberstone. She couldn't be here to accept the award and didn't leave a message either. That's an anticlimax...

    After Necro
    Holly Humberstone, Falling Asleep At The Wheel 70
    Griff, Say It Again 54
    Girl In Red, Rue 48
    The Lathums, I See Your Ghost 46
    Greentea Peng, Hu Man 35
    Alfie Templeman, Forever Isn’t Long Enough 30
    Bree Runway, Apesh!t 30
    Dutchavelli, Bando Diaries 19
    Pa Salieu, My Family 18
    BERWYN, Vinyl 10


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    #68
    Clarabel
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    Fantastic!

    Thanks EN


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    #69
    lassykk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Thanks for running. Was a very enjoyable reveal.

    Had four of the top five and given that I thought the other five were dirt I'm glad to see my taste isn't too far off


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    #70
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    lassykk wrote: »
    Had four of the top five and given that I thought the other five were dirt I'm glad to see my taste isn't too far off
    I did mean to who most closely matched the group but ran out of time, may well have been you with that!


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    #71
    Irish Aris
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Thank you for organising EN, great to have this to keep us entertained!!


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    #72
    the purple tin
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    Thanks for that Nitty.
    It is always interesting to see everyone's dodgy musical taste :pac:


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    #73
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Very speedy and enjoyable reveal EN!

    And a fantastic winner... sure I would say that though, she was my number one choice... :pac:

    I genuinely really liked 9 of the 10 songs though... sorry Pa Salieu fans.


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    #74
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I did mean to who most closely matched the group but ran out of time, may well have been you with that!
    Actually AnLachaCorcra and MicksJaguar both had 5/5


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    #75
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    lassykk wrote: »
    Had four of the top five

    Snap!


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    #76
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    I genuinely really liked 9 of the 10 songs though... sorry Pa Salieu fans.
    I thought he was better than Bree Runway :o


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    #77
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I thought he was better than Bree Runway :o

    Apesh*t is a great song.


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    #78
    Electric Nitwit
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    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Apesh*t is a great song.
    It's really not :D


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    #79
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    It's really not :D

    giphy.gif


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    #80
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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I thought he was better than Bree Runway :o

    Yeah, I thought 9 of the 10 were at least listenable. Bree Runway was the only one I thought was terrible - never want to hear again.


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    #81
    Arghus
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    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Not expecting to do well in a certain Warlus if Pa Salieu was the standout for Arghus from that lot... ;)

    All will be revealed...eventually.

    But, seriously, guys if you haven't entered yet...make it happen.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058135148

    Surprised there wasn't more love for Pa.

    It's not what I would usually go for myself, but I appreciated that it sounded like something fresh to my ears, felt real and authentic. Isn't that what you're after really - something new and different.

    I thought Holly Humberstone was like something I'd heard a million times before.To me the melody was boring, production was predictable, lyrics were whatever. A totally run of the mill pop song in my book!

    But, sure, lookit, that's the magic of walrus!

    Thanks for running it Nitwit. Great entertainment.


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    #82
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Arghus wrote: »
    Isn't that what you're after really - something new and different
    I agree with this, but to me Pa seemed very derivative. Guess it depends on your touchpoints. I did think Holly was too.

    I'd argue the most unique sounds there were Greentea Peng and Berwyn, but I appreciate I'm on my own with Berwyn


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    #83
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,087 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Thank you Electric Nitwit, great surlaw reveal
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #84
    the purple tin
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    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Apesh*t is a great song.
    Most played song on Guantanamo Bay FM, I believe :P


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    #85
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,279 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Loving all the username intros by the way Nitwit...

    I'd say some of them were a headache to try and rhyme

    Although I should point out that Zaph rhymes with safe, not laugh :D


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    #86
    Kolido
    Registered Users Posts: 13,359 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    My 2nd place finished 2nd place, thats my claim to fame.

    Great idea for the game, thanks EN, a superb host as always.


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    #87
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,696 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Zaph wrote: »
    Although I should point out that Zaph rhymes with safe, not laugh :D
    You've not heard how I say laugh :D

    Damn, if I'd known that it would probably have been easier!


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    #88
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,279 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Great game and even better reveal. Thanks EN.


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    #89
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,353 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I agree with this, but to me Pa seemed very derivative. Guess it depends on your touchpoints. I did think Holly was too.

    I'd argue the most unique sounds there were Greentea Peng and Berwyn, but I appreciate I'm on my own with Berwyn

    Berwyn reminded me of Sampha, well parts of it. Nothing wrong with the track, just didn't really grab me.

    On paper, I would have expected to like The Lathums, but it just reminded me a lot of landfill indie from the noughties - the type of stuff that'd take me off the dancefloor and to the bar.


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    #90
    Electric Nitwit
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    Arghus wrote: »
    Berwyn reminded me of Sampha, well parts of it. Nothing wrong with the track, just didn't really grab me.

    On paper, I would have expected to like The Lathums, but it just reminded me a lot of landfill indie from the noughties - the type of stuff that'd take me off the dancefloor and to the bar.
    Ha ha, Berwyn did remind me of Sampha too, but I thought Sampha might be obscure enough to get away with that :D

    Lathums I loved on the first listen but it was really diminishing returns. If I'd waited another day or two they'd have been out of my top five I think


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    #91
    the purple tin
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    Arghus wrote: »

    On paper, I would have expected to like The Lathums, but it just reminded me a lot of landfill indie from the noughties - the type of stuff that'd take me off the dancefloor and to the bar.
    I got more an 80s vibe off them- Madness with a touch of Police and the Specials.


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