Tom: Wow, I misread the first vowel in that title. No idea what my brain’s doing.
Tim: Here’s Etta off Sweden, being yet another songwriter turned singer, presumably hoping to be more like EEVA than Nea. Have a listen, see what you think.
Tim: As I see it, as the decider of a best of three competition, this entirely fails because it’s neither particularly great nor particularly awful.
Tom: Oh, hey, it’s what I think of nearly every song! Welcome to my world. That said, there are a couple of notable things in here: there’s a really interesting chord progression during both verse and chorus. I can’t think when I’ve heard someone use that particular trick before. Plus, that vocoder-only chorus is really, really good: somehow I don’t see it as a gimmick.
And that middle eight! And that voice! Wait, I think I’ve convinced myself that this is really good. I think it’s good!
Tim: Catchy, sure. Decent vocal and production, also yep. Chorus is nice enough, and in fact to be honest there’s not a lot to complain about. Except: it doesn’t get me, grab me, do much for me at all really. It’s…it’s basically fine. Just, fine.
Tom: THE TABLES HAVE TURNED, TIM. I THINK THIS IS GOOD. I ACTUALLY THINK THIS IS GOOD.
Tim: Huh. Blimey.