song:
10/10 - legend in the making?
9/10 - beautiful
8/10 - hey it’s infectious!
7/10 - i’m lovin it!
6/10 - decent for radio air-play
5/10 - fair
4/10 - random song that I will only play once
3/10 - i would rather do my homework
2/10 - shut the hell up
1/10 - my ears can’t take it

album:
5/5 - do whatever it takes to get it
4/5 - totally worth it
3/5 - catch it on radio
2/5 - get the album only if it’s free
1/5 - eat shit
(edited from ziheng's "judging rubrics")


1. Cave In 6/10
2. The Bird and The Worm 6.5/10
3. Hello Seattle 6/10
4. Umbrella Beach 5/10
5. The Saltwater Room 7/10
6. Dental Care 6.5/10
7. Meteor Shower 3/10
8. On The Wing 5/10
9. Fireflies 8/10
10. The Tip of The Iceberg 5.5/10
11. Vanilla Twilight 7/10
12. Tidal Wave 6/10
13. Hello Seattle (Remix) 6.5/10
14. If My Heart Was a House 5.5/10

One-hit wonder? Yea, pretty much. Without a doubt, fireflies is the best song in the album. Other recommended tracks includes Vanilla Twilight, Hello Seattle (both original and remix). Mundane singing, meaningless lyrics. and his voice is like on repeat, auto-tuned. a mixture between T-Pain and Hellogoodbye. I was trying my best not to fall asleep while listening to the whole album. All the songs from the album sounds the same to me, this dude needs more variation in his style and presentation. if not, he will bore listeners out there by his 2nd album. i'm sure this electro-pop craze over him (or fireflies) will die out very soon)

83.5/14/2= 2.98

a MUST-listen if you can't sleep.

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