some intern added the vids of el on the website and one of my friends found them whoops. they'll find there way here eventually, so allow me to spread the mind-controlling neurotoxins before you get a chance to listen for yourself.
let the stream of conscieousness begin
evelin samuel - waterfall: a watered down version of diamond of night that doesn't quite pack the punch. i think it'll sound better live. njdevils might like this one (which isn't a slight!)
traffic - kaua veel: traffic have betrayed their happy-go-lucky soul to come up with a generic pop ballad. the
shame. morrocco2021 will like that one (which is
very much a slight)
stig rästa - interstellar: actually enjoyable for what it is (a victor crone reject) lol. not great but servicable. if stig weren't such a mediocre singer i'd be confident it could win, but he is so it will come third.
peder põder - koos lõpunni: a white guy with a guitar,
bore me a river.
maian - meeletu: the "6" tease of combining estonian and spanish is enough to squeeze out a mild like, but i'm not excited by it.
how does one do ethereal dreampop and NOT excite me??? oh, rahula-era eesti laul, got it.
little mess - hea paëv: an underwhelming og3ne clone.
kéa - everytime: ugh who gave you permission to turn
competent? sadly "competent" in this context means "soulless enough to reach the semifinal without a hitch" :-/
jaagup tuisk - kui vaid: after trying arcade, jaagup has now attempted
maagus melanhoolia. yet somehow he ends up a complete afterthought. second on my list by default, which says more for the
lack of quality in everything else.
fiona and me - feel like this: god this is so bad. the first thing to hit you is the obnoxious autotune, followed by a lyric vid where the BROKEN ENGLISH LYRICS are projected in COMIC SANS FONT over RANDOM STOCK FOOTAGE. it's
bad in the most objective meaning of the word but also very deliberate... i stan? more demented art school projects pls
boamadu - mitte kauaks: a welcome pillar of chaotic rock that stands out in this ocean of mediocre pop. not that good on its own, but in this field? pfeh.
stig > jaagup > boamadu > fiona & me > maian > evelin > kéa > little mess > traffic > peder
great to see that tomi has used the extra slots in eesti laul to truly invest in quality music
and not to generate hype for the big names every estonian granny will vote for blindly anyway