Yet Another Year In Pop: 35

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Hello, this is a bit late because I am an idiot and also I was busy resigning.

[Poll #1451695]

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[koganbot]

Dizzee Rascal "Holiday": This is unexpected in that I don't like the rapping much; what I do like is the high blitzkrieg keyboard, but it takes a long time to seize the song and my emotions, finally grips me three-quarters in, when Dizzee and the awful chorus shut up and the beat gets all pushy. BORDERLINE NONTICK.

Biffy Clyro "That Golden Rule": I'm opposite to Jeff on this: I like the hardcore propulsion and the melody layered on top, even though the singing is second rate. The math rock at the end saps the energy. BORDERLINE NONTICK.

Nneka "Heartbeat": Her voice is a weak scratch, the weakness making it more attention-getting, not less. There are techno speed rolls from the percussion. There are passages where, instead of surfing above the rolls, the voice or bits of instrumentation get isolated and then repeat a hard steady wham wham wham wham. I don't get this track overall, but I'm ticking for the repetitions, which make me beat my head into my fist. TICK.

T.I. f. Mary J. Blige "Remember Me": Blige's singing sounds harsh, which fits, since T.I.'s demand is based on insecurity and the whole song is grabbing at us. No quiet confidence here. TICK.