God I'm so late. Sorry about that, everyone. OCD and waiting for the right time to strike without compulsing or intrusive thoughts annoying you will do that to you lol.
Anyway, it's crazy how much has happened since the last time I reviewed. Got requests in left and right. Got the station to actually want to meet up with me sometime in the end of the month or September (I'm assuming, depends how covid protocols are for their office), super exciting stuff.
11. Snail Mail - Valentine
Release Date: September 15th, 2021
Technically from last year and either not noticed by 91X til after XYZ or was rotated in late 2021-mid 2022. It's gone off of rotation now but I was hoping since I last reviewed songs this would grow on me more. But, it's still around the 5/10 mark. Has a good chorus though but the verses don't do much. The message of the song is sweet though. Synths don't do enough for me even though they're kinda nice to me? idk lol
5/10
12. Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker
Release Date: November 9th, 2021
Think this is the first time 91X has paid attention to Mitski outside of Tim Pyles's (I'm sure he has given her love on his FTW shows). This is a nice synthpop type tune. Need to check out her discography since I like this! Love Me More, which 91X played later on, is better to me. But this is still good! And apparently was advertised by Audacy as well alternative wise but I swore it never got played on their stations outside of that one Chicago indie station they got.
6/10
13. Band of Horses - Warning Signs
Release Date: March 4th, 2022
This one grew on me a lot! It took forever too lmao, thought it was a bit boring at first from a band I thought in the past had so much great singles (Is There a Ghost, which I forgot about until XYZ lol, as well as Casual Party), but this is such a pretty single. Very chill too lol
7/10
14. Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric
Release Date: February 3rd, 2022
This was another one that grew on me like crazy lol, I fucking love everything about this, the chorus is powerful and pretty! Liam's voice is still pretty good after all these years since his older days in Oasis! Need to check out this album, even if I admittedly didn't care about the single he released after this lol
15. The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
Release Date: September 15th, 2021
One of the songs that made it on the top 91 in 2021 last year (#35), this was another band I wasn't too interested in hearing whenever it came on, but as I've started listening more to this station and giving many new songs second chances, this is another one I think I like a little more now, a very heartland rock and new wave type song that feels like it was made in the 80's, it's okay. I could keep this on the radio without feeling bored.