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James GormanI made a playlist! Interesting since this is off genre for LSR - they are a lot more country rock than this song indicates. I only ended up with one (what I'm thinking of) on genre reference (oddly both UK bands).
https://open.spotify.com/user/jamesgorman2/playlist/4sLhBA1iYIT8z8no8E5ErU?si=uvctm4yiTT-2qSBSzQm47g
But could do with some annotations:
General Pop:
Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes - air, stereo image, chorus -> verse transition 1:10, balance
Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn - chorus balance 1:05
Florence+Machine - Blinding - balance, backing vocals
Alt pop:
Bastille – Pompeii - genre balance (minus guitars), drum energy clean mix, stereo image
Maximo Park - Once, A Glimse - genre balance (more guitars but older sound), great energy
Hot Hot Heat - Bandages - energy/balance in the tamborine 1:10
National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - verse balance, drum energy, great air (vox drums), too dark overall, low water mark for
Dappled Cities - Vision Bell - crash at 3:31 great top end balance over a bright mix
Jay Reatard - My Shadow - the intro shows great use of dramatic tension; too brash high water mark for top end energy