MC1-13: Sleight of Hand vs. Retrograde

Post by **stip** » Thu April 16, 2026 2:05 am

Sleight of Hand vs. Retrograde

Post by **stip** » Thu April 16, 2026 2:06 am

There is something I find fairly soothing about the Sirens/Retrograde style songs that Mike writes, and it's elevated by a wonderful outro.

Sleight of Hand is a song I can, on rare occasions, appreciate, but never enjoy

Vote for Retrograde

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Thu April 16, 2026 3:00 am

I really like Retrograde, so it's a shame it's up against a song the calibre of Sleight of Hand.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu April 16, 2026 3:08 am

Birds in Hell wrote:I really like Retrograde, so it's a shame it's up against a song the calibre of Sleight of Hand.

Yep

blueviper · Post by **blueviper** » Thu April 16, 2026 3:33 am

Retrograde

I can never get into Sleight of Hand.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu April 16, 2026 1:10 pm

Sleight

Post by **stip** » Thu April 16, 2026 1:42 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:I really like Retrograde, so it's a shame it's up against a song the calibre of Sleight of Hand.

your tastes are extremely hard to predict

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Thu April 16, 2026 9:29 pm

stip wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:I really like Retrograde, so it's a shame it's up against a song the calibre of Sleight of Hand.
your tastes are extremely hard to predict

It just works for me, maybe even against my own expectations.

The main part of the song (i.e. before the outro) has this sense of airy, floating motion that I enjoy for whatever reason.

It's not an exact comparison, but Amongst the Waves feels like it aims for a similar feel but it doesn't hit me in the same way.

I think I would vote for Retrograde over every song in this round, bar All or None and Sleight of Hand.

Post by **stip** » Fri April 17, 2026 10:48 am

Sleight of Hand wins

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