Red Mosquito

Won't Tell vs. React/Respond vs. Dark Matter

Voting open until 8 PM 4/23

Won't Tell is on Spotify right now. Good song. And React/Respond is a really good song. And Dark Matter is a great one. I can very easily see any of these songs on top in a few weeks, but right now it's DM

R/R

Think I'm gonna go Dark Matter.

Every single one of these MM choices is so hard to make. I'm giving Won't Tell the vote because I don't think it's getting enough love. It's a beautiful song, with an unbelievable chorus, an outstanding bridge, and fantastic lyrics.

But I'm not mad if React, Respond makes it. What a blast that song is.

Easy vote for Won't Tell

React/Respond

Won't Tell but these are all about even for me.

React/Respond, though I'm enjoying Won't Tell; listening to that song sent me down a bit of a Cure rabbit hole on Sunday. Dark Matter's pretty good, and it's drastically improved for me since several weeks ago, but I'd still put the other two songs ahead of it.

I struggle with the chorus melody to "Won't Tell" -- I like the sad, moody vibe of the song, but there's something mildly unsatisfying about how that melody resolves for me ("waiting for a message to come"), like those last couple words are looking for a place to land, but they can't find it so they just drop right where they are. It sounds a bit to me like when you hear back a harmony vocal with the main voice muted -- it works with the music, but on its own is a bit...I dunno, illogical. One of the songs I haven't really found a way into yet.

"Dark Matter" is probably losing a few points due to familiarity -- even though I only played it a half-dozen times pre-release, "R/R" still feels fresher and more striking. I'm inclined to think "Dark Matter" is the stronger composition but at the moment "R/R" is pumping my adrenaline a bit more, so I'm giving that my vote. Two really strong songs though.

You all have recency bias. Dark Matter is best of these.

R/R is a nice piece, unique, it rocks
Won't Tell also nice and goes different places

But neither is a true kick ass PJ song though like DM

All really good songs but React, Respond was one of the highlights from my first listen, so I'm sticking it... such a fun outro rip as well

Won't Tell > React/Respond >> Dark Matter

LetMeSleep wrote:Won't Tell but these are all about even for me.

Yep, me too. But Dark Matter has actually grown on me and I think it may be pretty damn good live, gets my vote here.

also staying open for one more hour

I listed my vote but didn’t actually vote. One in for “R/R”

React/Respond. I think this song may historically go under appreciated but it is killer.

React/Respond advances in a very close match