I like the distorted puttering at the beginning and the tranquil guitar at :06. The vocals are powerful, but a little too dry. I’d suggest using some more reverb and chorus effects. The lyrics themselves are also rather powerful and entertaining. I think you would’ve been well-advised to add a little more to the instrumentation, though - it lacks variety and direction until around the 2-minute mark, and could use some drums, bass, and other harmonies to give it some more drive and contrast. I like the new direction the piece is taking by around 2:47, but at the same time I think you could’ve integrated the two halves of this piece a little better. Your production quality has improved a lot since last year, but I still wish the drums and acoustic guitar came through a little clearer at 3:33. The solo at the end was very well done - intense, soulful, and climactic. Overall, this is really strong work. I love the energy and the 90s rock vibe. Despite the slow pace and dry vocals, the piece comes together well. Keep it up, Verbicidemusic. ;)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.5/2
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1/1
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the above elements interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9/10

Nice work. I like the slow build. The Mogwai wail at 3:30 is awesome!

Hi, Im here to retribute your nice review.. i love the droning guitar sound, and your economic instrumentation in the first 3 minutes helped the lethargic post rock mood, I always saw post rock as very incisive, straight forward and unambiguous despite the average song length, so your effective minimalism works great. The second guitar track in the part with the snare was sweet, it plays the melodies you imagine when you hear the chords throughout the first part of the song. The climax is what I expected and it's good aswell. Good luck on the competition.