mxmtoon - the masquerade (2019)

Reason for Listening:
I don't remember. But I'm really glad I did.

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Released 20190917.
10 & 10 songs. 33:36 & 34:06. the masquerade (2019)
Wikipedia

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Notes:
--20210415--
First listen. Listened while driving. First eight tracks.
--20210418--
Second listen. Started from the beginning. Finished Disc 1 & Disc 2.
Third listen. First five tracks.
--20210421--
Listened to the sixth track.
--20210605--
Fourth listen.
~Disc 1~
Moved "prom dress" from "1" to "2".
I like the spoken words of "my ted talk"; as in the sound of it
This is an inspirational album... I might try to resume some songwriting.
Hmm. Not sure if "dream of you" should also be a "4". I love the overall melody so much

4: "my ted talk";
3: "dream of you";
2: "unspoken words"; "prom dress"; "blame game"; "seasonal depression"; "late nights";
1: "suffice";
0: "high & dry"; "untitled";

~Disc 2~
Interesting, something about the acoustic version of "prom dress" feels like brings more out of the song. maybe the stronger focus on the ukulele

4: "my ted talk"; "dream of you";
3: prom dress;
2: "late nights";
1: "unspoken words"; "suffice"; "blame game"; "high & dry";
0: "seasonal depression"; "untitled";

Fifth listen.

Summary:
Unlike many other albums where I'll have heard one or two track before hand (e.g., singles from the album), I had not heard any of the tracks from this album beforehand. However, I immediately liked the style of music being produced here. There's something very charming about the music. Note that while the ratings are spread out, this is more an attempt to compare the tracks relative to each other. Otherwise, I would have considered giving the every track at least a "2". Maybe there's something about the album that's relatable.

As for favorite track, I don't think I want to try and pick between "my ted talk" and "dream of you" so I'll just have it be a tie and call it a day. However, I probably would end up liking one more than the other given more listens that would reveal intricacies in the two.
Overall Rating: 5.6/5
Favorite Song: "my ted talk" and "dream of you"

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20210920 Comment:
I've been listening to this album on various occasions and it occurred to me that mxmtoon is probably near the top of my list of most scrobbled artists. It turns out, she's the top scrobbled artist (102 scrobbles) over the last 180 days. Technically this is the most advantageous time frame as I first listened to the artist in April.