For the first Digital Media meeting of the semester, we took 16 of our favorite songs released in 2016 and put them head to head to find our favorite.
Round 1:
Match-Up 1: Three Bedrooms - Death Grips vs Missing Person - Bladee
Winner: Three Bedrooms - Death Grips
Match-Up 2: Love Drought - Beyonce vs Heart Don’t Stand a Chance - Anderson.Paak
Winner: Heart Don’t Stand a Chance - Anderson.Paak
Match-Up 3: Take a Slice - Glass Animals vs Father Stretch my Hands - Kanye West
Winner: Father Stretch my Hands - Kanye West
Match-Up 4: P’s & Q’s - Lil Uzi Vert vs 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Winner: 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Match-Up 5: Old Friends - Pinegrove vs No Problem - Chance the Rapper
Winner: No Problem - Chance the Rapper
Match-Up 6: Levitation - Beach House (Released in 2015) vs Belly (The Grass Stains) - Rex Orange County
Winner: Levitation - Beach House
Match-Up 7: I Bet on Losing Dogs - Mitski vs Vegas - Big Thief
Winner: Vegas - Big Thief
Match-Up 8: Time Moves Slow - BADBADNOTGOOD vs White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Winner: White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Round 2
Match-Up 1: Three Bedrooms - Death Grips vs Heart Don’t Stand a Chance - Anderson.Paak
Winner: Heart Don’t Stand a Chance - Anderson.Paak
Match-Up 2: Father Stretch my Hands - Kanye West vs 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Winner: 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Match-Up 3: No Problem - Chance the Rapper vs Levitation - Beach House (Released in 2015)
Winner: Levitation - Beach House (Released in 2015)
Match-Up 4: Vegas - Big Thief vs White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Winner: White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Round 3: Semi-Finals
Match-Up 1: Heart Don’t Stand a Chance - Anderson.Paak vs 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Winner: 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Match-Up 2: Levitation - Beach House (Released in 2015) vs White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Winner: White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Round 4: Finals
Match-Up: 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest vs White Ferrari - Frank Ocean
Winner: 1937 State Park - Car Seat Headrest
Now for my thoughts on the outcome:
“1937 State Park” winning out against “White Ferrari” was not on the cards, at least for me. This was my (Z) song submission, and honestly, I didn't really want to win my own bracket, but Car Seat Headrest pulled through and got the win. Thanks to everyone who submitted music and played along in the bracket!
