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!
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My name is Z Marik, and I am the Digital Media Director at WVUA-FM. I am a Junior, majoring in Operations Management with a minor in Supply Chain Management.
My favorite album is 69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields.
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