League 3 arrives at a moment when competitive curation has perhaps overcorrected toward the legible. Brian's victory — built on 102 points across 5 rounds — feels less like a breakthrough than a confirmation: the market, as ever, rewards the comprehensible.
"Mistadobalina" by Del The Funky Homosapien — submitted by revleitner, accruing 18 points — is the league's defining artifact. It does what it does without apology. Whether that constitutes a virtue is a question the voters answered clearly, if not always convincingly.
"Hummm this song is loaded with karma"
sgigs on Olivia by One Direction · That's Not My Name
The "That's Not My Name" round produced the league's most instructive moment: revleitner's selection of "Mistadobalina" by Del The Funky Homosapien demonstrated the tension between accessibility and taste that defined the season. "They Call Me Dr Worm" went to revleitner with "Hey Ya!" by Outkast (18 pts). And for "Pump Up the Jam" went to 8ob with "Immigrant Song - Remaster" by Led Zeppelin (16 pts).
Eric and Buni.Ribbit and bryan.joel-ca made their debut this league, bringing fresh ears to the competition. On the leaderboard: Brian climbed 3 spots while Ben climbed 4 spots. The field's composition shifted in ways that were, at minimum, interesting.
The sonic palette leaned toward rock and classic rock. A clear 2000s lean was unmistakable in the picks. There is something telling in the gravitational pull toward 2000s. Not wrong, exactly. Just revealing.
League 3: 7.3. Recommended, with reservations. League 4 will, presumably, tell us something we didn't already know.