Are the Maes actually better than Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish?

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If you have an ear for unadorned folk and acoustic music, then quite possibly, yes.
Our panel scored 70 eligible videos (from 7000 reviewed) made in the last year, and, to their credit, some top recording artists, like Eilish and Swift, aren't afraid to step away from the auto-tune, dynamic compression and other artifices that create the velvety sameness that goes down like hazelnut flavoured coffee. But how much of that stuff can you actually drink?

But there are those who work in that milieu who shine without all the intense production. Like the Maes and also Kate Pruitt who we think deserve a wider audience, not that they don't have fans already.

Help us out in picking #1 for the year, either here, or on my blog.

Link to top folk and acoustic videos for 2021.

(Gesprek is an unmonetized blog run strictly for hobby purposes.)

 

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Both Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish have been eliminated from contention for the #1 position. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to change the poll selections, even to just change the descriptions.

 

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I see a problem here.

You can also view these incredible music videos by searching for 'Artsfols 2021' in the youtube app on your streaming device, then select 'Artsfols 2021 Folk and Acoustic Discovery'. The videos in question are the first seven. Do not use the one labelled 'Audiostream'. Maybe with this I'll catch one or two people interested in this kind of music.