Helene Hoffman
@helenehoffman.bsky.social
#THETENX5 Day 13
"Bangarang" Skrillex feat. Sirah (2011) (12 pts)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
I love annoying/abrasive sounds in a pop context
"Bangarang" Skrillex feat. Sirah (2011) (12 pts)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
I love annoying/abrasive sounds in a pop context
Skrillex - Bangarang (Ft. Sirah) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Skrillex
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
#THETENX5 Day 13
"Bangarang" Skrillex feat. Sirah (2011) (12 pts)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
I love annoying/abrasive sounds in a pop context
"Bangarang" Skrillex feat. Sirah (2011) (12 pts)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
I love annoying/abrasive sounds in a pop context
Fair enough. I'll help hyping Hem with the cute bunny rebus for 2002
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Fair enough. I'll help hyping Hem with the cute bunny rebus for 2002
#THETENX5 Day 12
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake & Lil Jon (2013)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Sporting event staple I'm still happy to hear
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake & Lil Jon (2013)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Sporting event staple I'm still happy to hear
DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down for What
YouTube video by DJSnakeVEVO
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
#THETENX5 Day 12
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake & Lil Jon (2013)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Sporting event staple I'm still happy to hear
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake & Lil Jon (2013)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Sporting event staple I'm still happy to hear
#THETENX5 Day 11
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Decadent ennui may be a common song trope but this track really nails the vibe
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Decadent ennui may be a common song trope but this track really nails the vibe
Black Beatles
YouTube video by Rae Sremmurd - Topic
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
#THETENX5 Day 11
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Decadent ennui may be a common song trope but this track really nails the vibe
"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Decadent ennui may be a common song trope but this track really nails the vibe
#THETENX5 Day 10
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye ft Kimbra (2011)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
A Tuesday crowd pleaser
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye ft Kimbra (2011)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
A Tuesday crowd pleaser
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by gotyemusic
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
#THETENX5 Day 10
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye ft Kimbra (2011)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
A Tuesday crowd pleaser
"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye ft Kimbra (2011)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
A Tuesday crowd pleaser
#THETENX5 Day 9
"Without a Blush" Hatchie (2019)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Shoegaze/dream pop with enough stress on the "pop" for me to enjoy
"Without a Blush" Hatchie (2019)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Shoegaze/dream pop with enough stress on the "pop" for me to enjoy
Hatchie - Without A Blush (Official Video)
YouTube video by Hatchie
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
#THETENX5 Day 9
"Without a Blush" Hatchie (2019)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Shoegaze/dream pop with enough stress on the "pop" for me to enjoy
"Without a Blush" Hatchie (2019)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Shoegaze/dream pop with enough stress on the "pop" for me to enjoy
* oops I meant for 2000
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
* oops I meant for 2000
I tried to promote it for 2001 (Aussie release) but didn't drum up much interest. I didn't have my act together this year but the 15 vote threshold was probably insurmountable
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I tried to promote it for 2001 (Aussie release) but didn't drum up much interest. I didn't have my act together this year but the 15 vote threshold was probably insurmountable
#THETENX5 Day 8
"Nurse Ratched" Cherry Glazerr (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Now, this one is a true bait & switch of look v. sound. Once I got my over "aw, this ain't glam, it's just indie" disappointment I started to enjoy the album, especially this single that I grew to love
"Nurse Ratched" Cherry Glazerr (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Now, this one is a true bait & switch of look v. sound. Once I got my over "aw, this ain't glam, it's just indie" disappointment I started to enjoy the album, especially this single that I grew to love
Nurse Ratched
YouTube video by Cherry Glazerr - Topic
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#THETENX5 Day 8
"Nurse Ratched" Cherry Glazerr (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Now, this one is a true bait & switch of look v. sound. Once I got my over "aw, this ain't glam, it's just indie" disappointment I started to enjoy the album, especially this single that I grew to love
"Nurse Ratched" Cherry Glazerr (2016)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ✅️
Now, this one is a true bait & switch of look v. sound. Once I got my over "aw, this ain't glam, it's just indie" disappointment I started to enjoy the album, especially this single that I grew to love
The other "The" bands on my list are mostly no hopers, I think. (Maybe The Philadelphia Experiment? That would be a cool add. 🙏)
(My favorites are The Living End & The Derailers but I know there's a limited audience here for their flavors of rockabilly revival)
(My favorites are The Living End & The Derailers but I know there's a limited audience here for their flavors of rockabilly revival)
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The other "The" bands on my list are mostly no hopers, I think. (Maybe The Philadelphia Experiment? That would be a cool add. 🙏)
(My favorites are The Living End & The Derailers but I know there's a limited audience here for their flavors of rockabilly revival)
(My favorites are The Living End & The Derailers but I know there's a limited audience here for their flavors of rockabilly revival)
YES! I thought it was odd that the Dirtbombs made it & they missed
February 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
YES! I thought it was odd that the Dirtbombs made it & they missed
I'd like vote counts for:
Patty Loveless
Buddy Guy
Go-Go's
Detroit Cobras
Alejandro Escovedo
Hem
(Thanks! These are all albums I really like & thought *might* have had a shot based on some combo of name recognition, acclaim or times mentioned in comments)
Patty Loveless
Buddy Guy
Go-Go's
Detroit Cobras
Alejandro Escovedo
Hem
(Thanks! These are all albums I really like & thought *might* have had a shot based on some combo of name recognition, acclaim or times mentioned in comments)
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I'd like vote counts for:
Patty Loveless
Buddy Guy
Go-Go's
Detroit Cobras
Alejandro Escovedo
Hem
(Thanks! These are all albums I really like & thought *might* have had a shot based on some combo of name recognition, acclaim or times mentioned in comments)
Patty Loveless
Buddy Guy
Go-Go's
Detroit Cobras
Alejandro Escovedo
Hem
(Thanks! These are all albums I really like & thought *might* have had a shot based on some combo of name recognition, acclaim or times mentioned in comments)
Of the 13-14 vote albums I voted for Firewater & Techno Animal (crossing my fingers for Editor's Choice on both)
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Of the 13-14 vote albums I voted for Firewater & Techno Animal (crossing my fingers for Editor's Choice on both)
Non-qualifiers on my ballot:
Arch Enemy
Spike 100
Windir
Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum
Gamma Ray
Gorguts
Melechesh
Elvenking
(Didn't get to listening to Slayer or BOC but was tempted to vote for them anyway)
Arch Enemy
Spike 100
Windir
Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum
Gamma Ray
Gorguts
Melechesh
Elvenking
(Didn't get to listening to Slayer or BOC but was tempted to vote for them anyway)
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Non-qualifiers on my ballot:
Arch Enemy
Spike 100
Windir
Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum
Gamma Ray
Gorguts
Melechesh
Elvenking
(Didn't get to listening to Slayer or BOC but was tempted to vote for them anyway)
Arch Enemy
Spike 100
Windir
Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum
Gamma Ray
Gorguts
Melechesh
Elvenking
(Didn't get to listening to Slayer or BOC but was tempted to vote for them anyway)
Bjork
White Stripes
Wilco
Strokes
White Stripes
Wilco
Strokes
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bjork
White Stripes
Wilco
Strokes
White Stripes
Wilco
Strokes
Bjork
White Stripes
Wilco
Radiohead
White Stripes
Wilco
Radiohead
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Bjork
White Stripes
Wilco
Radiohead
White Stripes
Wilco
Radiohead
#THETENX5 Day 7
"Feline Feeling" Heavy Tiger (2017)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ❌️
The look is indeed Glitter, the sound is only quasi-so: Runaways + Def Leppard + modern pop punk. Works for me!
"Feline Feeling" Heavy Tiger (2017)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ❌️
The look is indeed Glitter, the sound is only quasi-so: Runaways + Def Leppard + modern pop punk. Works for me!
Feline Feeling
YouTube video by Heavy Tiger - Topic
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
#THETENX5 Day 7
"Feline Feeling" Heavy Tiger (2017)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ❌️
The look is indeed Glitter, the sound is only quasi-so: Runaways + Def Leppard + modern pop punk. Works for me!
"Feline Feeling" Heavy Tiger (2017)
Clauses: ✅️ Single: ❌️
The look is indeed Glitter, the sound is only quasi-so: Runaways + Def Leppard + modern pop punk. Works for me!
This my favorite album of theirs!
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
This my favorite album of theirs!
Reposted by Helene Hoffman
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February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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#THETENX5 Day 6
"Big Balloon" Dutch Uncles (2017)
NKC: ❌️ PC: ✅️ Single: ✅️
If 80s Rush had fully committed to New Wave
"Big Balloon" Dutch Uncles (2017)
NKC: ❌️ PC: ✅️ Single: ✅️
If 80s Rush had fully committed to New Wave
Dutch Uncles - Big Balloon
YouTube video by Memphis Industries
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
#THETENX5 Day 6
"Big Balloon" Dutch Uncles (2017)
NKC: ❌️ PC: ✅️ Single: ✅️
If 80s Rush had fully committed to New Wave
"Big Balloon" Dutch Uncles (2017)
NKC: ❌️ PC: ✅️ Single: ✅️
If 80s Rush had fully committed to New Wave
Some pundits I otherwise like are preoccupied with browbeating their readers into some goldilocks zone of taking Trump seriously & also not being histrionic in ways that may flatter him. Why. Whether we go full fascist isn't going to hinge on some people on a niche microblog doom spiraling or not
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Some pundits I otherwise like are preoccupied with browbeating their readers into some goldilocks zone of taking Trump seriously & also not being histrionic in ways that may flatter him. Why. Whether we go full fascist isn't going to hinge on some people on a niche microblog doom spiraling or not
Hem's the one I'm most disappointed by. I think it'll have another shot in 2002 though.
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Hem's the one I'm most disappointed by. I think it'll have another shot in 2002 though.
#THETENX5 Day 5
"Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)" Sparks (2017)
Clauses: ❌️ Single: ✅️
I feel this as a middle aged lady who's lived a good but regrettably risk averse life
"Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)" Sparks (2017)
Clauses: ❌️ Single: ✅️
I feel this as a middle aged lady who's lived a good but regrettably risk averse life
Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)
YouTube video by Sparks - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM
#THETENX5 Day 5
"Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)" Sparks (2017)
Clauses: ❌️ Single: ✅️
I feel this as a middle aged lady who's lived a good but regrettably risk averse life
"Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)" Sparks (2017)
Clauses: ❌️ Single: ✅️
I feel this as a middle aged lady who's lived a good but regrettably risk averse life
#THETENX5 Day 4
"Rimbaud Eyes" Dum Dum Girls (2014)
Clauses: ✅️Single: ✅️
Goth nite dance floor filler with a candy shell
"Rimbaud Eyes" Dum Dum Girls (2014)
Clauses: ✅️Single: ✅️
Goth nite dance floor filler with a candy shell
Dum Dum Girls - Rimbaud Eyes [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Sub Pop
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
#THETENX5 Day 4
"Rimbaud Eyes" Dum Dum Girls (2014)
Clauses: ✅️Single: ✅️
Goth nite dance floor filler with a candy shell
"Rimbaud Eyes" Dum Dum Girls (2014)
Clauses: ✅️Single: ✅️
Goth nite dance floor filler with a candy shell