I gotta think about what my top 10 songs of this year are gonna be... Because this year has been so insane and hits just keep coming. I'm also genuinely curious what Spotify will say my top artists are since I've listened to so much more music this year since I listen to music throughout my entire workday
Alright ITS TIME FOR THE THING NOBODY ASKED FOR! Cel's best of the year awards
I could talk in depth about each of these songs, but I wont because I already spent over an hour on this
1.) The Hole - R-906 (Rei Adachi)
This song started the year off strong. Its super hype and the MV is one of my all time favorites
If this song didnt come out, Birdbrain wouldve been in my top 10, but this is one of the best tuning of Teto ive ever heard, paired with an absolutely insane animation quality
3.) Water the Roses - Flavor Foley (GUMI)
GUMI has always had one of the most beautiful voices, but this song tunes her beyond how well she normally sounds
4.) Dance Delightful - Jamie Paige (Rei Adachi)
It was a tough choice to say whether or not Birdbrain was Jamie Paige's best solo song of the year (since she also played a part in Harlequin Contraption and Water the Roses), but the tuning of Rei here is great, especially given that Rei is not an easy voicebank to work with since she doesn't have a voice provider
GYARI has been my favorite producer for the longest time, while this year wasn't his best, this song still stuck out to me. GYARI has pretty much formed what vocaloids I wind up enjoying the most (especially Yuzuki Yukari) and this song is no different because it introduced me to Moca.
9.) Cold Death - Utsu-P (Miyamai Moca)
There are several songs off this album I could've picked because the entire album is amazing
10.) Psycho Mode - TAK (Miku)
TAK had several songs that deserved this spot (Bavaroa, CHUKICHUKI POKOPOKO-PON, PPPP) but Psycho Mode was my favorite this year. While Miku isnt anywhere near my favorite vocaloid, I highly appreciate producers that tune her well like TAK and Pinocchio and this one tunes her the best in my opinion)
Neighbor Yukari - Teco Malau (Yuzuki Yukari) https://youtu.be/_KKYgZxhWRk?si=9E56SxZeFIVaZS_b
I am shattered that Yukari didnt break my top 10... but she didn't get many songs at all. Maybe that will change next year with her V6, I hope the same for Nekomura Iroha too
My vocaloid of the year is a tie between Rei Adachi and Miyamai Moca. Both are just starting to really gain traction in popularity and both had amazing songs released this year
Album of the Year is Perfect Persona by Utsu-P. Utsu has always done vocaloid metal extremely well and this one is damn amazing. He is beginning to use Moca alot which I am happy to see, as well as a song with Zundamon which is a creative choice that paid off
artist of the year is Slave VVR who I've always liked, but only recently decided to deep dive into his discography to realize just how great it all is. He is also one of the most consistent producers in regards to uploading new songs.
this being another one of his recent songs (with Moca again)
one of my all time favorites by him that got me really into his stuff at the end of last year
and one of his earlier songs
at first I was kind of put off by his art style and animation, but as I listened and watched I grew to appreciate it, especially because in practically every MV its a different model that they created
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