Hatchet Town
this is literally just a post of me gushing about this song. that's the whole post.
when i first watched NPMD, Hatchet Town stuck out to me almost immediately. i absolutely love when we get to see what other characters think is going on, like the uninvolved citizens of hatchetfield thinking there's a serial killer rather than what we, the audience, know is actually happening with max.
my favorite part starts around a minute in when they start accusing each other of being the killer, the background tidbits of characters talking to refute the claims or argue ("DAN???" from dana GENUINELY makes me laugh every time i hear it without failure) are super charming to me. i love the brief moment of the song breaking the fourth wall when they say "suddenly the show is real upsetting," like brother you don't know the half of it.
the vocals in the song are out of this world. i know a lot of people don't like that the song suddenly turns into a ballad, but i honestly love it and it gets me super hyped up and excited. this song is, in my opinion, one of star kid's best. i fucking love this song man. oh my god. i could never get sick of this song.