Question

This musician sings “that MSG tastes good to me” on a single praising Mi Goreng noodles. This artist alludes to concerns over nicotine in supermarket apples in a song describing a “possum Jackson Pollock” painted on the road. This artist changed the word “bitches” to “chickens” in an ill-advised indie rock cover of Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead.” This musician claimed to “feel like Uma Thurman post-overdose and kick start” in a song about having an asthma attack while pulling weeds. She included (*) “Avant Gardener” on How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose, (-5[1])one of two EPs she combined into A Sea of Split Peas, and included “Dead Fox” on her most acclaimed (10[1])album. For 10 points, name this Australian singer-songwriter behind 2015's Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Courtney (Melba) Barnett
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel HothemDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B92-5
Joel MilesThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq11210
Kenji ShimizuRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangHutto Hippos13210
Young Fenimore LeaveWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSUCornell C++13310

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y580%40%20%95.75
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%88.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y2100%50%0%84.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%67%0%81.33
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y3100%0%33%125.67
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y250%0%50%133.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y367%0%67%109.50