Got To Go Away - Mix 2 - Critique welcome

cool, clever song and mix ....thx for sharing.
I didnt hear the prev version....though i dug Open eyed gal better...song contentwise..and jamwise.
 Not to chg topic....but regarding Soundcloud....when you finish listening to a track...it will jump to another artist and doesnt readily show who or where it jumps to (similar songs/style/generes?? i suppose ??).  Is there a setting or maybe this doesn't occur if logged in....gotta check that ...

Holy heck, a lot of work put into this. I'm still fairly new to this forum, so I'm not sure of the proper etiquette. I don't have as developed an ear for mixing/production details as I do for songwriting and arrangement, which is where I always come at music first. So most of my thoughts are about the songwriting and arrangement, which I have a ton of thoughts about in this case. But again, I'm pretty new to the the forum, and I'm very aware that by the time a fully produced track makes it up here the songwriting and arrangement ships have sailed. So I'll keep those thoughts to myself unless you really want them.
 
As for the production, there's too much going on behind the lead vocal, who only gets four pitches to sing in the verses, so energy-wise it feels overwhelmed. Before I tweaked any knobs, I'd start muting things to see if I can bring the song more to life. The running crash cymbal seems like an easy candidate to cut. And maybe you don't need the horns AND the guitars AND the very active bass AND the BG vocs  as much as you have them. I want there to be more space in the song. This makes my ears exhausted!

jkoseattle
And maybe you don't need the horns AND the guitars AND the very active bass AND the BG vocs  as much as you have them. I want there to be more space in the song. This makes my ears exhausted!

 It is a bit of a "Wall of Sound". I like it that way...for now. That is what I am trying to achieve...for the moment.
A while back I was wondering why my mixes were not as clear as many - maybe most- of the others I hear on this forum, and asked myself why that is. One is tempted to blame it all on something technical (If only I had Ozone!...), but in my case I think a lot of it is arranging. That having been said, I am trying to achieve the tightest mix I can while still stuffing the mix with sound. I hear you, though. I am conceiving a tune or two that will be more minimalistic...at least by my standards, which for most folks might be more 'normal', or more contemporary.
Your critique is appreciated. I may or may not agree with what you have to say, or incorporate your suggestion into the critiqued tune...but I have a good memory, and today's suggestion might end up in tomorrow's mix, or perhaps a year or two down the road.

This could be in a musical.

Mix seems to translate well here, frantic vocal, thanks for sharing.

Yeah, I think it is an improvement over the first version.   There is a lot going on, and it's not always easy to balance things.    I would try what Jim suggested though and just try randomly muting supporting tracks at various to see if you like it.     Oh, and the DP sax does sound better.    

Great stuff. The mix is smothered by your lead vocal that has way too much body, that it throws it out of space with the very thing else. The bgvox sound spot on. I would think about doing a HPF up to about 300hz with a nice slope and then maybe a 2DB cut at 550 hz or so on th lead vocal.