ST26 Final Round Album

We had a great time at the Listening Party hearing the excellent Final Round songs for the first time. If you missed it, never fear! The album is now available to stream or download on Bandcamp or embedded below.

Congratulations to our four finalists for delivering four great songs. For the rest of you, you'll receive an email later this week with instructions to cast your vote to determine who takes the title of SpinTunes 26 Champion. In the meantime, get these songs in your ears - you won't regret it!

SpinTunes 26 Final Round Listening Party, Deadline News, and Bonus Round

The Final Round deadline has passed. With no Wild Card submission, we have four finalists competing for the title of SpinTunes 26 Champion. And in this round, it's their fellow SpinTunes 26 contestants, not the judges, who will be deciding who takes the title!

But first we've got to hear those songs. Your first chance to hear them (and our four shadow entries) is at tonight's Listening Party hosted by Tommy G at 10 pm EDT. Join us on YouTube or embedded below.

The Final Round deadline passing means we are also now in the Bonus Round! You've got until Monday, October 26 at 9 am EDT to submit covers of your fellow contestants' songs (competing entries or shadows!). We'll have one last Listening Party next week when we hear your Bonus Round covers and then find out who takes home the title of Champion!

SpinTunes 26 Round 3 Results

The judges had an incredibly tough job ranking the eighteen entries in Round 3, but they rose to the challenge. With their rankings tabulated, we have our finalists!

Taking the top spot in Round 3 was SpinTunes newcomer Stefan Szabo, whose "Mother", an ode to a self-sacrificing parent, earned top marks from two different judges. We have a tie for second place, with traumadolls and Sober earning equal points for "Cycle of Sirens" and "Make You a Headstone", respectively. Taking fourth place in Round 3 is miscellaneous owl, who wove together memory, time, and nature in her meditative entry "Writ in Water".

One more contestant gets to move on to the Final Round - our Wild Card is determined by combining rankings from all three previous rounds. Earning that spot with consistently good rankings across the entire tournament is Ironbark. Congratulations to all five of our finalists!

Read on for the full Round 3 rankings, Wild Card tabulation, and links to judges' reviews!

ST26 R3 Reviews and Rankings - Beka Gurney

Here are your Round 3 rankings from SpinTunes 25 Champion Beka Gurney:

1	Stefan Szabo
2	miscellaneous owl
3	Ironbark
4	Sober
5	traumadolls
6	Sunflower Bastard
7	Stacking Theory
8	Flintsteel
9	Cheslain
10	David Taro
11	Brother Baker
12	Carrie Spillane
13	The Moon Bureau
14	Nathan Joe Long
15	Best Dad In Yorkshire
16	Ominous Ride
17	Hot Pink Halo
18	Jennifer Lynne and the Dandelion Rebellion

Read on for Beka's reviews!

ST26 R3 Reviews and Rankings - Ian Blaylock

Here are your Round 3 rankings from Ian Blaylock:

1	miscellaneous owl
2	Best Dad In Yorkshire
3	Flintsteel
4	Sunflower Bastard
5	Stacking Theory
6	traumadolls
7	Sober
8	Ironbark
9	Nathan Joe Long
10	Brother Baker
11	Stefan Szabo
12	Carrie Spillane
13	David Taro
14	Hot Pink Halo
15	The Moon Bureau
16	Cheslain
17	Ominous Ride
18	Jennifer Lynne and the Dandelion Rebellion

Read on for Ian's reviews!

ST26 R3 Reviews and Rankings - Mo

Here are your Round 3 rankings from Mo:

1	Sunflower Bastard
2	Nathan Joe Long
3	Carrie Spillane
4	traumadolls
5	Cheslain
6	Stefan Szabo
7	Hot Pink Halo
8	miscellaneous owl
9	Best Dad In Yorkshire
10	Ironbark
11	Flintsteel
12	Sober
13	David Taro
14	Jennifer Lynne and the Dandelion Rebellion
15	Brother Baker
16	Stacking Theory
17	The Moon Bureau
18	Ominous Ride

Read on for Mo's reviews!

ST26 R3 Reviews and Rankings - Paul R. Potts

Here are your Round 3 rankings from Paul R. Potts:

1	Carrie Spillane
2	Sober
3	Nathan Joe Long
4	Jennifer Lynne and the Dandelion Rebellion
5	Stefan Szabo
6	Hot Pink Halo
7	Ironbark
8	Stacking Theory
9	traumadolls
10	The Moon Bureau
11	David Taro
12	miscellaneous owl
13	Brother Baker
14	Ominous Ride
15	Cheslain
16	Best Dad In Yorkshire
17	Flintsteel
18	Sunflower Bastard

Read on for Paul's reviews!