Tonight at 9 pm EDT, Tommy G hosts an All-Request Listening Party!
If you have a favorite song from the SpinTunes archive, comment here with the title or send it to SpinTunesContest@gmail.com and Tommy G will play it tonight!
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The judges have made their decisions, and Round 1 of SpinTunes 23 is in the history books. In every round, we expect quite a bit of discrepancy in the judges' rankings, as each judge brings their own ideas of what makes a good song. This is as it should be; each judge is imperfect, and we hope and trust that their individual preferences balance out when the rankings are combined.
Sometimes, though, a song is so compelling, so finely crafted and so skillfully executed, that the judges, with all their tics and biases, find themselves in perfect agreement about the place it deserves. This is one of those very rare times. By unanimous decision, Also in Blue takes the top spot this round with the song "A Mile and a Half".
Also receiving plenty of love from the judges were Definitely Not Secretly Glennny, whose eponymous meta-textual anthem winked its way to second place, and The Moon Bureau, whose clever love song "Girl with the Eyeliner" was close behind in third.
The full album is now in ranked order, and can be streamed or downloaded on Bandcamp or embedded below, with cover art by Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe.
Read on for the full rankings and links to each judge's reviews!
Here are your rankings from ChasRock:
Read on for Chas's reviews!
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 10 Champion Edric Haleen:
Read on for a description of Edric's process and a link to his full reviews:
Here are your Round 1 rankings from Leonie Connellan of Hot Pink Halo:
Read on for Leonie's reviews!
Here are your Round 1 rankings from SpinTunes 13 Champion Ryan Finholm:
Ryan and Chumpy share their Round 1 reviews on their podcast Two Jerks One Vote.
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 13 Champion Chumpy:
Chumpy and Ryan share their Round 1 reviews on their podcast Two Jerks One Vote.
The judges are still finalizing their rankings and reviews of your Round 1 entries. While you wait, you get a head start on your Round 2 song. Now, I know that the uncertainty of not knowing whether you'll be moving on or not can cause some strong feelings. Feelings so strong, in fact, that you may not be able to put them into words. If that's the case, you might want to dig deeper into them, because... well... read on for your Round 2 challenge:
The Round 1 deadline has passed. Congratulations to the 33 contestants who submitted entries by the deadline!
Running late? Shadow entries have no deadline; submit them when you can and they'll be included on the album and judges will review them as time allows even though they won't be part of the tournament.
Tommy G hosts a Listening Party tonight at 8 pm EDT - that's your chance to hear these brand-new songs for the first time! Say hello in the live chat and get to know the contestants! Join us on YouTube or embedded below.
