If you missed the Bonus Round Listening Party, never fear! You can hear all ten Bonus Round covers and re-imaginings, in glorious stereo sound, on Bandcamp or embedded below. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
ST24 Round 4 Results
ST24 Bonus Round Listening Party and Champion Announcement
The Final Round voting period has closed, and a SpinTunes 24 Champion has been chosen. But who is it? Find out at tonight's Listening Party, hosted at 10 pm EDT (note the later time!) by Tommy G.
Before the Champion is revealed, Tommy G will play the Bonus Round covers we've received - seven so far! Remember that the Bonus Round deadline is flexible, so if you're still working on a cover version of a SpinTunes 24 entry, send it in when it's finished!
Join us at 10 pm EDT on YouTube or embedded below.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
ST24 Round 4 Album
If you missed last night's Listening Party, never fear: the SpinTunes 24 Round 4 album is available to download or stream on Bandcamp or embedded below.
Take a listen, and remember that if you competed in Round 1 but not Round 4, you'll have a chance to vote and determine the SpinTunes 24 Champion! You'll receive voting instructions later this week by email.
Monday, April 28, 2025
ST24.4 Listening Party and Contestant Voting/Bonus Round Reminder
Sunday, April 20, 2025
ST24.3 Reviews and Rankings - truth
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion truth:
1 | David Taro |
2 | Celestial Drift |
3 | Vehicles of Beware |
4 | Governing Dynamics |
5 | The Moon Bureau |
6 | Jealous Brother |
7 | Dream Bells |
8 | Sober |
9 | The Dutch Widows |
10 | Flintsteel |
11 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
12 | Hot Pink Halo |
Read on for truth's reviews!
ST24.3 Results
The judges have weighed in on Round 3, and their rankings have determined who will be competing in the Final Round.
This was a tough round to judge, but one entry rose quickly to the top of the list. With first place rankings from three of the five judges, David Taro claims his first SpinTunes round victory with his hooky in-and-out-of-love song "Don't You Want Me Anymore".
Two songs are tied for second place - Governing Dynamics and Vehicles of Beware scored equally in the judges' aggregate rankings. And finally, just a few points behind them in fourth place is Celestial Drift to round out the Final Round competitors.
As for the rest of our competitors - the shadow reinstatement rule is still in effect, and you've got a super cool painting to inspire you, so I hope we hear lots of shadow entries in the Final Round!
Read on for the full Round 3 results!
ST24.3 Reviews and Rankings - Valerie Polichar
Here are your rankings from Valerie Polichar:
1 | David Taro |
2 | Governing Dynamics |
3 | Jealous Brother |
4 | Celestial Drift |
5 | Hot Pink Halo |
6 | Sober |
7 | Flintsteel |
8 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
9 | Dream Bells |
10 | Vehicles of Beware |
11 | The Dutch Widows |
12 | The Moon Bureau |
Read on for Valerie's reviews!
ST24.3 Reviews and Rankings - Ethan Ivey
1 | Governing Dynamics |
2 | David Taro |
3 | Sober |
4 | Vehicles of Beware |
5 | Flintsteel |
6 | Celestial Drift |
7 | Jealous Brother |
8 | The Dutch Widows |
9 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
10 | The Moon Bureau |
11 | Hot Pink Halo |
12 | Dream Bells |
ST24.3 Reviews and Rankings - glennny
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion glennny:
1 | Jealous Brother |
2 | Vehicles of Beware |
3 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
4 | Sober |
5 | David Taro |
6 | Flintsteel |
7 | The Moon Bureau |
8 | Governing Dynamics |
9 | The Dutch Widows |
10 | Celestial Drift |
11 | Hot Pink Halo |
12 | Dream Bells |
Read on for glennny's reviews!
ST24.3 Reviews and Rankings - Jim of Seattle
Here are your rankings from Jim of Seattle:
1 | David Taro |
2 | Celestial Drift |
3 | Vehicles of Beware |
4 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
5 | Dream Bells |
6 | The Moon Bureau |
7 | Governing Dynamics |
8 | Flintsteel |
9 | Sober |
10 | Jealous Brother |
11 | The Dutch Widows |
12 | Hot Pink Halo |
Read on for Jim's reviews!
ST24.3 Reviews - Micah Sommersmith
I know this challenge caused some consternation among some contestants, but the goal was not to frustrate you, cause you to panic, or even to make you work at writing a good song despite the challenge; the goal was for you to use the challenge to make a good song - to think about melody deliberately, and experiment with ways of creating compelling melodies that you might not have thought of otherwise. And you know what? Many of you did so, and succeeded! This is a great batch of songs and I’m glad I don’t have to rank them against each other. Let’s dive right in!
Saturday, April 19, 2025
SpinTunes 24 Round 4 Challenge
The fourth and final challenge of SpinTunes 24 is here. This is the round that will give us our SpinTunes 24 Champion, who will be chosen by their fellow SpinTunes 24 competitors. So if you've already been eliminated from competition, you're a judge this time around!
Read on for your Final Round challenge:
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
ST24 Round 3 Album
Did you miss last night's Listening Party? Never fear - the full Round 3 album, with cover art by Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe, is now available to stream or download on Bandcamp or embedded below. Enjoy!
Monday, April 14, 2025
ST24.3 Listening Party and Deadline News
The Round 3 deadline has passed, and congratulations to our 12 contestants who all made the deadline! We also received two shadow entries.
Your first chance to hear all 14 songs is at tonight's Listening Party, hosted by Tommy G at 8 pm EDT. Join us on YouTube or embedded below:
Sunday, April 6, 2025
ST24 Round 2 Album
The Round 2 album has been reordered and is available to stream or download on Bandcamp or embedded below. As always, our faithful graphic designer Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe provides cover art. This is a fantastic collection of songs, so give it a listen if you haven't already!
ST24 Round 2 Results
The judges have made their decisions, and Round 2 of SpinTunes 24 is in the books. When you look at the full table, you might notice the wide discrepancy between rankings, and you might think to yourself, "These judges can't agree on anything!"
But in fact, the differences in rankings actually reveal something that all the judges do agree on, which is that this is an incredibly good batch of songs. The overall level of quality meant the judges had to consider small technical details, interpretation of the open-ended challenge, and their own personal preferences - all of which meant that a song that everyone agreed was enjoyable could (and often did) land near the top of one judge's rankings and the bottom of another's. That's why we've got five of them!
There were a handful of songs, though, that rose to the top of the rankings. After a second-place finish in Round 2, Vehicles of Beware charmed the judges with their gentle, world-weary tale of a traveling musician's life; "Getting to the gig" wins the round!
Sober lands in a very close second place; then at the top of a group of very similarly-scoring entrants are our tied third place finishers: Celestial Drift and Hot Pink Halo.
Read on for the full Round 2 results!
ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Ethan Ivey
Here are your rankings from Ethan Ivey:
1 | Celestial Drift |
2 | Flintsteel |
3 | Sober |
4 | Pigfarmer Jr |
5 | Vehicles of Beware |
6 | Dream Bells |
7 | David Taro |
8 | Governing Dynamics |
9 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
10 | We Happy Few |
11 | Hot Pink Halo |
12 | The Moon Bureau |
13 | Siebass |
14 | Ominous Ride |
15 | Möbius Strip Club |
16 | The Dutch Widows |
17 | Jealous Brother |
18 | Joy Sitler |
19 | Stacking Theory |
20 | ▷ |
21 | Jim Tyrrell |
Read on for Ethan's reviews!
ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - glennny
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion glennny:
1 | Vehicles of Beware |
2 | Jealous Brother |
3 | The Moon Bureau |
4 | Sober |
5 | Joy Sitler |
6 | Flintsteel |
7 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
8 | David Taro |
9 | Governing Dynamics |
10 | Celestial Drift |
11 | Siebass |
12 | Stacking Theory |
13 | The Dutch Widows |
14 | Pigfarmer Jr |
15 | Dream Bells |
16 | Ominous Ride |
17 | We Happy Few |
18 | Hot Pink Halo |
19 | ▷ |
20 | Möbius Strip Club |
21 | Jim Tyrrell |
Read on for glennny's reviews!
ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Jim of Seattle
Here are your rankings from Jim of Seattle:
1 | Dream Bells |
2 | Celestial Drift |
3 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
4 | Jim Tyrrell |
5 | Vehicles of Beware |
6 | Hot Pink Halo |
7 | The Dutch Widows |
8 | David Taro |
9 | Stacking Theory |
10 | Flintsteel |
11 | Ominous Ride |
12 | Sober |
13 | We Happy Few |
14 | Pigfarmer Jr |
15 | Governing Dynamics |
16 | Jealous Brother |
17 | Möbius Strip Club |
18 | Siebass |
19 | The Moon Bureau |
20 | Joy Sitler |
21 | ▷ |
Read on for Jim's reviews!
ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Truth
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion Truth:
1 | Hot Pink Halo |
2 | Sober |
3 | Jim Tyrrell |
4 | Vehicles of Beware |
5 | Governing Dynamics |
6 | The Dutch Widows |
7 | Stacking Theory |
8 | Jealous Brother |
9 | Dream Bells |
10 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
11 | Joy Sitler |
12 | The Moon Bureau |
13 | Siebass |
14 | Pigfarmer Jr |
15 | Möbius Strip Club |
16 | ▷ |
17 | David Taro |
18 | Flintsteel |
19 | Ominous Ride |
20 | Celestial Drift |
21 | We Happy Few |
Read on for Truth's reviews!
ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Valerie Polichar
Here are your rankings from Valerie Polichar:
1 | Hot Pink Halo |
2 | David Taro |
3 | Governing Dynamics |
4 | Celestial Drift |
5 | Sober |
6 | Flintsteel |
7 | The Dutch Widows |
8 | The Moon Bureau |
9 | Vehicles of Beware |
10 | We Happy Few |
11 | Jealous Brother |
12 | ▷ |
13 | Jim Tyrrell |
14 | Joy Sitler |
15 | Ominous Ride |
16 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
17 | Stacking Theory |
18 | Möbius Strip Club |
19 | Dream Bells |
20 | Siebass |
21 | Pigfarmer Jr |
Read on for Valerie's reviews!
Saturday, April 5, 2025
ST24 Round 3 Challenge
Here we are, halfway though SpinTunes 24. The judges are still finalizing their Round 2 rankings and reviews, but they loved how the Round 2 challenge pushed you to think about the rhythmic aspect of melody and song structure, and they loved hearing the terrific songs that resulted. So we're going to stay in that general area, and see how you do with another melody-focused challenge.
Read on for your Round 3 challenge:
Monday, March 31, 2025
ST24.2 Listening Party and Deadline News
Sunday, March 23, 2025
ST24 Round 1 Results
Round 1 of SpinTunes 24 is in the books, and a great round it was. Amid a very strong field of thirty entries, a recent SpinTunes champion slid back into the competition and earned a top-five placement from every judge, putting him comfortably at the top of the heap. Congratulations to our Round 1 winner, Tunes By LJ!
Another previous SpinTunes champion, Flintsteel (né Temnere) earns the points for a second place finish, but is tied with a SpinTunes newcomer, Vehicles of Beware. There's room for both of them on that side of the podium, leaving the third place spot vacant.
Read on for the full Round 1 results!
ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Ethan Ivey
Here are your rankings from Ethan Ivey:
1 | Flintsteel |
2 | Vehicles of Beware |
3 | Brian Gray |
4 | Tunes By LJ |
5 | Ominous Ride |
6 | The Dutch Widows |
7 | Dream Bells |
8 | Jealous Brother |
9 | Sober |
10 | David Taro |
11 | Stacking Theory |
12 | Jim Tyrrell |
13 | West of Vine |
14 | The Pannacotta Army |
15 | Pigfarmer Jr |
16 | The Moon Bureau |
17 | We Happy Few |
18 | Dog Star Pilot |
19 | Boffo Yux Dudes |
20 | Siebass |
21 | Governing Dynamics |
22 | Joy Sitler |
23 | chewmeupspitmeout |
24 | Möbius Strip Club |
25 | SunLite |
26 | "Fourty-Two" |
27 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
28 | ▷ |
29 | Celestial Drift |
30 | Hot Pink Halo |
Read on for Ethan's reviews!
ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - glennny
Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion glennny:
1 | The Moon Bureau |
2 | Vehicles of Beware |
3 | Flintsteel |
4 | Sober |
5 | Tunes By LJ |
6 | Joy Sitler |
7 | SunLite |
8 | ▷ |
9 | Jealous Brother |
10 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
11 | David Taro |
12 | Dream Bells |
13 | The Pannacotta Army |
14 | Stacking Theory |
15 | The Dutch Widows |
16 | Siebass |
17 | Brian Gray |
18 | Ominous Ride |
19 | Jim Tyrrell |
20 | West of Vine |
21 | Pigfarmer Jr |
22 | We Happy Few |
23 | Governing Dynamics |
24 | Boffo Yux Dudes |
25 | "Fourty-Two" |
26 | Dog Star Pilot |
27 | Celestial Drift |
28 | Möbius Strip Club |
29 | chewmeupspitmeout |
30 | Hot Pink Halo |
Read on for glennny's reviews!
ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Jim of Seattle
Here are your rankings from Jim of Seattle:
1 | Tunes By LJ |
2 | Vehicles of Beware |
3 | The Pannacotta Army |
4 | David Taro |
5 | Flintsteel |
6 | Dream Bells |
7 | Brian Gray |
8 | Siebass |
9 | We Happy Few |
10 | Jealous Brother |
11 | ▷ |
12 | Jim Tyrrell |
13 | Ominous Ride |
14 | Stacking Theory |
15 | Boffo Yux Dudes |
16 | The Moon Bureau |
17 | Sober |
18 | Dog Star Pilot |
19 | Pigfarmer Jr |
20 | The Dutch Widows |
21 | Möbius Strip Club |
22 | West of Vine |
23 | Celestial Drift |
24 | "Fourty-Two" |
25 | Governing Dynamics |
26 | SunLite |
27 | chewmeupspitmeout |
28 | This Big Old Endless Sky |
29 | Hot Pink Halo |
30 | Joy Sitler |
Read on for Jim's reviews!