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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:

1Celestial Drift
2Flintsteel
3Sober
4Pigfarmer Jr
5Vehicles of Beware
6Dream Bells
7David Taro
8Governing Dynamics
9This Big Old Endless Sky
10We Happy Few
11Hot Pink Halo
12The Moon Bureau
13Siebass
14Ominous Ride
15Möbius Strip Club
16The Dutch Widows
17Jealous Brother
18Joy Sitler
19Stacking Theory
20
21Jim Tyrrell

Read on for Ethan's reviews!

ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - glennny

Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion glennny:

1Vehicles of Beware
2Jealous Brother
3The Moon Bureau
4Sober
5Joy Sitler
6Flintsteel
7This Big Old Endless Sky
8David Taro
9Governing Dynamics
10Celestial Drift
11Siebass
12Stacking Theory
13The Dutch Widows
14Pigfarmer Jr
15Dream Bells
16Ominous Ride
17We Happy Few
18Hot Pink Halo
19
20Möbius Strip Club
21Jim Tyrrell

Read on for glennny's reviews!

ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Jim of Seattle

Here are your rankings from Jim of Seattle:

1Dream Bells
2Celestial Drift
3This Big Old Endless Sky
4Jim Tyrrell
5Vehicles of Beware
6Hot Pink Halo
7The Dutch Widows
8David Taro
9Stacking Theory
10Flintsteel
11Ominous Ride
12Sober
13We Happy Few
14Pigfarmer Jr
15Governing Dynamics
16Jealous Brother
17Möbius Strip Club
18Siebass
19The Moon Bureau
20Joy Sitler
21

Read on for Jim's reviews!

ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Truth

 Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion Truth:

1Hot Pink Halo
2Sober
3Jim Tyrrell
4Vehicles of Beware
5Governing Dynamics
6The Dutch Widows
7Stacking Theory
8Jealous Brother
9Dream Bells
10This Big Old Endless Sky
11Joy Sitler
12The Moon Bureau
13Siebass
14Pigfarmer Jr
15Möbius Strip Club
16
17David Taro
18Flintsteel
19Ominous Ride
20Celestial Drift
21We Happy Few

Read on for Truth's reviews!

ST24.2 Reviews and Rankings - Valerie Polichar

Here are your rankings from Valerie Polichar:

1Hot Pink Halo
2David Taro
3Governing Dynamics
4Celestial Drift
5Sober
6Flintsteel
7The Dutch Widows
8The Moon Bureau
9Vehicles of Beware
10We Happy Few
11Jealous Brother
12
13Jim Tyrrell
14Joy Sitler
15Ominous Ride
16This Big Old Endless Sky
17Stacking Theory
18Möbius Strip Club
19Dream Bells
20Siebass
21Pigfarmer 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

The Round 2 deadline has passed. 17 of 21 Round 2 contestants submitted by the deadline, leaving 4 open spots for shadow reinstatements. As it happens, we also received exactly 4 eligible shadows. Welcome back to the competition, Möbius Strip Club, We Happy Few, Celestial Drift, and Hot Pink Halo!

We also received two shadows that were ineligible for reinstatement, for a total of 23 songs. Your first chance to hear all 23 songs is at tonight's Listening Party hosted by Tommy G at 8 pm EDT. Join us on YouTube or embedded below!

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 (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:

1Flintsteel
2Vehicles of Beware
3Brian Gray
4Tunes By LJ
5Ominous Ride
6The Dutch Widows
7Dream Bells
8Jealous Brother
9Sober
10David Taro
11Stacking Theory
12Jim Tyrrell
13West of Vine
14The Pannacotta Army
15Pigfarmer Jr
16The Moon Bureau
17We Happy Few
18Dog Star Pilot
19Boffo Yux Dudes
20Siebass
21Governing Dynamics
22Joy Sitler
23chewmeupspitmeout
24Möbius Strip Club
25SunLite
26"Fourty-Two"
27This Big Old Endless Sky
28
29Celestial Drift
30Hot Pink Halo

Read on for Ethan's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - glennny

 Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion glennny:

1The Moon Bureau
2Vehicles of Beware
3Flintsteel
4Sober
5Tunes By LJ
6Joy Sitler
7SunLite
8
9Jealous Brother
10This Big Old Endless Sky
11David Taro
12Dream Bells
13The Pannacotta Army
14Stacking Theory
15The Dutch Widows
16Siebass
17Brian Gray
18Ominous Ride
19Jim Tyrrell
20West of Vine
21Pigfarmer Jr
22We Happy Few
23Governing Dynamics
24Boffo Yux Dudes
25"Fourty-Two"
26Dog Star Pilot
27Celestial Drift
28Möbius Strip Club
29chewmeupspitmeout
30Hot Pink Halo

Read on for glennny's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Jim of Seattle

 Here are your rankings from Jim of Seattle:

1Tunes By LJ
2Vehicles of Beware
3The Pannacotta Army
4David Taro
5Flintsteel
6Dream Bells
7Brian Gray
8Siebass
9We Happy Few
10Jealous Brother
11
12Jim Tyrrell
13Ominous Ride
14Stacking Theory
15Boffo Yux Dudes
16The Moon Bureau
17Sober
18Dog Star Pilot
19Pigfarmer Jr
20The Dutch Widows
21Möbius Strip Club
22West of Vine
23Celestial Drift
24"Fourty-Two"
25Governing Dynamics
26SunLite
27chewmeupspitmeout
28This Big Old Endless Sky
29Hot Pink Halo
30Joy Sitler

Read on for Jim's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Truth

Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion Truth:

1Jim Tyrrell
2West of Vine
3Tunes By LJ
4Flintsteel
5David Taro
6
7Governing Dynamics
8Möbius Strip Club
9Joy Sitler
10"Fourty-Two"
11Dream Bells
12Brian Gray
13Ominous Ride
14Vehicles of Beware
15Pigfarmer Jr
16SunLite
17Jealous Brother
18The Moon Bureau
19Celestial Drift
20The Pannacotta Army
21Sober
22Siebass
23Hot Pink Halo
24Boffo Yux Dudes
25This Big Old Endless Sky
26We Happy Few
27The Dutch Widows
28Dog Star Pilot
29chewmeupspitmeout
30Stacking Theory

Read on for Truth's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Valerie Polichar

 Here are your rankings from Valerie Polichar:

1Jim Tyrrell
2Pigfarmer Jr
3This Big Old Endless Sky
4Tunes By LJ
5Joy Sitler
6The Dutch Widows
7Dream Bells
8Celestial Drift
9West of Vine
10Hot Pink Halo
11Vehicles of Beware
12
13Stacking Theory
14David Taro
15Governing Dynamics
16Dog Star Pilot
17Jealous Brother
18Flintsteel
19Siebass
20Sober
21Brian Gray
22Möbius Strip Club
23"Fourty-Two"
24Ominous Ride
25The Pannacotta Army
26Boffo Yux Dudes
27The Moon Bureau
28chewmeupspitmeout
29SunLite
30We Happy Few

Read on for Valerie's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews - Micah Sommersmith

What a strong collection of songs, and a great way to start off SpinTunes 24. I don’t provide rankings, but I do give reviews when I’m able. Since I’m not a real judge, you can take or leave any of my opinions below as you like. Read on for my reviews!

Saturday, March 22, 2025

ST24 Round 2 Challenge

I know, I know. You're quavering to know how you did in Round 1. Well, the judges are still finalizing their decisions, but the minim I can do is give you a head start on Round 2. Don't get crotchety; I'll be breve. Read on for your Round 2 challenge:

Sunday, March 16, 2025

All-Request Listening Party

While we wait patiently for the judges to complete the herculean task of listening to, reviewing, and ranking all 30 Round 1 entries, we have a chance to revisit some old favorite songs from throughout SpinTunes history.

Tommy G will be hosting an All-Request Listening Party tomorrow, Monday March 17 at 8 pm EDT. He's eager to play your favorites, so if there are songs you'd like to hear from any past SpinTunes tournament, let us know by commenting on this blog post, emailing SpinTunesContest@gmail.com, or getting in touch with me on Discord.

Join the Listening Party on YouTube or embedded below.