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!

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!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Truth

Here are your rankings from SpinTunes 23 Champion Truth:

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

Read on for Truth's reviews!

ST24.1 Reviews and Rankings - Valerie Polichar

 Here are your rankings from Valerie Polichar:

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

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:

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.

ST24 Round 1 Album

If you missed Monday evening's Listening Party, never fear! The full Round 1 album, with brand-new cover art by our faithful and talented graphic designer Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe, is available to stream or download on Bandcamp or in the player embedded below.

ST24.1 Listening Party and Deadline News

The SpinTunes 24 Round 1 submission deadline has passed. Congratulations to the 30 artists and bands who submitted by the deadline! We also received 4 non-competing shadow entries, for a total of 34 songs in Round 1!

Your first chance to hear all 34 songs is at tonight's Listening Party, hosted on YouTube by Tommy G of Boffo Yux Dudes. The Listening Party will begin at 8 pm EDT. Join us on YouTube or embedded below.

With 30 entries in Round 1, here is our elimination schedule for the tournament (barring ties on the elimination threshold):

• Round 1: 30 contestants
• 9 eliminated
• 21 move on
• Round 2: 21 contestants
• 9 eliminated
• 12 move on
• Round 3: 12 contestants
• 8 eliminated
• 4 move on
• Final Round: 4 contestants
• 3 eliminated
• 1 Champion declared

But wait! Longtime SpinTunes competitors know all about shadow reinstatement - if you're cut from the competition, you're still encouraged to submit a shadow entry in the next round. If any of the qualifying contestants fail to submit or miss the deadline, your entry might be reinstated, as if you were never eliminated!

SpinTunes 24 - Meet the Contestants!

As you work on your Round 1 entries, you may be wondering who you're up against in the competition. Well, forty artists and bands have put their names in the hat, and it's an exciting mix of returning SpinTunes veterans and first-time competitors. Read on to find out who they are!

ST24 Round 1 Challenge

Here we are at the beginning of a new SpinTunes tournament. Over four rounds, you'll need to impress our judges with your songwriting skills if you want to stay in contention. If you play your cards right, and if the dice roll in your favor, who knows? You might take home the title of SpinTunes 24 Champion.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The starting line is here at Round 1. Read on for your challenge: