ST26 R1 Reviews and Rankings - Beka Gurney

Here are your Round 1 rankings from SpinTunes 25 Champion Beka Gurney:

1	David Taro
2	Carrie Spillane
3	Also In Blue
4	Flintsteel
5	Ironbark
6	The Pannacotta Army
7	Sunflower Bastard
8	Jennifer Lynne and the Dandelion Rebellion
9	traumadolls
10	chewmeupspitmeout
11	Stefan Szabo
12	Brother Baker
13	Jealous Brother
14	Vom Vorton
15	Stacking Theory
16	Ominous Ride
17	West Of Vine
18	Best Dad In Yorkshire
19	the profane bells
20	Sober
21	The Moon Bureau
22	miscellaneous owl
23	Nathan Joe Long
24	Star Bear
25	Huge Shark
26	glennny
27	Berkeley Social Scene
28	Boffo Yux Dudes
29	Hot Pink Halo
30	Pigfarmer Jr
31	Betty and the Rubble
32	Boo Lee Crosser
33	Ross Durand
34	David Dolan
35	Cheslain
36	Cosmic Ray Corruption
37	N/A
38	▷
39	So Then I Says to Mabel, I Says
40	Paul Dermody
41	Siebass
42	The Dreams Corporation
43	Falcon Artist
44	Christine Fanning

Read on for Beka's reviews!

ST26 Round 2 Challenge

With forty-four songs to listen to, evaluate, and compare, the judges aren't quite ready to release their Round 1 results yet. But we don't want you to have to wait any longer to get started on your Round 2 entries. This one is a contrast to Round 1's thematic challenge. Read on to find out what we're asking of you...

All-Request Listening Party Tonight at 8 pm EDT

While we wait for the judges to finish up the hard work of reviewing and ranking 44 Round 1 entries, let's hang out and revisit your favorite songs from SpinTunes past!

Tommy G will host an All-Request Listening Party tonight at 8 pm EDT. If there's a song you'd like to hear tonight, drop it in the comments on this post, or make a request in the live chat at the Listening Party!

Join us on YouTube or embedded below.

SpinTunes 26 Round 1 Album

We had a great time at the Round 1 Listening Party last night. If you missed it, be sure to take a listen to the Round 1 album, now available to stream or download on Bandcamp or embedded below. Our faithful graphic designer Matt Schubbe returns to provide charming cover art for the album. Thanks, Matt!

ST26 Round 1 Listening Party and Deadline News

Congratulations to everyone who has submitted to SpinTunes 26 Round 1!

This is shaping up to be a terrific tournament. Round 1 consists of forty-three forty-four* competing entries, and, as of this writing, two shadow entries. (Shadow entries are never late, so if you're still working on one, get it to me when you can!)

Your first chance to hear all 45 46* songs is at tonight's Listening Party, hosted by Tommy G at 8 pm EDT. Join us on YouTube or embedded below:

*If you're reading this in the future, a missed entry has been added to the album, but was not identified in time to be played at the Listening Party.

After the Listening Party, these songs are in the hands of the judges. Their rankings and reviews will be posted on Sunday, September 13.

With 44 competing entries, the elimination schedule will proceed as follows, barring ties on the threshold:

• Round 1:
• 44 songs compete
• 13 songs eliminated
• 31 songs move on to Round 2
• Round 2:
• 31 songs compete
• 13 songs eliminated
• 18 songs move on to Round 3
• Round 3:
• 18 songs compete
• 13 songs eliminated
• 5 songs (top 4 + 1 wild card) move on to the Final Round
• Final Round:
• 5 songs compete
• 4 songs eliminated
• 1 contestant earns the title of SpinTunes 26 Champion!

SpinTunes 26 - Meet the Contestants

Now that our Round 1 challenge has been posted, contestants are hard at work on their entries. But who are these contestants? Who will be vying for the title of SpinTunes 26? Fifty-three contestants have thrown their hats in the ring, and what a varied collection of hats they are. We have long-time contestants and first-time contestants, singers and emcees, pianists and guitarists, former champions and former judges. Read on to meet them!

ST26 Round 1 Challenge

Circle up, folks! I hope you've squared away the rest of your responsibilities, because SpinTunes 26 has begun, and it's gonna be a ball.

If you haven't signed up yet, we're keeping the form open until 11:59 EDT, so get your name in now!

Once that's taken care of, read on for your Round 1 challenge...