ST 24 Results

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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!

Before we look at the chart, I want to remind everyone of the shadow reinstatement rule, in which you could be eliminated in Round 1 but reinstated to fully competing status in Round 2. Here's how it works:

If you rank 21st or higher in Round 1, you're automatically eligible to continue competing in Round 2.
If you rank 22nd or lower in Round 1, you are encouraged to submit a shadow entry to Round 2 by the deadline of Sunday March 30, 11:59 pm EDT. (Since we gave you the challenge early, you might already have started writing one!)
If one of the competitors fails to meet the deadline (or fails to submit at all), it creates an open spot that can be filled by one of the submitted shadows. If your shadow is chosen, you are reinstated into the competition as if you were never eliminated, and will be judged along with all the other Round 2 entries.
Got it? Now, on to the full Round 1 results!

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The following artists scored below the elimination threshold, but might have a chance at reinstatement via the process outlined above:

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Celestial Drift
chewmeupspitmeout
Dog Star Pilot
"Fourty-Two"
Hot Pink Halo
Möbius Strip Club
SunLite
We Happy Few

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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.

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The top 12 artists are guaranteed a competing spot in Round 3.

The following artists scored below the elimination threshold, but could be reinstated if they submit a shadow entry and any of the top 12 fail to meet the Round 3 deadline:

Jim Tyrrell
Joy Sitler
Möbius Strip Club
Ominous Ride
Pigfarmer Jr
Siebass
Stacking Theory
We Happy Few
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Your judges have reviewed all competing entries, and their thoughts can be found here:

Ethan Ivey's reviews and rankings
glennny's reviews and rankings
Jim of Seattle's reviews and rankings
Truth's reviews and rankings
Valerie Polichar's reviews and rankings
Contestant reviews and discussion on the Song Fight message board

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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!

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And of course, your judges' full reviews can be found here:

Ethan Ivey's reviews
glennny's reviews
Jim of Seattle's reviews
truth's reviews
Valerie Polichar's reviews
Micah Sommersmith's reviews

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ST24 Round 4 Results
The results are in, and we have a champion! Amid four great Final Round songs (and a batch of excellent shadow entries too!), the techno-skeptical lament "Vulpes Vulpes" won over both the contestants and the judges. Congratulations to first-time participant Vehicles of Beware, who earns the title of SpinTunes 24 Champion!

The next two competitors were tied in the contestants' vote, so I turned to the judges for the tie-breaker. By just one point, David Taro earns second place, followed by Governing Dynamics in third. Celestial Drift comes in fourth place among our four excellent Final Round songs.

Read on for the full breakdown of contestants' and judges' votes!
Fourteen SpinTunes 24 contestants cast their votes in the Final Round; their votes have been zoonymized by my eight-year-old son. Here they are:

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The judges were unanimous in their agreement that Vehicles of Beware deserved the top spot. Here are their votes:

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The judges have also reviewed the Final Round entries and shadows. Find their reviews here:
Ethan Ivey's reviews https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2 ... -ivey.html
glennny's reviews https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2 ... ennny.html
Jim of Seattle's reviews https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2 ... attle.html
truth's reviews https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2 ... truth.html
Valerie Polichar's reviews https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2 ... ichar.html

Heartfelt thanks to the judges for their hard work throughout the tournament; to Tommy G for faithfully running the Listening Parties; to Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe for his cover art; to Madeline Owen for the painting that inspired our Final Round songs; to Flintsteel for the Bonus Round artwork; and to all the contestants whose songs make SpinTunes the special experience that it is.

I hope to see you all in SpinTunes 25!