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Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 05:00 PM

Good evening all 27 of you submitted your votes and now the final scoreboard has been locked in. The winner has been decided.

Join me from 7pm UK time tonight (in an hour's time) to find out where all the entries finished! Here's a reminder of them:

01. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCNCjNMU42U
02. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb8IcGOGZm8
03. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yM4zvMv5Hw
04. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4lEhqKlmQw
05. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S_JjmdZ3Lg
06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQQJ3QNn50
07. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIiEh05reck
08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL57l8kbdgU
09. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MODhTJwebz8
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxw7Cx4LXE

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_w3zJWR_I
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7gufh6sUC8
13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8kvYCyJVlY
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtFfskf2h9c
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf19yhf7Xgs
16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51yb3yJfrj4
17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etcy_bG2Bp4
18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_j7nVCJJ0
19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaGw2UT0JbQ
20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEZWTyDLC14

21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrudFMBPCIs
22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uCC6IAbRWU
23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEWiJR9qeoc
24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc1w32Vbeo
25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loN1qtdMQWk
26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GqAf3zJ8s
27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymqmgq-PLnU
28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRvcn0Tggj0
29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclrycKqjMQ

Speculate away ~

Also, a reminder of the winner a year ago (!) that ensured I'd be hosting this time:

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 05:28 PM

coming for last place

Posted by: WhoOdyssey May 31 2020, 05:29 PM

Looking forward to this!

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 05:30 PM

I plan to be here for most of this! Glad to see next-day results while the songs are still fresh in my mind

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 05:39 PM

I think I was like the second or third voter despite waiting over a week so excited to not have to be anonymous in the thread for too long x

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 05:53 PM

^And I was around the same time!

Very interested to see how these turn out, I think my 12 has a decent chance of doing well so I hope it can (and me not flopping for once would be nice too x)

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:00 PM

01. awardinary was behind…

Alter Bridge - Blackbird

We begin with Wardy who is behind 'Blackbird' by Alter Bridge! They're an American rock group consisting of former members of the band Creed. They were said to be inspired by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd when creating this song. 'Blackbird' boasts a killer guitar solo, a raw vocal performance and some really emotional lyrics. The blackbird appears to represent someone they've lost in this cruel world before they were able to see the light. Powerful stuff! This is one of the longest songs in the contest as it clocks in at almost 8 minutes long. Wardy shows support to a fellow #longsongbloc member - as 'Secrets Of Angels' is his silver medal and that is easily the longest song in the contest, at 20 minutes. Colony House become our first leader tonight with Arctic Monkeys Shangralas completing the top 3.

SCOREBOARD

1 12 Colony House - You Know It
2 10 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
3 8 Shangralas - White Gold
4 7 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
5 6 Westerman - Confirmation
6 5 Windwaker - My Empire
7 4 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
8 3 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
9 2 Moaning - Fall In Love
10 1 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten

11 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 0 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
13 0 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
14 0 Bebe - Malo
15 0 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud
16 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
17 0 Club Drive - Spare Time
18 0 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing
19 0 Dogleg - Fox
20 0 Egoism - What Are We Doing?

21 0 Ellis - Shame
22 0 Folkstone - In Taberna
23 0 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
24 0 Kasalla - Stadt met K
25 0 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
26 0 Math The Band - Four To Six
27 0 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
28 0 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
29 0 We The Lion - You

Posted by: Izzy May 31 2020, 06:07 PM

I do hope I can get a decent position tonight

and that all the rockiest and metalliest songs do well x

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:08 PM

02. Chez Wombat was behind…

FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten

Next up is Chez Wombat who is revealed to be behind ‘Licht Und Schatten’ by FalKKonE! This is a symphonic metal cover of a song from the anime Tokyo Ghoul, so an eclectic choice for sure. FalKKonE himself appears to be from Poland and specialises in these symphonic metal covers. A lady named Rena is also involved with this project as a singer and artist, but she doesn’t sing on this occasion. This entry is purely instrumental - with some epic guitar and string action! Chez is currently sitting in 16th with one point, not bad at all when there has only been one set of votes prior to his. He does not award any points back to Wardy, fellow exposed buddy, but does help some other songs off 0. Still 12 zero pointers at the moment. Chez awards Karnataka his gold, so that is easily in the lead now with two medal positions to its name. A 20 minute winner… could it happen? That would be iconic. Chez tops up Working Men’s Club and Moaning’s respective totals, sending them both into the top 5.

SCOREBOARD

1 22 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
2 13 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
3 12 Colony House - You Know It
4 10 Moaning - Fall In Love
5 8 Shangralas - White Gold
6 7 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
8 6 Westerman - Confirmation
9 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
10 5 Windwaker - My Empire

11 5 Ellis - Shame
12 4 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
13 4 Bebe - Malo
14 3 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
15 2 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
16 1 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
17 1 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
18 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
19 0 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud
20 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work

21 0 Club Drive - Spare Time
22 0 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing
23 0 Dogleg - Fox
24 0 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
25 0 Kasalla - Stadt met K
26 0 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
27 0 Math The Band - Four To Six
28 0 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
29 0 We The Lion - You

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 06:09 PM

Blackbird was a great song,Wardy.

Posted by: Dexton May 31 2020, 06:09 PM

hype

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:10 PM

Suddenly Wardy's knowledge of Alter Bridge on plug.dj makes sense

Chez being behind the only instrumental of the contest, who'd have predicted (naturally also one of the best songs *.* that to do v well pls x)

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 06:12 PM

Did I fool people into thinking I was Iz for just a minute? x (I confess I've never heard of Tokyo Ghoul)

FalKKonE has loads of really cool symphonic metal covers of various anime and video game covers and various weird stuff (he's done Mozart and the Thomas the Tank Engine theme as well) on his channel, I'd really recommend it to all those who like this: https://www.youtube.com/falkkone/join

Rena is indeed also often involved and is pretty cool, but you can barely hear her over the music sometimes

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 06:13 PM

This writeup is wonderful Jade,its obvious you're a writer!

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 06:13 PM

Licht Und Schatten was very good. Not a huge surprise it was sent by Chez.

Posted by: Izzy May 31 2020, 06:13 PM

iz is not behind the anime song!!!

I always love symphonic reinterpretations of good soundtracks, so that was a highlight.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:14 PM

03. Bré was behind…

Moaning - Fall In Love

Now it’s time for Bré’s votes! He is behind ‘Fall In Love’ by Californian-based band Moaning. This is gloriously 80s with its synthpop influences and thrashing guitar - thankfully it did contain enough of the latter to dodge a veto. Lyrically this is about being afraid of falling in love due to witnessing a lot of relationships ending badly. I feel like a good synth always brightens up any topic however. This package also contains a cool and slightly trippy Adult Swim video. Bré is currently sitting in 7th place so could certainly be on track to outdo his position in my last Nuggets contest. He awards 12 points to Chez’s symphonic metal instrumental so that now flies into the top 5! Bray also awards 10 to Working Men’s Club, tightening their grip on 2nd place. He then gives 8 to the Spanish standout from Bebe - that is now in the top 10. He also ensures that BLOXX and Dogleg are off 0, so now it’s 10 people that remain on nil points.

SCOREBOARD

1 28 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
2 23 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
3 13 Westerman - Confirmation
4 13 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
5 12 Colony House - You Know It
6 12 Bebe - Malo
7 10 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 10 Ellis - Shame
9 9 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
10 9 Windwaker - My Empire

11 8 Shangralas - White Gold
12 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
13 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
14 4 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
15 3 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
16 3 Dogleg - Fox
17 2 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
18 1 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
19 1 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud
20 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]

21 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
22 0 Club Drive - Spare Time
23 0 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing
24 0 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
25 0 Kasalla - Stadt met K
26 0 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
27 0 Math The Band - Four To Six
28 0 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
29 0 We The Lion - You

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 06:16 PM

I'm here to win this one too xx

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 06:17 PM

I was really surprised there was no other instrumentals here, I swear there was quite a few last time? (Not that I remember lol)

Moaning was great

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 06:17 PM

I thought Bre might have sent Summoning.

Posted by: Izzy May 31 2020, 06:18 PM

It's actually one of the most popular anime around! Decent first season (young man gets turned into supernatural creature that can only eat human meat) but that concept only holds for so long and it apparently goes to pieces in the followup seasons which I have not watched.

but the music from it is definitely a highlight, the opening theme 'Unravel' is an awesome post-hardcore song, and 'Glassy Sky' is another soundtrack song that gets a lot of accolades.

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:19 PM

Definitely felt like I was skirting the veto here, though if it had been vetoed I'd still have sent a different slightly more guitar heavy song from Moaning which is nearly as good:



Yay for me being off to a good start anyway with points from both of the first 2 voters including a medal position already *. cheers Wardy & Chez ~

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:20 PM

04. Juan Carlos was behind…

We The Lion - You

Next up is Juan Carlos who is behind ‘You’ by We The Lion! They are a band based in Peru which explains the overwhelming amount of Spanish comments on YouTube. The song is in English though! The singer reminds me a little of Ben Howard which I think is due to the folky tone of his voice. The song is pretty sweet and devotional, with the singer promising to “never let you down”. The video is equally sunny too with a girl dancing around merrily with her rainbow hair and headphones. Juan Carlos is currently sitting on 0 points but he has revealed company in awardinary at least. His votes are pretty impactful as they change the winner! Working Men’s Club now take the lead, following a full 12, while closest rivals Karnataka fall to 2nd after a snub. Juan Carlos then awards 10 points to Bebe which advances ‘Malo’ into 3rd! He also gives Ellis quite the boost - 8 points sees ‘Shame’ up in 4th now. He helps DI-RECT and Larkin Poe off 0 also, reducing the nil pointers to 8.

SCOREBOARD

1 35 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 28 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
3 22 Bebe - Malo
4 18 Ellis - Shame
5 17 Westerman - Confirmation
6 16 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 13 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
8 12 Colony House - You Know It
9 10 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
10 9 Windwaker - My Empire

11 8 Shangralas - White Gold
12 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
13 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
14 7 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
15 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
16 6 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
17 4 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
18 3 Dogleg - Fox
19 1 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
20 1 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud

21 1 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing
22 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
23 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
24 0 Club Drive - Spare Time
25 0 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
26 0 Kasalla - Stadt met K
27 0 Math The Band - Four To Six
28 0 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
29 0 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 06:21 PM

Moaning one of the few acts I'd heard something be before. Like everything I've heard without anything being amazing.

Posted by: FrankLuck May 31 2020, 06:23 PM

All 3 are great entries!
'Licht Und Schatten' is such an Iz entry (but a Chez entry too...hmm). Still, deserves to win.

Already flopping hard, fantastic.

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 06:24 PM

It appears I've done an exact point swap with one of these posters!

Too many above-average entries still stuck on 0 points, but I'm sure that won't last.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:26 PM

05. Maz! was behind…

DI-RECT - Times Are Changing

Next up is Maurice with ‘Times Are Changing’ by DI-RECT! It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that it’s Maz behind this entry as DI-RECT are a band from The Netherlands. ‘Times Are Changing’ was an appropriate single title as it was their first one released with new frontman Marcel Veenendaal. The piano melodies in this song give me slight Coldplay - ‘Clocks’ vibes and it’s of course guitar heavy too. The video is pretty simple with the band just playing their instruments. This entry is currently on 1 point… better than nothing I guess? Maz does some strong charity work as his entire top 3 comprises of songs that were previously on 0 points! Kasalla, Math The Band and We The Lion now all sit in the top 20. Sonata Arctica are lifted off 0 too, so now just 4 songs remain on nil points. Maurice extends Working Men’s Club’s lead in first to 10 points and also helps FalKKonE to rise into the top 5!

SCOREBOARD

1 38 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 28 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
3 23 Ellis - Shame
4 22 Bebe - Malo
5 20 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
6 17 Westerman - Confirmation
7 16 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
8 14 Shangralas - White Gold
9 12 Colony House - You Know It
10 12 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]

11 12 Kasalla - Stadt met K
12 10 Math The Band - Four To Six
13 9 Windwaker - My Empire
14 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
15 8 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
16 8 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
17 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
18 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
19 6 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
20 4 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know

21 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
22 3 Dogleg - Fox
23 1 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
24 1 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud
25 1 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
26 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
27 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
28 0 Club Drive - Spare Time
29 0 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:28 PM

Thank you Maurice! (I knew DI-RECT were Dutch so should have guessed that was your entry and ofc Juan Carlos also going for an act from his own country!)

Great to see 'A.A.A.A.' in the lead so far, would be more than happy for that to just hang on all night ~

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:31 PM

06. Jade was behind…

BLOXX - Lie Out Loud

Now it’s time for the host entry! You guys had fun trying to guess my entry on plug.dj but I don’t think anyone suspected that this was me. Surprise! I discovered ‘Lie Out Loud’, from English band BLOXX, on New Music Friday and enjoyed it so much that it kicked off my motivation to finally host this contest! It was such an instant love so I thought it’d be perfect for the contest with that aspect and the guitar sound. The guitar playing and drums are seriously impressive in this song. ‘Lie Out Loud’ really packs a punch with its angst and über catchy chorus. It doesn’t feel a million miles away from a Paramore song. We’re also treated to a really colourful animated video. Right now it does not look like a 3rd Nuggets win is on the cards for me, with only 1 point at this stage, but anything could happen! The Ellis song was the biggest highlight of this edition for me - my 12 pushes ‘Shame’ up to 2nd! My silver results in Westerman rising to the top 5 too. Finally, my 8 goes to Working Men’s Club so that stays safe in first, with an 11 point lead now. I wonder who is behind that? I lift H.E.R.O. off 0 so now just 3 songs are stuck in that unfortunate position.

SCOREBOARD

1 46 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 35 Ellis - Shame
3 31 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
4 28 Bebe - Malo
5 27 Westerman - Confirmation
6 24 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
7 19 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 16 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
9 14 Shangralas - White Gold
10 12 Colony House - You Know It

11 12 Kasalla - Stadt met K
12 10 Math The Band - Four To Six
13 10 Windwaker - My Empire
14 9 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
15 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
16 8 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
17 8 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
18 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
19 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
20 6 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues

21 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
22 3 Dogleg - Fox
23 2 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
24 1 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
25 1 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
26 1 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
27 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
28 0 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
29 0 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 06:33 PM

Idk I never really have much to say on results until my entry gets revealed but I’m glad Moaning seems to be doing pretty well

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 06:35 PM

oh yeah and it took way too long for H.E.R.O. to get off nil points

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:35 PM

07. Suedehead2 was behind…

Shangralas - White Gold

Next it’s Suedehead with ‘White Gold’ by Shangralas! It’s no surprise that this band is from Sheffield as the vocalist could be Alex Turner’s doppelgänger. ‘White Gold’ is a toe tapper for sure with very energetic guitar work going on. Suedey is doing pretty well right now in 12th place. His 12 is given to Moaning, so Bré is now sitting pretty in the top 5! Suede’s 10 goes to Colony House, resulting in a slightly more secure top 10 placement for them. The bronze goes to 20 minute epic ‘Secrets Of Angels’, putting that entry back in second. Suedey ensures that cheerbleederz will not be a nil pointer. Two songs left on 0! Poor Wardy and mysterious other person. He also quintuples my points so I’ll happily take that.

SCOREBOARD

1 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 39 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
3 35 Ellis - Shame
4 31 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
5 30 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
6 28 Bebe - Malo
7 27 Westerman - Confirmation
8 22 Colony House - You Know It
9 16 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
10 15 Math The Band - Four To Six

11 15 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
12 14 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
13 12 Kasalla - Stadt met K
14 10 Windwaker - My Empire
15 9 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
16 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
17 8 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
18 7 Folkstone - In Taberna
19 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
20 6 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues

21 5 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
22 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
23 3 Dogleg - Fox
24 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
25 2 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
26 1 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
27 1 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
28 0 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
29 0 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:36 PM

Me being the only person who voted for Jade so far (I'm sure it'll pick up though, didn't strike me as a song that would do particularly badly? x)

Thanks Jade for the points in return as well, already have more points than Ought got in total x

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:39 PM

Ooh thank you Suede! <3 Top 5 *.*

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:40 PM

08. Addy was behind…

Bebe - Malo

Now it’s revealed that Addy is behind ‘Malo’ by Bebe! He’s currently doing very well in 6th place. This is one of our foreign language songs as ‘Malo’ is a Spanish entry. Bebe’s delivery is soft to an extent during the verses, but suddenly both her vocals and the production ramp up significantly during the chorus and create quite an angsty experience. The video sees her performing on stage with a guitar and has a monochrome effect layered over it. Could ‘Malo’ possibly take the crown tonight? If not, then Bebe can still rest easy, as this was nominated for multiple Latin Grammys. Addy awards Larkin Poe 12 points so that shoots up to just outside the top 10. His silver goes to FalKKonE so this Chez entry climbs up to 2nd! Could Chez be a bridesmaid yet again in a song contest? Finally, his bronze goes to Wardy’s entry ‘Blackbird’ so that is now off 0 in style! it’s just Club Drive, the song that opened the contest, waiting for points now. Oops.

SCOREBOARD

1 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 40 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 39 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
4 35 Ellis - Shame
5 31 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
6 28 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
7 28 Westerman - Confirmation
8 22 Colony House - You Know It
9 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
10 19 Math The Band - Four To Six

11 18 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
12 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
13 16 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
14 14 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
15 13 Windwaker - My Empire
16 9 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know
17 9 Folkstone - In Taberna
18 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
19 8 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 8 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]

21 8 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
22 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
23 5 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
25 3 Dogleg - Fox
26 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
27 2 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
28 1 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
29 0 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 06:43 PM

Well... this is going to be interesting to follow honestly. That said, thanks in advance for the people who enjoyed "You" by We The Lion.

As it was previously mentioned, they are a band from my country, which I recently discovered (yeah, the irony if it's considered that they released their debut album four years ago!) and I found that this was a great opportunity to let them know too.

Side note: Thank you Maurice!

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:44 PM

Wouldn't have predicted Addy being behind 'Malo'! Naturally was a big fan of it as with a lot of Spanish entries x

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:45 PM

09. Riser was behind…

BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know

Next up it’s Jordan! Who is sorry for leaving it so late but is still as early as the 9th voter. He is behind American band BAILEN, consisting of three siblings, with the song ‘Your Love Is All I Know’. This entry sounds very Fleetwood Mac influenced. Jord is currently sitting in the top 20 with this. He gave 12 points to ‘Blackbird’ and was excited to find out who sent Alter Bridge, well, as we know now - it was Wardy! ‘Blackbird’ had 0 points until the last two votes - where it received two medals in a row. What a turnaround! This entry now sits in the top 15. Jordan’s 10 points go to Windwaker, sending ‘My Empire’ into the top 10. The 8 points also provide Math The Band with a climb into the top 10. Jordan also gives my entry a boost into the top 20, yay! Every song has now received points, as these 3 points to Club Drive lift it off 0. cheerbleederz drop down to last as a result.

SCOREBOARD

1 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 40 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 39 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
4 35 Ellis - Shame
5 31 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
6 28 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
7 28 Westerman - Confirmation
8 27 Math The Band - Four To Six
9 24 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
10 23 Windwaker - My Empire

11 22 Colony House - You Know It
12 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
13 20 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
14 20 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
15 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
16 14 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
17 14 Folkstone - In Taberna
18 12 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
19 10 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 9 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]

21 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
22 8 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
23 6 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
24 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind
25 4 Dogleg - Fox
26 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
27 3 Club Drive - Spare Time
28 2 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
29 1 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work

Posted by: awardinary May 31 2020, 06:45 PM

Thanks for some points Addy!

To those who faulted my entry due to its many Top 10 albums, this wasn’t a thought when I tried to resubmit after two failed attempts beforehand, but when it was accepted I just thought that was that, I’m sorry if it seems I cheated in any way as I wasn’t trying to bend the rules.

Edit: wow thanks Jordan, and again, sorry for any unfair advantage I was inadvertently given.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:50 PM

10. Izzy was behind…

Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind

If you thought Iz was the one behind the Finnish power metal band… then you’d be absolutely right! Here we have ‘Whirlwind’ by Sonata Arctica. That band name sounds pretty strong - it’s quite amusing that they originally went with the much less powerful sounding Tricky Beans. ‘Whirlwind’ sounds as epic as the band name, with a big chorus and towering guitars. There’s some lovely imagery to be found too like leaves dancing in the wind. They go hard with the wind theme actually, as the song opens with a noise that sounds like the wind blowing. Iz is team #longsongbloc as he awards his 12 to the 13 minute song (rising to the top 15 as a result) and 8 go to the 20 minute one (now sitting in joint 2nd - only 2 points between 1st and 2nd now!). Otherwise, H.E.R.O. slot into the silver medal position and rise to the top 20. Amyl & The Sniffers and Club Drive currently share the last place spot following the cheerbleederz points.

SCOREBOARD

1 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 47 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 47 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
4 35 Ellis - Shame
5 32 Math The Band - Four To Six
6 31 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
7 29 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
8 29 Windwaker - My Empire
9 28 Westerman - Confirmation
10 24 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues

11 22 Colony House - You Know It
12 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
13 20 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
14 20 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
15 18 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
16 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
17 16 Folkstone - In Taberna
18 14 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
19 12 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
20 12 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood

21 10 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
22 9 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
23 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing?
24 8 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
25 8 Dogleg - Fox
26 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
27 4 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
28 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
29 3 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: WhoOdyssey May 31 2020, 06:51 PM

That's not your fault at all Wardy! Don't worry

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 06:51 PM

If it's taken into consideration that it was already revealed, I'm glad that someone (Addy, in this case) submitted a song by Bebe. In case you're not aware, "Malo" is a song about gender violence, hence the reason how deep her vocals and production are throughout the song, as well as her follow-up single "Ella".

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 06:52 PM

Yay for being revealed. I appreciate the points so far! I very much agree with the Fleetwood Mac comparison, I actually think of their sound as a mix of Fleetwood Mac and Hanson - it's more evident with another song of theirs I considered sending.

Posted by: Izzy May 31 2020, 06:53 PM

Yeah 'Whirlwind' is the highlight off their latest album, particularly because of those wind sounds and the way the hook line just keeps going and going, I've been a casual fan of them for a while now, so I hope it picks up soon x

Posted by: Brett-Butler May 31 2020, 06:54 PM

Well if Iz wasn't behind the Tokyo Ghoul entry (still dazed that it was Chez responsible for it), then this would have been my 2nd guess.

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 06:54 PM

A very nice entry from Jordan, was kind of giving me similar vibes to HAIM's latest single as well as Fleetwood Mac ~ Sonata Arctica was a pretty strong Iz-type Iz entry too, shame I couldn't have fit either of those into my votes.

Posted by: dhwe May 31 2020, 06:57 PM

I had Larkin poe pinned down for riser tbh

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 06:57 PM

11. Brett-Butler was behind…

EGOISM - What Are We Doing?

Brett is now revealed as the poster behind ‘What Are We Doing?’ by EGOISM! They’re a dream-pop duo from Australia. The song is about learning to let go of the little worries we have. I could definitely do with taking this advice. A combination of the semantics and the sound of the song result in one of the most relaxed entries of the contest. It sports a simple, retro looking video too. Brett is currently sitting in 24th place. As for his votes, he awards Larkin Poe a full 12 points so that shoots into the top 5! Only one poster has been revealed in the current top 5. Brett’s 10 goes to cheerbleederz so now ‘sometimes i cry at work’ is sitting just outside the top 20. Lastly, his bronze medal heads in the direction of Colony House, so ‘You Know It’ catapults into the top 10!

SCOREBOARD

1 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 47 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 47 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
4 38 Ellis - Shame
5 36 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
6 32 Math The Band - Four To Six
7 32 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 30 Westerman - Confirmation
9 30 Colony House - You Know It
10 29 Bebe - Malo [Addy]

11 29 Windwaker - My Empire
12 27 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
13 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
14 20 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
15 20 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
16 18 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
17 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
18 16 Folkstone - In Taberna
19 14 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 14 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]

21 14 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
22 12 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 12 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
24 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
25 8 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
26 8 Dogleg - Fox
27 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
28 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
29 3 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 07:00 PM

2nd place whaaa *. I feel I’m quite front loaded here, but this is already looking way better than I’ve done in most editions of these!

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:02 PM

12. Dobbo was behind…

Folkstone - In Taberna

It is Dobbo who is behind the entry that gave us all a serious case of whiplash on plug.dj! This is because the music video transforms from club beats, to a relaxing harp song… to the actual piece of music which is a BAGPIPE BANGER!!! ‘In Taberna’ is one of our foreign language entries - this time courtesy of the Italian folk metal band Folkstone. They went in hard with both the song and music video for sure. Dobbo currently sits in the top 20. His votes prove to be quite impactful too! Previous winner Working Men’s Club fall to 3rd, while 8 points to FalKKonE and 3 to Karnataka push them both ahead. Oh wow. 1 point to Club Drive also ensures that it’s just Amyl & The Sniffers at the bottom. A surprising last placer so far! Elsewhere, Dobbo awards his 12 to Math The Band so ‘Four To Six’ had advanced from being sixth to fourth. How satisfying. 10 points to Alter Bridge also sees that in joint 10th. Phew!

SCOREBOARD

1 55 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
2 50 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
3 49 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
4 44 Math The Band - Four To Six
5 38 Ellis - Shame
6 37 Colony House - You Know It
7 36 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
8 33 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
9 32 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
10 30 Westerman - Confirmation

11 30 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 29 Windwaker - My Empire
13 27 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
14 24 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
15 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
16 20 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
17 19 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
18 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
19 16 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
20 14 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 14 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work
22 14 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
23 12 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 8 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
25 8 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
26 8 Dogleg - Fox
27 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
28 4 Club Drive - Spare Time
29 3 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 07:02 PM

Naturally it's the song I'm most interested in finding out who sent it!

'In Taberna' was iconic, love anything with bagpipes *.*

Posted by: Suedehead2 May 31 2020, 07:03 PM

Shangralas turned up on a Spotify New Music playlist some time last year with 17. As soon as the vocals started, it was pretty obvious they were from somewhere in the vicinity of Sheffield So yes, there is more than a hint of Arctic Monkeys about them but I think the main reason for that is that both bands have a singer who doesn't try to hide his regional accent.

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 07:04 PM

Thank you Jordan and Brett for your votes!

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 07:07 PM

I assumed Egoism would be B-B. I got into them after seeing him tweet about them last year. A good song, though I've enjoyed their most recent single You You a lot more

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:08 PM

Folkstone not being Frank o:

My 12 now being in the lead with my 10 in 3rd place *.*

Thanks Brett for one more point, hitting a bit of a dry patch now oop ~

Posted by: Brett-Butler May 31 2020, 07:08 PM

Yse, EGOISM was my entry. It's a shoegaze-y track, so it might have gone over a lot of people in this contest, plus it was the last song in the running order so might have been overlooked, which is why I believe it's in the bottom third. But gosh, I absolutely love it to pieces.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:09 PM

13. WhoOdyssey was behind…

cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work

Now our first Indie mod is revealed! WhoOdyssey is behind ’sometimes i cry at work’ by cheerbleederz. They’re a London-based all female trio. The song is about battling with fluctuations of confidence, inadequacy and imposter syndrome, holding you back from what you want to achieve. I feel somewhat personally attacked, even if I haven’t cried at work for a while. Anyway, alongside the song they provide us with a quarantine friendly at home music video. Whoddy is currently sitting in 23rd - an improvement from last earlier. Things get exciting at the top as Working Men’s Club are back up there with 56 points after an almighty drought ends, while FalKKonE take 2nd with 55 and Math The Band - following Whoddy’s silver medal - are 3rd with 54 points. Arggggh!! It’s so close up there! Elsewhere, WhoOdyssey awards Soccer Mommy a 12 so ‘Circle the Drain’ is as high as 5th place now, woah! Amyl & The Sniffers get his bronze so they are lifted off last place to a slightly more respectable 25th. Club Drive and Sonata Arctica now languish down in joint last, oops.

SCOREBOARD

1 56 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 55 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 54 Math The Band - Four To Six
4 50 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
5 39 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 38 Ellis - Shame
7 37 Colony House - You Know It
8 36 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
9 33 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
10 33 Windwaker - My Empire

11 32 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
12 30 Westerman - Confirmation
13 30 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
14 26 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
15 24 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
16 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
17 19 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
18 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
19 17 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
20 16 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]

21 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
22 14 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
23 14 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
24 11 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
25 11 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
26 9 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
27 8 Dogleg - Fox
28 4 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
29 4 Club Drive - Spare Time

Posted by: Brett-Butler May 31 2020, 07:13 PM

I was interested to see who was responsible for the cheerbleederz song. They've been on my radar for a while, but didn't think many other people would have heard of them. I prefer "Cabin Fever" by them, but this one was decent as well.

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:13 PM

I was almost sure Whoddy would be Club Drive, oops at him not even voting for that xx

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:13 PM

14. Dexton was behind…

Colony House - You Know It

Next up it’s Dexton who is behind ‘You Know It’ by Colony House. This entry takes us back to the times of 60s surf rock - the Beach Boys influence really jumped out here! ‘You Know It’ is a very energetic song with an über catchy chorus - making it perfect for adverts. It featured in a Samsung one apparently. The band have stated that the song is about their growing popularity and the realities of life on the road. Dexton is doing pretty well so far as Colony House are sitting in 8th place. His 12 goes to Jordan’s entry ‘Your Love Is All I Know’ so that is now up to 12th. His 10 is then awarded to ‘Spare Time’ so that leaps out of last place. Poor Sonata Arctica are stuck down there alone now despite a point added to their tally. Dexton’s 8 goes to DI-RECT so this Maurice entry is now in the top 20. Ellis is back in the top 5 also. Still waiting to find out who most of these entries at the top belong to!

SCOREBOARD

1 56 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 55 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 54 Math The Band - Four To Six
4 50 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
5 45 Ellis - Shame
6 39 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 39 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
8 37 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 34 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
10 33 Bebe - Malo [Addy]

11 33 Windwaker - My Empire
12 31 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 30 Westerman - Confirmation
14 30 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
15 30 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
16 24 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
17 21 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
18 20 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
19 19 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 19 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]

21 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
22 17 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 16 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
24 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
25 14 Club Drive - Spare Time
26 11 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
27 9 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
28 8 Dogleg - Fox
29 5 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 07:16 PM

The points are certainly being spread around. There are still many potential winners.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:18 PM

15. blacksquare was behind…

Westerman - Confirmation

Now it’s blacksquare with ‘Confirmation’ by London-based musician Westerman! The glittering synths mixed with guitar and piano provide the recipe to a dreamy, 80s-sounding entry. It’s about the unpredictability of the creative process. How sometimes the best ideas are birthed when you’re not thinking about the project in hand at all. I just want to stargaze to the soundtrack of this right now tbh. ‘Confirmation’ is in a respectable 13th place right now. blacksquare gives Soccer Mommy a helping hand with 12 points, allowing that to advance into the top 5. BAILEN continues to make progress, with 10 points here, so this Jordan entry is now as high as 7th! 8 points go to Ellis so ‘Shame’ is up to 4th now. The top 3 remain unchanged.

SCOREBOARD

1 61 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 55 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 54 Math The Band - Four To Six
4 53 Ellis - Shame
5 51 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 50 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels
7 41 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
8 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
9 39 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
10 38 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]

11 37 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
12 33 Windwaker - My Empire
13 30 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
14 30 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
15 30 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
16 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
17 24 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
18 22 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
19 21 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
20 19 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
22 17 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 16 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
24 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
25 14 Club Drive - Spare Time
26 12 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
27 11 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
28 8 Dogleg - Fox
29 5 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 07:19 PM

The points are spread! I figured Karnataka would clean up

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:21 PM

Thanks Dexton & blacksquare! Back in the top 10 after dipping out yay ~

As I said in my votes I haven't really cared at all for the previous songs I'd heard from Westerman, they just came across to me as 'generic indie band #505', but there was definitely something a lot more standout about this song from them

Very surprised at Math The Band being in the mix with the contenders at the moment.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:22 PM

16. King Rollo was behind…

Karnataka - Secrets of Angels

Next it is revealed that Rollo is behind the 20 minute song ‘Secrets of Angels’ by Karnataka. Who would’ve ever guessed that? Well, it is paying off for Rollo so far, as ‘Secrets of Angels’ currently sits in sixth place. The prog rock group decided to go by Karnataka after founding member Ian Jones was inspired by trips to India. They describe ‘Secrets of Angels’, taken from the album of the same name, as a “20-minute epic opus”. Oh it’s epic alright. There are plenty of twists and turns too in that duration. On plug.dj it was described as “a Frozen song with a guitar”. As for Rollo’s votes, he awards Alter Bridge his 12 so that climbs up to 9th place now. His 10 points to Sonata Arctica ensure that it rises from last place. Now it’s ‘Fox’ by Dogleg stuck down there. Rollo awards the second longest song in the contest ‘Land Of The Dead’ with 8 points so that is now in the top 15. Things still looking pretty nail-biting at the top.

SCOREBOARD

1 61 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 60 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 59 Ellis - Shame
4 54 Math The Band - Four To Six
5 51 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 50 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
7 44 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
8 42 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
9 42 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
10 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues

11 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
12 38 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
13 33 Windwaker - My Empire
14 32 Summoning - Land Of The Dead
15 30 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
16 30 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
17 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
18 26 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
19 21 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
20 19 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 19 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
22 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
23 17 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
25 15 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
26 14 Club Drive - Spare Time
27 12 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
28 11 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
29 8 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 07:24 PM

Wow, my first double-digit points and first time in the top 10, thanks blacksquare!

Wow at Working Mens Club and FalKKone still holding strong in the top 2!

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 07:25 PM

I knew one of those long songs was Rollo but thought Summoning might be more likely, Karnataka was fantastic though, thanks for that discovery

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:26 PM

It's like Rollo knew someone else was sending a 13 minute song and so had to send something even longer

Dogleg need more points pls

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 07:26 PM

I found it a challenge to make it all the way to the end of that one.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:30 PM

17. Leww was behind…

Summoning - Land Of The Dead

So we just found out the identity of the poster behind the 20 minute song… now it’s revealed that Leww is the one behind the 13 minute song! Here we have a long atmospheric black metal epic from the Austrian group Summoning. This certainly stood out in the contest for the length, vocal style, choir chorus and powerful instrumentation! Leww is currently sitting in a respectable 15th place. #longsongbloc solidarity swiftly continues here as 12 points are awarded to Rollo’s 20 minute song from Karnataka, so that is now back up to 2nd! However, we have a new leader in Ellis who received Leww’s 8 points. Exciting. In the middle of those, the silver medal went to Moaning, so Bré finds himself back up to 7th.

SCOREBOARD

1 67 Ellis - Shame
2 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
3 61 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
4 60 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
5 55 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 54 Math The Band - Four To Six
7 48 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 45 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 42 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
10 42 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]

11 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
12 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
13 38 Windwaker - My Empire
14 33 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
15 32 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
16 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
17 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
18 26 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
19 21 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
20 19 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 19 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
22 19 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
23 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
24 17 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
25 17 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500
26 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
27 15 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
28 14 Club Drive - Spare Time
29 8 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 07:31 PM

Yes,it was me.

My first Nuggets entry (15 mins long) stormed into an early lead which it didn't hold onto and the same seems to be happening here. The longsongbloc obviously vote early.

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 07:32 PM

this looks a lot closer than I expected

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:33 PM

Thank you Leww x

Summoning I am sure will end up being one of the more memorable songs from this edition so I maybe should have thrown it a point or two for that alone - very bold choice. I'd say it's a shock coming from Leww but I remember at one point you were considering an even more extreme song as a BJSC potential

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 07:37 PM

Thanks to Chez and Leww for the 12s. I was confident Secrets Of Angels might get a few maximum scores even if many voters would not give it any points.

Posted by: blacksquare May 31 2020, 07:38 PM

One of the few times I still stand behind a song on a competition like this

Just as dreamy as the first time I heard it~

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:43 PM

18. RabbitFurCoat was behind…

Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500

Next up we have RabbitFurCoat and he is behind ‘Starfire 500’ by Amyl & The Sniffers! They’re a pub rock / punk rock group from Australia. ’Starfire 500’ gives me serious Courtney Barnett vibes but that may just be the Australian thing. This entry is pretty suspenseful as the instrumental takes its sweet time to stop being the sole focus, with the vocals joining the wild guitar playing almost 2 minutes in. This entry is currently sitting in 25th - a bit of a recovery from earlier. RabbitFurCoat awards 12 points to Working Men’s Club so that is back up to 2nd! Ellis keeps the first place spot for now with an 8 point boost. Just 2 points between that top 2. Summoning also grab 10 points here so Leww is now tied for a top 10 spot!

SCOREBOARD

1 75 Ellis - Shame
2 73 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
3 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
4 60 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
5 59 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 57 Math The Band - Four To Six
7 54 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 45 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 42 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
10 42 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]

11 42 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
12 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
13 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
14 38 Windwaker - My Empire
15 33 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
16 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
17 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
18 26 Club Smith - Young Defeatists
19 26 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
20 23 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]

21 19 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
22 19 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
23 18 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 17 Kasalla - Stadt met K
25 17 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
26 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
27 15 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
28 14 Club Drive - Spare Time
29 13 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 07:47 PM

I wasn't sure Starfire 500 would appeal to many, mainly because of the vocal. I saw them live last year and they were exceptional, listened to them a lot since then.

I've really enjoyed listening to Working Men's Club this year, glad to see them at the top.

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:47 PM

Thank you RFC! (Although I thought from your earlier post in this thread that you didn't particularly like Moaning? Unless you just meant you didn't like the previous songs you'd heard from them). 'Starfire 500' another one that I do really wish I'd had space to include in my votes.

Ellis is a nice new winner, voted for all of the current top 5 so hopefully should be heading for a winner I can approve of x

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 07:47 PM

some of the better songs are pretty low down the scoreboard </3

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 07:47 PM

I'm going to be the final reveal aint I

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:47 PM

19. PeteFromLeeds was behind…

Club Smith - Young Defeatists

Next up it’s Pete who is unmasked as the sender of ‘Young Defeatists’ by Club Smith! The band, with members from York and Leeds, present this defiant festival ready anthem. They’re no strangers to live gigs of course as they’ve supported for the likes of Mystery Jets, Two Door Cinema Club, The Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, Shed Seven and more! Like ‘Malo’, this is another entry with a monochrome video too. ‘Young Defeatists’ is currently sitting in 19th place. As for Pete’s votes, he allows the winner to change once more as Working Men’s Club rise back to the top! Pete, behind Club Smith, shows solidarity to both the other ‘Club’ bands actually - with 8 points to Working Men’s Club and also the full 12 to Club Drive! The latter entry rises to 22nd. Pete also awards 10 points to Shangralas so this Suedey entry is now sitting in 9th place!

SCOREBOARD

1 81 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 75 Ellis - Shame
3 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
4 60 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
5 59 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
6 59 Math The Band - Four To Six
7 57 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 50 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 43 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
10 42 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]

11 42 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 42 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
13 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
14 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
15 38 Windwaker - My Empire
16 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
17 29 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
18 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
19 26 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
20 26 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]

21 26 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
22 26 Club Drive - Spare Time
23 21 Kasalla - Stadt met K
24 19 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
25 18 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
26 18 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
27 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
28 15 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
29 13 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 07:53 PM

Thank you Pete! A lot of members sending local bands with this one having members from the great nation of Leeds x

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:54 PM

20. FrankLuck was behind…

Kasalla - Stadt met K

Now it’s time for FrankLuck’s votes! He is revealed as the poster behind ’Stadt met K’ by Kasalla. This is another one of our foreign language entries - this time the band are German. The name of the group apparently means ‘anger’ or ‘riot’ although this song itself is fairly feel-good for me. The “sha la la la la” part in particularly is one of the catchiest moments of the whole contest. Frank is pleased with the entries although seems to have misidentified Chez as Iz! However, he does still vote for Iz’s actual entry. The 10 points for Chez puts FalKKonE back into the top 3! Frank’s 12 goes to Leww’s 13 minute epic so that is now up to 8th. Lastly, the 8 points are awarded to Folkstone so that now lifts up a bit to 19th.

SCOREBOARD

1 81 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 78 Ellis - Shame
3 70 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
4 64 Math The Band - Four To Six
5 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
6 59 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 58 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
9 50 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
10 50 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]

11 48 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 42 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
14 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
15 38 Windwaker - My Empire
16 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
17 30 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
18 29 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
19 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
20 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]

21 26 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
22 26 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
23 26 Club Drive - Spare Time
24 21 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
25 18 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
26 18 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
27 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
28 16 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
29 13 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 07:56 PM

okay so I’m notthe only person who got faked out by that tokyo Ghoul song

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 07:58 PM

Well I fooled a couple of people then I certainly needed that, though I'd be very happy losing to either of that top 2, both fantastic.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 07:59 PM

21. HarryEzra was behind…

Club Drive - Spare Time

Next it’s Harry who was behind the opening song ‘Spare Time’ by Club Drive! The British group were compared to both Lawson and Maroon 5 on plug.dj with their pop-rock sound. The main hook is “I just don’t know what you do in your spare time” and the video decides to showcase exactly what people are doing outside their day-to-day activities. Harry is currently sitting in 23rd with this, just ahead of me (yay 7 points!). He also shows ‘club’ band solidarity as the person behind Club Drive - as he awards 12 points to Club Smith! This Pete entry is now up to 13th. His 10 points to FalKKonE pushes that up to 2nd, as he also gives 8 to Working Men’s Club - so that remains at the top. Everything is definitely all still to play for!

SCOREBOARD

1 89 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 80 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 78 Ellis - Shame
4 64 Math The Band - Four To Six
5 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
6 59 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 58 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
8 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
9 54 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
10 50 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]

11 48 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 44 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 42 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
14 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
15 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
16 39 Windwaker - My Empire
17 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
18 32 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
19 29 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
20 29 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]

21 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
22 26 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
23 26 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
24 25 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
25 21 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
26 21 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
27 18 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
29 13 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 08:00 PM

Thank you Dexton, Pete and Harry for your votes!

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 08:01 PM

did all the good songs come at the beginning of the lineup? lol

Posted by: Izzy May 31 2020, 08:03 PM

if you do truly want symphonic reimaginings of anime soundtracks from me I guess I don't need to be told twice

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:04 PM

22. Cody was behind…

Windwaker - My Empire

Now it’s Cody who presents his votes! But first, he is behind Windwaker with ‘My Empire’. These guys are a metalcore band from Australia. I find it seriously impressive that it’s one guy doing all of the vocals on this song - what a range! It’s a pretty electrifying entry. They keep the video simple though with the warehouse and playing instruments treatment. Cody awards 12 points to Moaning so Bré is now in the top 5! He then gives Harry’s entry 10 points so that’s now up to 17th - right next to Cody himself. Finally, his bronze goes to ‘Bad Blood’ which is now up to 23rd. The support for FalKKonE puts it just 2 points behind the winner!!

SCOREBOARD

1 89 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 78 Ellis - Shame
4 70 Math The Band - Four To Six
5 70 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
6 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
7 59 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
8 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
9 54 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
10 50 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]

11 48 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 47 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 42 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
14 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
15 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
16 39 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
17 36 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
18 34 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
19 32 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
20 32 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
22 29 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 29 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
24 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
25 27 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
26 21 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
27 18 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]
29 13 Dogleg - Fox

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 08:06 PM

Cody! feel like this might be the first time I've ever got top points from you in any contest? (thanks Frank for another point also ~)

Windwaker was a cool entry, giving me some strong Enter Shikari vibes.

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 08:07 PM

well i mean I should have seen this flop coming

I found it in triple j and had considered it for BJSC as a spiritual sequel to Written By Wolves but then never got round to it after ~certain events~ so I decided to rush confirm it here after getting vetoed after the deadline it just sucks that it had to do mediocre in a Nuggets Edition that was also pretty mediocre

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:09 PM

23. SevenSeize was behind…

Math The Band - Four To Six

Next it’s Seven who is unsurprisingly behind potentially the most whacky entry - ‘Four To Six’! He’s doing extremely well right now as Math The Band are top 5. This group define their music as ‘Nintendocore’. Interesting. Well, it’s a memorable tag for a standout song - the electronic element of the production in particular is giving me the energy I need when typing this up at 4:13am right now. Oops. Seven decides to award his 12 to a song with completely the opposite vibes - that’s Westerman, who climbs up to 13th as a result. His silver medal goes to Dogleg and as a result ‘Fox’ is no longer last! The wooden spoon falls back in Iz’s hands instead. Finally, Seven awards 8 points to Frank’s entry which moves it up to 24th place.

SCOREBOARD

1 89 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 82 Ellis - Shame
4 77 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
5 70 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
6 65 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
8 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
9 54 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
10 50 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]

11 50 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 47 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
14 42 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
15 42 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
16 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
17 40 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
18 36 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
19 35 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
20 32 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]

21 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
22 29 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 29 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood
24 29 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
25 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
26 27 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 23 Dogleg - Fox
29 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 08:11 PM

7 points from Seven in two song contests in a row ty xx

I really liked the instrumental of the Math The Band song but it was a little let down by the vocals feeling a bit lost in the mix.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 08:12 PM

Worried that Working Men's Club and Ellis were sent by the two non-voters

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:13 PM

24. uhsting was behind…

H.E.R.O - Bad Blood

Now it’s uhsting with ‘Bad Blood’ by H.E.R.O! These guys are a rock band from Denmark. This entry is currently as low as 24th which is disappointing as it has such a huge chorus. Then again, my entry is only one spot above it in 23rd so the taste did not jump out! As for uhsting’s taste, he decided to award 12 points to Math The Band. This means SevenSeize climbs a place to joint 3rd. 10 points then go to Colony House so that is up to 7th. Finally, 8 points to Club Drive results in a rise to 17th. Seven's joint position aside, the top three still remain unchanged despite the drought for each of them!

SCOREBOARD

1 89 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 82 Ellis - Shame
4 82 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
5 77 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
6 65 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 64 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
8 62 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
9 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
10 52 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]

11 50 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
12 47 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
13 47 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
14 46 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
15 45 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
16 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
17 44 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
18 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues
19 39 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 36 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]

21 33 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
22 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
23 29 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 29 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood [uhsting]
25 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
26 27 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 23 Dogleg - Fox
29 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 08:17 PM

Thank you uhsting!

Posted by: uhsting May 31 2020, 08:18 PM

Thank you Cody for the 8 points and Izzy for the 10 points! <3

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 08:19 PM

Still such a split!

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:21 PM

Erm BuzzJack stop breaking on me thank you x

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:21 PM

25. Jacob was behind…

Larkin Poe - Preachin’ Blues

Next it’s Jacob who is behind ‘Preachin’ Blues’ by Larkin Poe. These girls are sisters and specialise in bluesy type rock music. This entry feels very soulful and packed with great guitar moments - with an infectious instrumental melody and a banjo thrown in for good measure. They are currently sitting in 20th place. Speaking of 20… Jacob awards top marks to 20 minute entry ‘Secrets Of Angels’! This puts Rollo back up to 6th. Egoism then receives Jacob’s silver, so that’s now up to 17th for Brett. Finally, getting the 8 points is Club Smith so Pete is in 10th place now! The gap between the top 2 widens to 5 points.

SCOREBOARD

1 92 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
3 82 Ellis - Shame
4 82 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
5 77 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
6 74 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
7 65 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
8 64 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 59 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
10 55 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]

11 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
12 50 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
13 50 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
14 47 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
15 46 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
16 46 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
17 46 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
18 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
19 43 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues [Jacob]

21 39 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
22 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
23 30 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood [uhsting]
24 29 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
25 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
26 27 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 23 Dogleg - Fox
29 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 08:23 PM

Definitely looking a lot like at least one of those unrevealed songs in the top 3 is going to be a non-voter then, eep xx

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:25 PM

26. dhwe was behind…

Dogleg - Fox

As I’m typing this it’s 5:18am (sigh) and dhwe is the last voter who landed in my inbox before the deadline. He’s behind ‘Fox’ by Dogleg - an American indie rock band who have achieved some critical acclaim. This song is full speed ahead from the word go with its charging guitars and passionate vocal performance. The repeated “any moment now, I will disintegrate” lyric repeated near the end provides some tension too. Unfortunately dhwe is down there in 28th but at least not last I guess. His 12 points go to Soccer Mommy so that is up in 6th. Moaning get a big silver medal boost and is up to joint 3rd. Then I finally get my first medal position of the night!! So I’m now… 22nd. Oops. Definitely coming for my lowest Nuggets finish to date! Never mind. So, we have three members that have not provided votes yet and all of them are in the top 10! Working Men’s Club = 1st. Ellis = 5th. Soccer Mommy = 6th. But who is who? Are they going to submit late votes? I’m only going to give the 12 point deduction if they’re a non-voter. Everything could change. There are a measly 6 points separating 1st and 5th. Who is going to take the crown? Well… I’m off to bed at this point because it’s 5:24am at the time of typing this but the suspense is probably going to keep my brain ticking for a while!!!

Edit: #JUPITERDECIDES

SCOREBOARD

1 92 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
2 89 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
3 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
4 87 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
5 86 Ellis - Shame
6 77 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain
7 74 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
8 64 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 59 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
10 55 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]

11 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
12 52 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]
13 52 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
14 51 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
15 49 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
16 46 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
17 46 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
18 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
19 43 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
20 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues [Jacob]

21 39 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
22 37 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
23 33 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
24 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
25 30 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood [uhsting]
26 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 23 Dogleg - Fox [dhwe]
29 17 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat May 31 2020, 08:27 PM

Oh wow. Hard to see Working Men's Club winning anyway with three so close to it.

Posted by: FrankLuck May 31 2020, 08:27 PM

Yes please.

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 08:28 PM

could this be the one time I actually want to stay in second?

(edit: shit, there it goes x)

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 08:30 PM

I know Dogleg from dhwe's personal charts so no surprise at all at that identity - real shame to see 'Fox' finishing so lowly, I thought it was a stormer of a track.

Thanks dhwe for another medal position! So close at the top now argh I hope Jupiter makes a good decision here xx

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 08:31 PM

Thanks Jacob for the 12 points.

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 08:34 PM

Thank you Jacob!

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:34 PM

27. Jupiter was behind…

Soccer Mommy - circle the drain

It is now a more sensible time of 1:54pm the next day when I’m writing this. We are now confirmed to have some late votes so the journey did not end last night. Jupiter has come through and he is revealed to be behind Soccer Mommy with ‘circle the drain’! This is a hard hitting song with its themes of depression. The video has a bit of a nostalgic feel to it with the skatepark setting. I could totally imagine this on a soundtrack like Mean Girls or some other rom com type movie. Jupiter is currently sitting in 7th place so he’s nailing these song contests lately - fresh off a BJSC win and podium finish in my Club Bizarre contest too. His votes… CHANGE THE WINNER!!! Omg. His 6 points to Moaning puts it in 1st for the FIRST time tonight! Could I be handing over the win to Bré? That would be goals. Wow these results are crazy, I’m so excited for you guys to see them yourselves. Anyway, elsewhere Jupiter awards 12 points to We The Lion so Juan Carlos is now up to 12th. H.E.R.O. then get 10 so advance to 21st. Club Drive round off the medals with a set of 8 - that is now top 15. Harry really turned things around! Pete is kicked out of the top 10 in favour of awardinary.

Edit: Okay… it’s 4pm now as I’m typing and dandy and Pavel did not submit late votes. So… BRÉ HAS WON!!!! Congrats Bré on your first ever Nuggets win omg I feel much less bad about blocking you from the win in Nuggets 9 now

I shall reveal which song was dandy’s and which was Pavel’s in the next post, then I shall present you with the FINAL scoreboard after that with ties and deductions implemented.

SCOREBOARD

1 93 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
2 92 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.
3 89 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
4 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
5 86 Ellis - Shame
6 81 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
7 77 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain [Jupiter]
8 64 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 62 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
10 56 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]

11 55 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds]
12 55 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos]
13 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww]
14 54 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser]
15 54 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra]
16 51 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
17 50 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
18 46 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
19 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
20 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues [Jacob]

21 40 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood [uhsting]
22 39 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
23 37 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 33 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
25 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
26 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat]
28 23 Dogleg - Fox [dhwe]
29 22 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

Posted by: uhsting May 31 2020, 08:37 PM

Wow!! Thanks for the 10 points from Jupiter! <3 <3

Also congratulations to Bre for winning Nuggets!

Posted by: dhwe May 31 2020, 08:39 PM

congrats bre!!! fully deserved win, great to see soccer mommy in the top 10 also!

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 08:39 PM

OMG! Thank you Jupiter for the 12 points!

Also, congratulations Bré. That was so close.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:40 PM

NON-VOTERS

dandy* was behind…

Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A.



This is the second time that a deduction will cost Dandy a top 3 placing in a contest hosted by me, after Drab Majesty last time. But this shall safely be top 10 at least!

~~~

Pavel was behind…

Ellis - Shame



It is Pavel who was behind my 12! The host was very impressed with this one. Thankfully Ellis shall still be finishing top 10 as well despite the deduction.

Final scoreboard coming up next…

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 08:42 PM

Bré! Congrats, I didn't expect that but it's an excellent winner, and how wonderfully cute winning a contest hosted by Jade.

Oops at Dandy* and Pavel though, they were two of the best as well

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 08:42 PM

!!

I will type a longer reply to this a little bit later but thank you very much Jupiter for your late votes!

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:48 PM

FINAL SCOREBOARD



1 93 Moaning - Fall In Love [Bré]
2 89 Math The Band - Four To Six [SevenSeize]
3 87 FalKKonE - Licht Und Schatten [Chez Wombat]
4 81 Karnataka - Secrets Of Angels [King Rollo]
5 80 Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A. [dandy*] {12 point deduction}
6 77 Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain [Jupiter]
7 74 Ellis - Shame [Pavel] {12 point deduction}
8 64 Colony House - You Know It [Dexton]
9 62 Shangralas - White Gold [Suedehead2]
10 56 Alter Bridge - Blackbird [awardinary]

11 55 Club Smith - Young Defeatists [PeteFromLeeds] {11 votes}
12 55 We The Lion - You [Juan Carlos] {9 votes}
13 54 BAILEN - Your Love Is All I Know [Riser] {12 votes}
14 54 Club Drive - Spare Time [HarryEzra] {8 votes}
15 54 Summoning - Land Of The Dead [Leww] {6 votes}
16 51 Windwaker - My Empire [Cody]
17 50 Egoism - What Are We Doing? [Brett-Butler]
18 46 Bebe - Malo [Addy]
19 44 Westerman - Confirmation [blacksquare]
20 41 Larkin Poe - Preachin' Blues [Jacob]

21 40 H.E.R.O. - Bad Blood [uhsting]
22 39 Kasalla - Stadt met K [FrankLuck]
23 37 BLOXX - Lie Out Loud [Jade]
24 33 cheerbleederz - sometimes i cry at work [WhoOdyssey]
25 31 DI-RECT - Times Are Changing [Maz!]
26 27 Folkstone - In Taberna [Dobbo]
27 23 Amyl & The Sniffers - Starfire 500 [RabbitFurCoat] {6 votes}
28 23 Dogleg - Fox [dhwe] {5 votes}
29 22 Sonata Arctica - Whirlwind [Izzy]

A huge congratulations to Bré once again! Looking forward to your hosting a lot. *.*

You guys did the host entry so dirty!! But… I enjoyed prepping these results so much that I’m actually not too bothered now I can finally sit back and relax with 0 pending contests to host! I hope you guys enjoyed despite having to wait a whole year for it.

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EtgqmY-NpJ3vSdGw24BGehdqC8W1ibl1XSXM86mo7rQ/edit?usp=sharing

Posted by: Commander Cody May 31 2020, 08:49 PM

So glad my 12 won! Congrats Bray!

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 08:53 PM

I co-sign this. "A.A.A.A." and "Shame" were two of my favourte discoveries too.

Posted by: CXNDÆRELLA-12 May 31 2020, 08:55 PM

Sorry for not voting. I forgot to do it and just like Dandy said, it wasn't fair to base on just a listen.

7th after deduction though lmao. Thank you for the support and the endless amount of 8 pointers oops. JERD <3

Posted by: Chez Wombat May 31 2020, 08:55 PM

THIRD, NOT SECOND. I will take that, I was seriously panicking I'd be the bridesmaid yet again there That's a fantastic result, finally breaking my Nuggets + Jade hosted contest curse of flopping, I expected this to have a few big fans and that's it, certainly not to the extent I'd have a podium finish. Thank you all very much for voting <3 Some great songs in the top 10 as well, including all of my top 3 surrounding me!

Thanks very much for hosting, Jade, as smooth and well written a results show as ever!

Posted by: CXNDÆRELLA-12 May 31 2020, 08:56 PM

Ellis had an album out a few weeks ago and it's stunning. "Shame" is the best song on there however.

Posted by: Jade May 31 2020, 08:56 PM

So my Nuggets placings are now: 01-15-01-23 very all over the place. Perhaps it means good things for next contest though

This made me smile earlier btw I really enjoyed commentating even if I was becoming a bit unhinged by 5am

+ no problem also Chez! x

Posted by: King Rollo May 31 2020, 08:58 PM

Congratulations Bre on winning. A very good song that was just outside my points.

I'm happy with 4th place. I think that's my highest Nuggets finishing position. Thanks to all who voted for Secrets Of Angels.

I've just realised that Leww has given me maximum points in the last three anonymous song contests,two Club Bizarres and now this one.

Thanks to Jade for hosting this contest with her usual enthusiasm.

Posted by: Brett-Butler May 31 2020, 09:00 PM

Congratulations Bre, and thanks Jade for a great, well organised contest.

Posted by: SevenSeize May 31 2020, 09:01 PM

wait what I thought Math the Band was a surefire flop based on the plug reaction, I guess the silent majority came through for it ??

thanks to those great people who voted for it, refreshing to actually do well in a song contest again!

(wonderful job on hosting too Jade <3)

Posted by: Suedehead2 May 31 2020, 09:02 PM

Congratulations on the win Bre and thanks to Jade for hosting. I thought the Moaning song had a very 80s vibe to it which might help to explain why it got my twelve points

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 09:03 PM

So it took me sending a song that is just a little skirting on the boundaries of what can really be considered a 'guitar-led' song but yaaaay at finally winning one of the contests in this forum after so many years and quite a dramatic way to win, snatching it in the last couple of votes after not really being in contention at any point before that! Ofc it also feels pretty ~special~ winning back-to-back with Jade so she got to be the one to announce it *.* thanks again to everyone who voted for Moaning (and do check out their other song 'Connect The Dots' which I linked earlier if you were a fan of this one x), excited to have the opportunity to host one of these now, hopefully not another whole year from now

Math The Band coming incredibly close to winning, if anything I'd have predicted that to actually end up quite near the bottom argh!! That would have been one of the most surprising winners of any of these contests to date if they had done it (for me at least). Very pleased at both of my top 2 also being in the top 4 prior to the deductions, shame that dandy* kicked himself out of the medal positions but still hanging onto the top 5 so could be worse! Great to have Karnataka top 5 and Soccer Mommy and Ellis in the top 10 as well (the latter also surviving the deduction pretty well of course). Bebe and Westerman both deserved a lot better but at least they are top 20 - poor brave BLOXX definitely did not deserve that fate! </3 And the whole of the bottom 4 were at least in my commiserations as well, big boos xx

Thanks Jade for the wonderful hosting again, as ever it's always fun to read all the extra stuff you add in when hosting these!

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 09:13 PM

My snazzy widget has arrived *.* after immediately harassing Joseph to add it

Posted by: J00psyMethyd May 31 2020, 09:21 PM

Congrats Bre! #JupiterDecides

And a top 10 for me too, I'm on fire ! Maybe I'll end up charting that myself finally now then!

Posted by: dandy* May 31 2020, 09:27 PM

I’ll take 5th gladly seeing as I couldn’t vote. Thanks to everyone who voted for the track, they’re one of the few guitar bands I’ve been following this year so glad others liked them too.

Sorry again for not voting Jade - and OMG at all you being the host both times I’ve not voted

Posted by: awardinary May 31 2020, 10:10 PM

Well done Bré, glad I could award you some points that helped toward your victory. Look forward to the next contest hopefully in the not too distant future!

Posted by: Juan Carlos May 31 2020, 10:19 PM

Before I forget, thank you for hosting Jade!

Posted by: Riser May 31 2020, 10:48 PM

Congrats Bray, what an exciting finish! I'm glad you would've won anyway and that it wasn't affected by deductions. Also big cheers to Math The Band finishing second after a slow start!

I'm very very pleased with 13th, after thinking my entry might be overlooked by not having as much guitar as other songs. And mostly trickle points too so a lot of people liked it <3

Great hosting Jade, thanks so much! A shame that BLOXX didn't do any better.

Posted by: Bré May 31 2020, 11:08 PM

Oh yeah, very thankful that this was a legitimate win rather than just being handed to me due to a deduction xx 93 points seems a little on the low end for a contest with this many votes in it (only just beating the number of points I got when I came a somewhat distant 2nd three contests ago) but a win is a win

Posted by: HarryEzra May 31 2020, 11:33 PM

Oh wow I'm actually shocked I came 14th?? Like I thought I was bottom 5 material lol. I'm glad I got some good points especially the 12 from Pete (lol did both the club bands give each other 12 that's so funny Haha)

Anyway congrats be! And once again, fab hosting Jade *.

Posted by: X Æ Addy-12 May 31 2020, 11:36 PM

THIS

Bebe 'Malo' undeservedly flopped!!!

Congrats to Bre and your guitar widget

Posted by: Izzy Jun 1 2020, 02:32 AM

Congrats Bré, even if I wasn't so much a fan of the song and you people are just kind of wrong to do 'Whirlwind' so dirty like that and I'd have preferred 2nd or 3rd place to win, I guess Nuggets is back to disappointing me x

it'll be good to have you hosting though, just like Jade did an excellent job of hosting here!

Posted by: ✖ leww ✖ Jun 1 2020, 05:54 AM

15th! Not bad considering its limited potential appeal - I'm glad to have found a couple of fans.

Amazing winner! Well done Bré. Fabulous hosting Jade x

Posted by: WhoOdyssey Jun 1 2020, 10:20 AM

Congrats Bre! And thanks again to Jade for hosting.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Jun 1 2020, 05:07 PM

Well I guess Top 10 is two different contests within a week was too much to ask But I'm very happy with 11th for Club Smith! I found out about them as their drummer is now the drummer for Kaiser Chiefs

Me and Harry exchanging 12s as well! The Club club really came out in force. Also I was wondering who sent We The Lion as it's been in my Personal Chart for a few months now, I should have guessed Juan Carlos though since he is actualy from Peru.

Congrats Bré, one of the best songs in the contest and thanks Jadde for hosting as well!

Posted by: Colm Jun 14 2020, 08:28 AM

I dont post much any more but I am so happy that this feature is still running with so many people taking part. Probably my most durable contribution to Buzzjack

Posted by: King Rollo Jun 22 2020, 08:07 PM

It may only have finished in 10th place here,but Blackbird by Alter Bridge has been voted as the third best song of the 21st Century by readers of Classic Rock magazine.

https://www.loudersound.com/news/i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love-by-the-darkness-voted-greatest-song-of-the-21st-century