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Results will be tonight from 20:00 GMT.

 

There are 32 sets of votes. As usual, please don't reveal ur entry yet but do feel free to speculate about who sent what, what you think has won etc. and whether I will do a PricewaterhouseCoopers 2018 style Oscars announcement fail. You won't want to miss it..

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Sadly, I'm off to see Wargasm tonight so shan't be abour but will catch up on the results later
Sadly, I'm off to see Wargasm tonight so shan't be abour but will catch up on the results later
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I’m guessing whoever sent Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green may win this. Possibly the sender of The Lemon Twigs also but tbh I have no idea.
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Right, good evening again everyone − thanks once more to those who took part, shared tracks and helped with the admin (listenthroughs etc.), I really have appreciated it.

 

I've planned to whip through because last time around I was slower than the UK singles chart (pre-ACR). Don't be disheartened if you haven't done that well, this is only a bit of fuñ − it is very likely someone will have discovered and loved your entry.

 

For those who remember when I hosted BJSC137, the Top Trump cards have returned with a special minature Nuggets stats re-up. I haven't baked a roulade this time around as I was too depressed with recent world events/election news. That brief mention of the dystopian nightmare we appear to be moving towards aside, let's fire up that calculator and let's get on with the proceedings!

 

Here's how things will be:

 

Coming up.. (timings approx.)

2000: ~intro~ (you are reading this)

2010: MMXXIV (3)

2020: MMXXIII (3)

2030: MMXXII (3)

2040: MMXXI / MMXX (5)

2050: MMXIX / MMXVIII (1)

~intermission~ (allotted time for Brer to point out errors)

2120: MMXVII (4)

2130:MMXVI (2)

2140: MMXV (4)

2150: MMXIV (2)

~ever-so-slightly too long dramatic x-factor style pause~

2215: MMXIII (6)

~winner of nuggets xvii crowned~

 

Here's an alphabetical list of the starting scorecard~

 

00 Abu Nein - Wir Leben

00 AliA - Kakurenbo (hide-and-seek)

00 Axolotes Mexicanos - La canción que escribiste

00 Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love

00 Bare Infinity - Orion's Light

00 Being Dead - Firefighters

00 Bomb the Music Industry! - 25!

00 Exit Eden - Separate Ways

00 Fashion Club - Rotten Mind (feat. Julie Byrne)

00 Fleshgod Apocalypse - I Can Never Die

00 Girls.Speak.French - Is There Any Space on the Moon?

00 Hacktivist - Not Alone

00 Hangwire - Stockholm Syndrome

00 julie - clairbourne practice

00 Kalte Liebe - Alles Ist Wie Es Ist

00 Laura Ruusumaa - Tragediaa

00 Lorna Shore - To The Hellfire

00 Louis Dunford - Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green

00 Molly Hatchet - Bloody Reunion

00 Oranssi Pazuzu - Valotus

00 OU - 蘇醒 Frailty

00 Shred Rogers - Baa Baa Black Sheep

00 Slowly Slowly - Nothing On

00 Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission

00 SPRINTS - Cathedral

00 Swiss Portrait - Paralyzed

00 The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston

00 The Howlers - Lady Luck

00 The KVB - World On Fire

00 The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years

00 Uche Yara - www she hot

 

PS. SOS to Suedey if they are around!

My stats are going to be a bigger nightmare than the so-called d*st*p**n nightmare mentioned.

 

...Okay, I'll quietly read.

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ooh nice plan, I love a few stats.

 

No clue what will do well here, but there were a lot of good tracks here both from hard and soft rock traditions.

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We open up the voting with three fresh debutants to Nuggets from Jimwatts, Scene and Herbs. All submitted three very different genres to the contest. jimwatts opted for Edinburgh multidisciplinary artist Michael Kay Terence, aka Swiss Portrait who since the lockdown moved from art to writing music and produces dreamy and melancholic sounds that tap into the more emotional and reflective side of guitar based music. The entry selected here from 2022s Safe House EP, a track titled “Paralyzed”. Scene went for the distinctive southern rock of 1970s Florida formed Molly Hatchet, a sound that lost favour after the 1980s but was revisited/revitalised in the 21stC by bands such as Kings of Leon: “Bloody Reunion” is the opening track from their 1981 album Take No Prisoners. Finally we have Hactivist, a five-piece from the global capital of roundabouts, Milton “take the first exit” Keynes, who mix together a blend of hip-hop, grime, and metal. As the groups name would hint towards, their music often raises poignant, political issues and “Not Alone” is no different, being a frank depiction of the current growing mental health crisis across the world.

 

2024

 

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*Debutant*

 

12 Uche Yara

10 Laura Ruusumaa

8 ABU NEIN

7 Kalte Liebe

6 Bare Infinity

5 Being Dead

4 The KVB

3 Hangwire

2 GIRLS.SPEAK.FRENCH

1 OU

 

P.S. if I were a betting man, I'd bet the recipient of my 12 will be... [{{REDACTED}}]

 

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*Debutant*

 

12 Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love 95%

10 SPRINTS - Cathedral 93%

8 The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years 90%

7 Hangwire - Stockholm Syndrome 89%

6 Louis Dunford - Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green 88%

5 Kalte Liebe - Alles Ist Wie Es Ist 87%

4 Being Dead - Firefighters 86%

3 Swiss Portrait - Paralyzed 84%

2 Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston 82%

1 The Howlers - Lady Luck 80%

 

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*Debutant*

 

12pts Louis Dunford - Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green

10pts Uche Yara - www she hot

8pts Swiss Portrait - Paralyzed

7pts Girls.Speak.French - Is There Any Space on the Moon?

6pts Exit Eden - Separate Ways

5pts Slowly Slowly - Nothing On

4pts Fashion Club - Rotten Mind (feat. Julie Byrne)

3pts Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston

2pts The Howlers - Lady Luck

1pt AliA - Kakurenbo (hide-and-seek)

 

After 3/32 voters~

 

22 Uche Yara - www she hot

18 Louis Dunford - Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green

12 Kalte Liebe - Alles Ist Wie Es Ist

12 Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love

11 Swiss Portrait - Paralyzed jimwatts

10 Hangwire - Stockholm Syndrome

10 Laura Ruusumaa - Tragediaa

10 SPRINTS - Cathedral

09 Being Dead - Firefighters

09 Girls.Speak.French - Is There Any Space on the Moon?

08 Abu Nein - Wir Leben

08 The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years

06 Bare Infinity - Orion's Light

06 Exit Eden - Separate Ways

05 The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston

05 Slowly Slowly - Nothing On

04 The KVB - World On Fire

04 Fashion Club - Rotten Mind (feat. Julie Byrne)

03 The Howlers - Lady Luck

01 AliA - Kakurenbo (hide-and-seek)

01 OU - 蘇醒 Frailty

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First up, woo - and points already, thanks Scene and Herbs!

 

Love the top trumps! (can't bear to capitalise those Ts right now)

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Next we have 3 newer competitors who return to hopefully advance on their opening gambit made in 2023. That may potentially be difficult for ‘!!!’ who established a healthy 2nd place last time around with Have A Nice Life’s “Earthmover” narrowly missing out on the top prize (109 v 110 points). In 2024 however they opted for The opening track of 2003’s The Magnolia Electric Co from Ohioan Jason Molina (recording as Songs: Ohia) entitled “Farewell Transmission”, an epically sad depiction of regret which serves as a heroic epitaph to its writer who died in such tragic circumstances. Next up danG who also secured a Top 10 debut (#9) with Orphaned Land last year - this time around they have sent Uruguayan Post-Punk band Hangwire with shimmering guitars that evoke great bands like Interpol, Depeche Mode and Joy Division on the epic “Stockhom Syndrome”. Finally CowTzy hopes to rally after a disappointing last place finish with Scenarioart’s “Sayonara Moon Town”, and they have sent Japanese 6-piece rock band AliA with a track taken from the groups debut AliVe, the pop leaning and epically charged “かくれんぼ” (Kakurenbo) which translates to ‘hide-and-seek’.

 

2023

 

 

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Highest Position: >28< (XVI: Scenarioart “Sayonara Moon Town”)

Last result: 28 (XVI: Scenarioart “Sayonara Moon Town”)

 

+12 30. Hacktivist - Not Alone

+10 01. OU - 蘇醒 Frailty

+8 10. Bare Infinity - Orion's Light

+7 06. The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years

+6 14. The Howlers - Lady Luck

+5 27. Laura Ruusumaa - Tragediaa

+4 19. Girls.Speak.French - Is There Any Space on the Moon?

+3 16. Being Dead - Firefighters

+2 20. Slowly Slowly - Nothing On

+1 21. Bomb the Music Industry! - 25!

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Highest Position: >9< (XVI: Orphaned Land “The Cave”)

Last result: 9 (XVI: Orphaned Land “The Cave”)

 

12 Exit Eden - Separate Ways

10 Laura Ruusumaa - Tragediaa

08 Bare Infinity - Orions Light

07 Fleshgod Apocalypse - I Can Never Die

06 UCHE YARA - www she hot

05Axolotes Mexicanos - La canción que escribiste

04 OU - 蘇醒 Frailty

03 Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love

02 AliA - hide-and-seek

01 SPRINTS - Cathedral

 

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Highest Position: >2< (XVI: Have A Nice Life “Earthmover”)

Last result: 2 (XVI: Have A Nice Life “Earthmover”)

 

+12: the dismemberment plan - the ice of boston

+10: bomb the music industry! - 25!

+8: fashion club & julie bryne - rotten mind

+7: hangwire - stockholm syndrome

+6: bang bang machine - geek love

+5: oranssi pazuzu - valotus

+4: uche yara - www she hot

+3: abu nein - wir leben

+2: swiss portrait - paralyzed

+1: ou - 蘇醒 frailty

 

commiserations:

 

aila - hide-and-seek

axolotes mexicanos - la cancíon que escribiste

bare infinity - orions light

being dead - firefighters

fleshgod apocalypse - i can never die

kalte liebe - alles ist wie es ist

the kvb - world on fire

the lemon twigs - my golden years

lorna shore - to the hellfire

molly hatchet - bloody reunion

 

After 6/32 voters~

 

32 Uche Yara - www she hot

25 Laura Ruusumaa - Tragediaa

22 Bare Infinity - Orion's Light

21 Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love

18 Exit Eden - Separate Ways

18 Louis Dunford - Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green

17 Hangwire - Stockholm Syndrome danG

17 The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston

16 OU - 蘇醒 Frailty

15 The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years

13 Girls.Speak.French - Is There Any Space on the Moon?

13 Swiss Portrait - Paralyzed jimwatts

12 Being Dead - Firefighters

12 Kalte Liebe - Alles Ist Wie Es Ist

12 Fashion Club - Rotten Mind (feat. Julie Byrne)

12 Hacktivist - Not Alone Herbs

11 Bomb the Music Industry! - 25!

11 Abu Nein - Wir Leben

11 SPRINTS - Cathedral

09 The Howlers - Lady Luck

07 Slowly Slowly - Nothing On

07 Fleshgod Apocalypse - I Can Never Die

05 Axolotes Mexicanos - La canción que escribiste

05 Oranssi Pazuzu - Valotus

04 The KVB - World On Fire

03 AliA - Kakurenbo (hide-and-seek) CowTzy

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Beautiful presentation <3 Don't keep on track of Nuggets stats as much as BJSC so will be nice to keep x

 

Hacktivist was certainly a memorable one! Linkin Park meets Enter Shikari x AliA was one of the best J-rock entries I've heard in one of these.

Thanks !!!

Liking that top 3 a lot, albeit as one of the few voters so far.

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