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Unacclaimed VIII: Grand Final

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The way this game works is that you will be given a set of six songs, your job is to rank the set from best to worst. First place gets 6 points, second gets 5 etc.

The song with the most points will become the Unacclaimed VIII Champion. If there is a tie for points, then the song with more first place votes will advance. If they are tied on first place votes as well, there will be a sudden death tiebreak.

Feel free to ask any questions, deadline is next Wednesday at 22:00 BST.

Thread for the Draw

Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Stereolab | Captain Easychord



Black Lagoon
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Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view

Thank you for another fun tournament!
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1. Angélique Kidjo - Born Under Punches (2018)
2. Stereolab - Captain Easychord (2001)
3. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld - The Sun Roars into View (2015)
4. Mazzy Star - Take Everything (1996)
5. Still Corners - Black Lagoon (2018)
6. Handsome Boy Modelling School feat. Cat Power - I've Been Thinking (2004)

6 excellent songs by 6 female-fronted acts (or with strong involvement of female artists) on the grand final. Great!
Thank you very much, Bang Jan!
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Thanks Bang Jan for a fantastic tournament again. Many new discoveries found throughout.

1 | Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The Sun Roars Into View
2 | Still Corners | Black Lagoon
3 | Mazzy Star | Take Everything
4 | Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
5 | Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
6 | Stereolab | Captain Easychord
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Adding my thanks for the tournament, good fun and a number of fine discoveries (top for me: Park Jiha, Girl Friday, John Prine, Steve Flynn, Dave Van Ronk, Mazzy Star; plus a shout out to the National and They Might Be Giants songs, which were already in my top 2000 list)

1. Mazzy Star | Take Everything
2. Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
3. Still Corners | Black Lagoon
4. Stereolab | Captain Easychord
5. Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
6. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
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thank you Bang Jan for the smooth tournament.
A nice set of songs in the final

1. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
2. Stereolab | Captain Easychord
3. Mazzy Star | Take Everything
4. Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
5. Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
6. Still Corners | Black Lagoon
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1st: Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
2. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
3. Still Corners | Black Lagoon
4. Handsome Boy Modelling School feat. Cat Power | I’ve Been Thinking
5. Mazzy Star | Take Everything
6. Stereolab | Captain Easychord

These are already in order for me! [I've been considering the album version of Black Lagoon for this tournament; the linked live version would be below I've Been Thinking.]

Echoing thanks for the tournament! My favorite discoveries have been Kidjo's Remain in Light, as well as When My Train Pulls In and Water from the Same Source. Also nice to revisit White People.
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Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
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Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Still Corners | Black Lagoon

Thanks!
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Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
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Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
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Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
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1. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
2. Still Corners | Black Lagoon
3. Mazzy Star | Take Everything
4. Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
5. Stereolab | Captain Easychord
6. Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
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Praises and picks of the tournament first!
1. Laika - Go Fish
2. Hungry Ghosts - Fly
3. Professor Longhair - Big Chief
4. The Verlaines - Pyromaniac
5. Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
6. Run the Jewels - Pew Pew Pew
7. Gary Clark Jr - When My Train Pulls in
8. Pepe Deluxé - A Night and a Day
9. Penthouse - Valley of the Sows
10. Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld - The Sun Roars into View


And now the actual voting for the final:
1 | Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld | The Sun Roars into View
2 | Stereolab | Captain Easychord
3 | Angélique Kidjo | Born under Punches (The Heat Goes on)
4 | Handsome Boy Modelling School | I've Been Thinking
5 | Still Corners | Black Lagoon
6 | Mazzy Star | Take Everything
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Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
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Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Handsome Boy Modeling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
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Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
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Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Stereolab | Captain Easychord
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
Still Corners | Black Lagoon
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view

Thanks Bang Jan!
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Don't forget to vote!
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1. Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
2. Stereolab | Captain Easychord
3. Still Corners | Black Lagoon
4. Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking
5. Mazzy Star | Take Everything
6. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view
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24 hours remain!
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RESULTS:



Mazzy Star | Take Everything | 72 | 6
Stereolab | Captain Easychord | 67 | 2
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | The sun roars into view | 63 | 4
Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches | 62 | 6
Still Corners | Black Lagoon | 58 | 0
Handsome Boy Modelling School | I’ve Been Thinking | 56 | 0

Previous Unacclaimed champions:

Unacclaimed I | Nina Simone | Sinnerman (de facto)
Unacclaimed II | Kashiwa Daisuke | Stella
Unacclaimed III | Shiina Ringo | Sōretsu (Funeral Procession)
Unacclaimed IV | Amadou & Mariam | Je pense à toi
Unacclaimed V | Jaga Jazzist | Toccata
Unacclaimed VI | Rokia Traoré | Dounia
Unacclaimed VII | Rupa | Aaj Shanibar

Thanks to everyone who voted, nominated, or otherwise participated in the tournament! Provisional start date for Unacclaimed IX will be 2nd January 2023, it's never too early to start planning your lists!
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Thank you very much, Bang Jan!
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Thanks Bang Jan!

Pretty chuffed that one of my picks won the competition and another made the top six!
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Thanks again Bang Jan.

And I’ll also share (as others have) my top discoveries from the game:
1 | Still Corners | Black Lagoon
2 | Park Jiha | Communion
3 | Laika | Go Fish
4 | ‪Girl Friday | This Is Not The Indie Rock That I Signed Up For
5 | Warpaint | Billie Holiday
6 | Steve Flynn | Mr. Rainbow
7 | Quickspace Supersport | Quickspace Happy Song #1*
8 | Jane Weaver | The Fallen by Watch Bird
9 | Jesu | Silver
10 | Angelique Kidjo | Born Under Punches
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Madzong wrote: Thu May 26, 2022 7:44 am Pretty chuffed that one of my picks won the competition and another made the top six!
2 out of 4 in the finals, now that's quite the feat 8-)

My favourite discoveries this year:

Warpaint | Billie Holiday
Mazzy Star | Take Everything
Soula Majid | Win Terram
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives
Deux | Game And Performance

I Love You Always Forever was also a great nomination, but of course I knew that one already.

Thanks Bang Jan and everyone who nominated and voted!
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Overall I am very pleased with the placement for Born Under Punches. I am glad it got so far, since it's a great, transformative cover. I was confident in nominating it precisely because I think it is transformative enough for recognition here, and really the whole album (a cover album of Remain in Light) has that same quality.

At the same time I'm kind of glad it didn't win - might not have been entirely in the spirit of the game.
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