Cream of 2021 - Winter session - Round 1 VOTING - closed MIDNIGHT Sunday Jan 9

[Val]

I know it's not due to commence until Friday but it's a busy time of year so I'm opening up early (my rules!). The closing day is extended until MIDNIGHT Wednesday Jan 5 so you've got a whole two weeks to have a think. Plenty of good music released in 2021! My favourite record shop listed these:

[Brass Neck]

I've got about 25-30 of those (precisely none of which are from the Oz section) and want about 20 more so they have great taste!

I think you'll like this Val, Covid permitting she's touring the UK next summer;

The Misfits - Sara Petite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWj5...

[TheFoe]

After Brass

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFI60...

[Val]

You know me too well Brass - I do like her very much!

[Val]

After The Foe

I know spoken word goes down like a lead balloon round here but I always love Adam Gibson's words.

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As5Qn...

[Tim]

after Val

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_Fz...

[Craig White]

eftertim,

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials

https://youtu.be/tZRq9KZEst4

[Spacepig]

After Tech.

I've probably bought less new music this year than I have for the last 10 or 15 years (and precisely zero from the page Val posted). Not that I haven't been spending my money, far from it, but I have had more enjoyment filling in gaps in my collection than splurging on new releases which might get played once or twice before they drift to the back of the shelf. Having said that, there have been a few crackers.
Youtube only has the full album up (psi​-​hybrid), so here's a Bandcamp link, feel free to move it to the bottom of the playlist if that works better:

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange

https://electricorange.bandcamp.com/t...

[Rob]

After Spacepig,

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria

https://youtu.be/sVlQPpQ3xlY

[Helen The Melon]

After Rob

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ofofkFQ...

[Fishy_Jim]

After Helen:

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Interval - The Joy Formidable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH1ew...

[Val]

I'm getting a bit mixed up with dates here. I had the title say nominations closed Sunday Jan 2 but usually we close off nominations on a Wednesday and voting on a Sunday. So I've changed the heading to say nominations close on Wednesday Jan 5. If we could get one more (Sussex?? Jemma??) we'd have four votes to play with. However, if anyone thinks sod it, close off now and commence voting, I am happy to follow the majority's decision.

[KJS]

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Interval - The Joy Formidable
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J5...

[Val]

I don't think we're going to get any new nominations in the next hour so I'm posting the voting link. Thanks KJS for getting us to 10 nominations.

Here's the playlist (10 nominations in total)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

plus one Bandcamp link

https://electricorange.bandcamp.com/t...

FOUR votes each and please be done by around midnight Sunday your time.

[TheFoe]

Kicking off then

Adia Victoria - 4
Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 3
Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 2
Electric Orange - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 1
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 2
Interval - The Joy Formidable
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 3

[Craig White]

efterthefoe,

hmmm,

1 - f.nioke

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 1
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 2
Interval - The Joy Formidable
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 4

[Rob]

After Tech,

4 - The Joy Formidable
3 - Screensaver
2 - Black Tape For A Blue Girl
1 - The Specials

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver - 3
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 1
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 1
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 4
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 4

[Helen The Melon]

After Rob

Screen - 4
Dawson - 3
Specials - 2
Nioke - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite
No Movement - Screensaver - 7
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle - 3
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 3
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 1
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 4
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 5

[Val]

After Helen

Electric Orange - 4
Sara Petite - 3
Richard Dawson & Circle - 2
Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite - 3
No Movement - Screensaver - 7
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle - 5
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 3
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 5
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 5
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 5

[Spacepig]

After Val

Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 3
The Specials - 2
Richard Dawson & Circle - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite - 3
No Movement - Screensaver - 7
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle - 6
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 5
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 5
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 8
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 5

[KJS]

after Spacepig

B Tape - 4
Screensaver - 3
A Maps - 2
S Petite - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite - 4
No Movement - Screensaver - 10
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps - 2
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle - 6
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 5
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 5
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 12
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle

[Tim]

after KJS

Electric Orange - 4
Falle Nioke - 3
Specials - 2
Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 1

The Misfits - Sara Petite - 4
No Movement - Screensaver - 10
We All Need To Know There's Someone Out There In The Night - The Aerial Maps - 2
Lily - Richard Dawson & Circle - 6
Everybody Knows - The Specials - 7
Season of the Bitch - Electric Orange - 9
Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - 4
The Cleft Serpent - Black Tape For A Blue Girl - 13
Interval - The Joy Formidable - 4
Ayekouma - Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture - 8

[Val]

Voting over and we have 8 voters for our 10 nominations. Thankfully the winners are clear and I just avoided another wooden spoon! Helen takes out the gold with 13 votes for Black Tape For A Blue Girl Helen. TheFoe grabs silver - 10 votes for Screensaver and Spacepig gets the bronze with 9 votes for Electric Orange. Congrats all round.