Album of the Month Tournament - Jan 2021

[dentalplan]

HELLO

So I had this idea years back to start an 'Album of the Month' tournament, where all you absolute rankers can put your money where your mouth is and rank your favourite albums released in each month, to be held accountable to your first impressions in front of your eFests peers. I guess 2021 is a year where we know from the start that we're going to have a lot of time and, looking at the New Music thread, you are using it to listen to a lot of new album releases.

The rules:

• Contest window: between the last 0:00 Friday of the month in question to 23:59 the first Thursday of the month following (eg. Jan 29-Feb 4,  Feb 26-Mar 4).
• The system: Choose any three albums released during the month in question in order of preference and these albums will receive. The best of which receives three points, second best two points and the third best one point. See below:
  
  1. Album A (3 POINTS)
  2. Album B (2 POINTS)
  3. Album C (1 POINT)
   
  • Any entries who say "so many good records. Can't choose! So in no particular order..." do not understand that this is a game and your votes will be expunged from the contest, you indecisive horrible individual.
  • Everyone else, I will assume the order they are listed is the order of preference. Even if you number it 1. 2. 3. I will assume that is in order of favourite and not the points you are giving unless expressed otherwise.
• Point totals: At the end of the contest period, these scores will be added up and we will have a top three albums of the month, which will be announced shortly after the contest window. This will be a thing in itself but it will also go into the end of year vote in December*
  • Tie-break scenarios. The order of tie-breakers are as follows: most top placings, most second placings, then a tiebreak throwdown.
  • Final period. Considering that we'll need to vote in December, the Nov/Dec votes can merge into one period which ends partway into December before the Christmas release lull (sorry Bublé)
• * The end of year vote isn't intended to be a replacement for Swedge's list - this is a freaky sideshow to keep us entertained for a piece of each month. It would be outrageous if the votes were actually similar and representative, given the limit of three per month and the short amount of time to assess each album.
• Please note, someone can create a thread and moderate the contest for a new month without my go-ahead. I won't be mad as long as you don't bring the game into disrepute with bribes and stuff. The reason I've not done this before is I can't trust myself to do this on time, but I can trust you guys.

So there we have it. The UEFA Nations League of album ranking - complicated, forgettable and not as good as the bigger event BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY.

If there are any questions or notes for improvement, fire away. Starts tomorrow 29/01/21.

 

 

tl;dr - pick your three favourite albums released in a calendar month

Edited January 28, 2021 by dentalplan

[found home in 2009]

I'm always a few weeks behind on new music so reckon I'll use this as a resource to find new music rather than vote myself, but love the idea.

Can't believe that's almost the end of January already.

 

Think I've managed to listen to 3 new albums this month so suppose I could just rank them.

[FloorFiller]

I’m down for this.

Lot of good shit coming tomorrow, but my early guess is that Shame will win January.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Went too early - soz

Edited January 29, 2021 by Supernintendo Chalmers

[Quark]

16 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

If there are any questions or notes for improvement, fire away. Starts tomorrow 29/01/21.

Question on the delivery window. 

Technically (!) the way you've set the numbers means that submissions can start at the very beginning of tomorrow (00:00) and finish at the very beginning of next Friday (00:00).

That means that we cannot submit any rankings after 23:59 on Thursday, i.e. submissions will not be accepted on Friday.

Is that what you meant? Or did you mean to include all day on Friday 5th Feb?

I know that's nitpicky and I apologise profusely, but I've been doing a load of contract drafting at work and that sort of shit comes up all the time when it comes to contract end dates 😄 

[dentalplan]

4 minutes ago, Quark said:

Question on the delivery window. 

Technically (!) the way you've set the numbers means that submissions can start at the very beginning of tomorrow (00:00) and finish at the very beginning of next Friday (00:00).

That means that we cannot submit any rankings after 23:59 on Thursday, i.e. submissions will not be accepted on Friday.

Is that what you meant? Or did you mean to include all day on Friday 5th Feb?

I know that's nitpicky and I apologise profusely, but I've been doing a load of contract drafting at work and that sort of shit comes up all the time when it comes to contract end dates 😄 

Just changed it to 23:59 Thursday.

I hope you are proud of yourself.

edit: tell me to specify the time zone and I'm turning the car around!

Edited January 28, 2021 by dentalplan

[Quark]

4 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Just changed it to 23:59 Thursday.

I hope you are proud of yourself.

edit: tell me to specify the time zone and I'm turning the car around!

I hate myself if that takes the sting out of it

[gigpusher]

Yay this is a great idea and will be interesting to see what first impressions of albums are accurate. Sometimes albums are growers so actually think having this to reflect on could be really useful come December for the end of year finale. 

This is one of the things I love about E-fests by the way as my husband hates ranking things but I bloody love it!! Also will be a great incentive for me to dedicate some time to music. 

[gigpusher]

Quick pedants question? Can we choose EP's and if we can do they have to be a certain length?? 

[dentalplan]

4 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

Quick pedants question? Can we choose EP's and if we can do they have to be a certain length?? 

I mean I will agree with Swedge's ruling on this in that you can but its a bit

[gigpusher]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I mean I will agree with Swedge's ruling on this in that you can but its a bit

😄 Some ep's are as long as some albums these days and 6 great songs can be better than 6 great songs and 2 alright ones stuck in the middle that break the vibe! Just making sure I've got my i's dotted and t's crossed just in case!

[FakeEmpire]

Will try & remember to get involved in this. There are 4 albums I really love this month already but will hold off and see how the Arlo record is tomorrow before voting.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Ah man, it's such a relief to be able to post lists in this and not moderate it. 

[Padjeq]

All my new favourite acts release 8 track EPs instead of albums. I think it's a ruse so labels can keep new artists on a 3 album deal longer.

[nikkic]

Great idea. 
 

The new music thread is hard to keep up with some times, so this should act as a good summary of all that is beloved by the eFests faithful. 

[lessthanwill1]

1. Radio Supernova - Takaisin (Shoegaze/dream pop record from Finland)

2. tbc.

3. tbc.

[dentalplan]

What’s the rush? I won’t be counting them until next Friday.

[priest17]

33 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

What’s the rush? I won’t be counting them until next Friday.

no one wants to get stockholm syndrome from Weezer tomorrow

[SwedgeAntilles]

1. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
2. In The Pines - Slow Blink
3. Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs

[FakeEmpire]

1. Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs

2. Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz

3. Bicep - Isles

[Quark]

On 1/28/2021 at 9:27 AM, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Went too early - soz

Happens to the best of us chief.

[Quark]

22 hours ago, priest17 said:

no one wants to get stockholm syndrome from Weezer tomorrow

That was Muse wasn't it?

[priest17]

22 minutes ago, Quark said:

That was Muse wasn't it?

you'd have to ask Celeste about that 

[Quark]

1 minute ago, priest17 said:

you'd have to ask Celeste about that 

Bravo

[Euphoricape]

1. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink

2. Viagra boys - Welfare Jazz

3. Sleaford Mods - Spare ribs