Album of the Month Tournament - March 2021

[vintagelaureate]

This was a slow month for me, and I haven't got round to listening to many of the new releases I wanted to check out! So my Top 3 contains albums I've listened to!

1. Black Honey - Written and Directed 

2. Fruit Bats - The Pet Parade

3. Antlers - Green to Gold

[SwedgeAntilles]

4 hours ago, Quark said:

If only there was some kind of edit function you could use

Whoa whoa whoa, slow down there egg head. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

55 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Whoa whoa whoa, slow down there egg head. 

One of the all time great underrated lines. Doesn't get enough love.

Although trumped by:

[priest17]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

One of the all time great underrated lines. Doesn't get enough love.

Although trumped by:

There's something about the way he says it and the framing of the shot that really does it for me. A guaranteed laugh.

[found home in 2009]

For Those I Love - For Those I Love

Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark

Middle Kids - Today We're The Greatest

[CaledonianGonzo]

All the funnier because on paper - or out of context like here - there's no earthly reason at all why it should be funny. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm talking about For Those I Love, obviously.

[SwedgeAntilles]

5 hours ago, anditmakesmesmile said:

Do you want me to change your scores. Everyone has until midnight

I've updated my post now thanks 👍

[anditmakesmesmile]

Voting is now closed. 
The results will be posted first thing tomorrow morning. 

[anditmakesmesmile]

It’’s results time

In fifth place

Valerie June - The Moon and The Stars

Fourth place 

Black Honey - Written & Directed

 Third place

Arab Strap - As Days get Dark

Second place

Lana Del Ray - Chemtrails over the Country Club

And this March’s number one album is...

For Those I Love - For Those I Love

 

[anditmakesmesmile]

Stats to come. Sadly my laptop has crashed so I had to do that all on my phone. I was petrified the phone would ring and I’d lose it all. 

[SwedgeAntilles]

Cheers @anditmakesmesmile👏. Strongest month of the year so far, for me. 

[vintagelaureate]

Thanks @anditmakesmesmile, always good to see what I've missed!

[nikkic]

Thought Lana would be a shoe in for this at the start of the month, but then a dark horse came sneaking up the rails.....

[anditmakesmesmile]

For March...

...with 39 voters, we saw the same participation as February. We cited 38 albums, two more than last month. 
The full scores of the top five were:

For Those I Love - For Those I Love
46 points 

Lana Del Ray - Chemtrails over the Country Club
30 points

Arab Strap - As Days get Dark
25 points

Black Honey - Written & Directed
15 points

Valerie June - The Moon and The Stars
11 points 

21 albums had only one supporter championing their cause, but the level of passion was greater - more single vote albums had three points than ones or twos. 

The strength of support for For Those I Love was decisive - 18 people voted for it (compared to 15 for Lana Del Ray) but of those 18, 11 of you gave it maximum points (compared to only five people awarding three points to Lana).
 

[found home in 2009]

Think this month & last month the winners have been superb albums.

Thanks for adjudicating this month @anditmakesmesmile

I've not heard the Black Honey album so I'll need to check that out.

[dentalplan]

Nice work @anditmakesmesmile

Just to recap the end of year pool so far, the first 9 of the 33* that make it to the ultimate vote will be:

Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
Bicep - Isles
Black Country, New Road - For the First Time
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Carnage
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
For Those I Love - For Those I Love
Mogwai - As the Love Continues
Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams
Shame - Drunk Tank Pink

*maybe 34. It depends on November/December which I will contemplate and adjudicate

Edited April 3, 2021 by dentalplan