Omg surviving Quality Jumps like it ain't no thang.

This does not bode well for a couple of my future entries.

it's like tournament payout bumps

i'm just gonna keep blinding down and hope enough people bust

OK now I'm ready to rail this thing, but given the extreme quality of my submission I expect to have to go to bed before it's revealed.

Dodged the x-post curse on that one, feels nice.

Yo Gad, you're from Oregon, right? Ever been to the Oregon Brewers Festival? Heading there this summer and I seem to recall you recommending some Oregon beers a long while ago.

In 14th place, scoring 15 points

So, who managed to submit a track off one of my favourite albums of this decade and still only come 14th?

Pretty sure I submitted Queen of Denmark back in the day.

In 13th place, scoring 16 points

Man, this is a really nice song and does not deserve to be this low. Pretty much everything left at this point is something I really like, the kind of thing you'd go 'oh, nice', if it came on the radio. I think I have a fairly clear Top 4 at the moment, but everything between here and 5th is so so close.

yeah, had a look and it was you, massive for that, it's still one of the best songs I've ever discovered through a Walrus

Someone should start a walrus hall of fame

yes to being from Oregon, no to having been to the Oregon Brewers Festival

the overall level of craft beer quality is so high that it's sort of hard to go wrong with your preferred style

my two favorite (large-ish) breweries for overall quality across their beers are Deschutes and Ninkasi -- i'm not familiar with the stuff they have on offer at the brewfest, but I'm sure it'll be good (and if you search out Deschutes Black Butte Porter and Ninkasi Total Domination, you will be quite happy)

other names on that list that I recognize as being quite well regarded are:

Base Camp
Boneyard
Caldera (Ashland Amber is really good for when you go to Nong's Khao Man Gai, and you MUST go to Nong's)
Cascade
Full Sail (Session Black is one of the most enjoyable sessions out there)
Green Flash
Laurelwood
McMenamins (quite partial to the Blackwatch Cream Porter, which isn't on that list)
Rogue (good ol' standby)

you're gonna have a great time; I'm super-envious. let me know if you want me to send you the thing I put together for benneh last year with a bunch of food/bar recommendations

hint: you should want me to send it to you

In 12th place, scoring 17 points

Not sure I can adequately describe what I like about this one. I like it a lot though.

Bloo's emphasis on lyrics he can understand, while something that i totally relate to, will surely doom my minimalist/over-the-top entry

In 11th place, scoring 18 points

The verses of this one are nothing special, but the pre-chorus and chorus are just great.

so, who's left for the Top Ten?

zomg

In 10th place, scoring 20 points

This was in the top five on a first listen, but has been overtaken by a few others that took a bit longer to reveal their magic. Doesn't stop this being a really good song though.

she'll be glad to know she made the right choice (which i suspected once i saw the ranking of the other Arctic Monkeys song)

that Slow Club song has now been stuck in my head for the last 20 minutes, which is fun

zomg top nine

In 9th place, scoring 22 points

Another one that's trended downwards in this last bit of relistening.

I love Slow Club and possibly submitted them later. Makes being 3rd last even more crushing.

on the plus side, you love Slow Club

which means you are a man of discerning and engaging taste, and nobody can take that away from you

In 8th place, scoring 24 points

On the flip side, this has climbed about ten places in the last two hours. Just something addictive about it.

In 7th place, scoring 26 points

If this was the first time I'd heard this, it might have won the whole thing.