Sorry for the later post today… I blame the Packers, for losing to the Giants last night, and now the entire state of Wisconsin will be stuck in a deep depression until spring. Anyway, keep voting on Group 13, but if you’re ready here is Group 14 for Christian Music Superbowl I:
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
Pushstart Wagon - Paul
Ponoka - September
Starflyer 59 - Good Sons
Download the MP3s if you need ‘em, but judge the artists and not just the song.
Here are the six matches to vote on:
1) Sufjan Stevens vs. Pushstart Wagon
2) Sufjan Stevens vs. Ponoka
3) Sufjan Stevens vs. Starflyer 59
4) Pushstart Wagon vs. Starflyer 59
5) Pushstart Wagon vs. Ponoka
6) Ponoka vs. Starflyer 59
Let the voting begin! All votes must be received in the comments by 8:00 am CST on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
Official Links
Sufjan Stevens Website
Buy Sufjan Stevens MP3s on iTunes
Buy Sufjan Stevens CDs at Amazon
Pushstart Wagon MySpace
Buy Pushstart Wagon MP3s on iTunes
Buy Pushstart Wagon CDs at Amazon
Ponoka MySpace
Buy MP3s on YouMakeMusic
Buy Ponoka CDs at Amazon
Starflyer 59 MySpace
Buy Starflyer 59 MP3s on iTunes
Buy Starflyer 59 CDs at Amazon
Note: All MP3s will be removed after one week
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January 21, 2008 at 9:00 am
jakestimp
1) Sufjan Stevens
2) Ponoka
3) Sufjan Stevens
4) Starflyer 59
5) Ponoka
6) Ponoka
Why did Ponoka beat Sufjan Stevens? It’s hard to find good, catchy, interesting pop music that I enjoy, and Ponoka fits perfectly.
Sufjan Stevens may be a genius, but I’m getting tired of hearing about him all over the world of indie music. That’s why I only gave him 2 votes.
Staflyer 59 might have scored higher in the rankings if I’d have voted 6 months ago, but now I’m not into their sound as much, for the time being anyway.
Pushstart Wagon came in last in my vote. I like their sound, but I just like the other three better.
January 21, 2008 at 9:56 am
Jordan Peacock
1) Sufjan Stevens
2) Sufjan Stevens
3) Starflyer 59
4) Starflyer 59
5) Ponoka
6) Starflyer 59
Sure, it’s not mind-numbingly creative, but SF59 has the goods, all the time, every time.
Plus bonus points for offshoots of Pony Express, Bon Voyage, Brothers Martin, Frank Lenz, Richard Swift, Neon Horse and others.
January 21, 2008 at 10:01 am
Nate
1) Pushstart Wagon
2) Ponoka (sounds like pokinatcha)
3) Starflyer 59
4) Starflyer 59
5) Pushstart Wagon
6) Starflyer 59
January 21, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Dave.B
Starflyer wins each battle. Sufjan comes in second. It’s a tie for third.
January 21, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Jessie
1) Sufjan Stevens
2) Sufjan Stevens
3) Sufjan Stevens
4) Starflyer 59
5) Ponoka
6) Starflyer 59
I know I generally don’t vote with who’s the “most popular” but I really do like Sufjan, mostly for the variety of styles and sounds…and I love banjo! I’m not super into his highly orchestrated stuff, but I love the melancholy, acoustic songs (like those on “Seven Swans”). And again, I love banjo…hey, I’m from VA–it’s in my blood.
January 21, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Rick from Ponoka
Hi Blah Blah,
Rick here, from Ponoka. Thanks for pointing your readers to our music! I’m not really getting the Superbowl voting thing, but hey, I’m Dutch. Can you get our album in the US, by the way? I’m told it’s distributed by Paste Magazine, but I’m not sure that’s true. You can listen to the whole thing here, in case you hadn’t found out yet: http://www.last.fm/music/Ponoka/Hindsight.
Bye!
January 21, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Brent
1) Sufjan Stevens
2) Sufjan Stevens
3) Sufjan Stevens
4) Starflyer 59
5) Pushstart Wagon
6) Starflyer 59
January 21, 2008 at 7:15 pm
John
1) Sufjan Stevens
2) Sufjan Stevens
3) Sufjan Stevens
4) Starflyer 59
5) Ponoka
6) Ponoka
January 22, 2008 at 1:09 am
Micah
1. Sufjan Stevens
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Sufjan Stevens
4. Pushstart Wagon
5. Ponoka
6. Ponoka
January 22, 2008 at 11:41 am
josh
tough round. i liked all 4 bands. but:
1. pw
2. ss
3. sf59
4. sf59
5. pw
6. sf59
January 23, 2008 at 7:59 am
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January 26, 2008 at 10:54 pm
jakestimp
Thanks for voting! Here are your final results:
Sufjan Stevens - 17
Starflyer 59 - 15
Pushstart Wagon - 6
Ponoka - 10
Sufjan Stevens gets to go on! I was really hoping for Ponoka to win, but I guess it really wasn’t reality to pin them up against heavyweights like Sufjan and Starflyer.