Picked To Click 2012: Predictions
Its that time of the year again, election season! And what election could be more important than the one in which as a music scene we all get together and vote for our own bands and our friends’ bands and the bands on our labels in order to figure out who is “picked to click?” That’s right, its time for the City Pages annual new band contest (“new”perhaps should be in quotation marks). Last year’s winner was The Cloak Ox. Who will it be this year? We are each making some guesses to try and see who can come closest to predicting the scene’s new king/queen. Come mid October we’ll be able to see who was right, who was wrong, and which local bands will be profiled in the CP’s annual music issue.
Josh
Picks |
Predictions |
|---|---|
| 1. Beat Detectives | 1. Wiping Out Thousands |
| 2. Mr. Hide | 2. John Mark Nelson |
| 3. Anonymous Choir | 3. The Chalice |
| 4. Pony Trash | 4. Pony Trash |
| 5. The Chalice | 5. The Japhies |
| 6. Miami Dolphins | 6. Prissy Clerks |
| 7. Unhappy Virgin Damage | 7. Actual Wolf |
| 8. F I X | 8. Fire in the Northern Firs |
| 9. Big Cats! (Solo + Big Cats and Guante + Tribe and Big Cats) | 9. Strange Names |
| 10. Robust Worlds/Fire in the Northern Firs (Tie) | 10. Atmosphere |
Jon
Picks |
Predictions |
|---|---|
| 1. Miami Dolphins | 1. YN Rich Kids |
| 2. Wizards are Real | 2. Strange Names |
| 3. Pony Trash | 3. Wiping Out Thousands |
| 4. Malamanya | 4. John Mark Nelson |
| 5. The Cactus Blossoms | 5. Pony Trash |
| 6. YN Rich Kids | 6. Clare De Lune |
| 7. Myrrh | 7. The Chalice |
| 8. Mr. Hide | 8. Actual Wolf |
| 9. Beat Detectives | 9. Malamanya |
| 10. Web of Sunsets / Radiator Girls | 10. Nallo |
Adam
Picks |
Predictions |
|---|---|
| 1. Ex-Nuns | 1. YN Rich Kids |
| 2. Pony Trash | 2. Actual Wolf |
| 3. Awkward Bodies | 3. John Mark Nelson |
| 4. Fire in The Northern Firs | 4. Wiping Out Thousands |
| 5. Crimes | 5. The Chalice |
| 6. Rollerblade | 6. Prissy Clerks |
| 7. Mr. Hide | 7. Fire in the Northern Firs |
| 8. The Cactus Blossoms | 8. Clare De Lune |
| 9. Heavy Deeds | 9. Pony Trash |
| 10. Miami Dolphins | 10. Heavy Deeds |
my guesses:
1. Pony Trash
2. The Chalice
3. John Mark Nelson
4. Wiping Out Thousands
5. Actual Wolf
guessing Strange Names will be in the top 10 too, if not top 5
The Chalice
Sophia Eris
So is the fact that everyone was able to guess pretty close to the top 5 a sign that these bands are clearly and obvisouly the “best new bands” in the Twin Cities or indicative of our echo chamber where we are told over and over how great these bands are, leaving little room for dissent?
Josh, i personally am not really a fan of The Chalice, but I know a lot of folks who love ’em, so i figured they were a sure shot for top 5, but was a little surprised they won.
really surprised how close my top 5 were, heh
oh, and i should clarify… i don’t dislike The Chalice, they’re just not really my thing.
I think the Chalice could be really great… in a year or two. Let’s not forget how new they are. I hope the hype around them RIGHT NOW doesn’t hurt their career LATER, if that makes sense.
My honest evaluation is that their live show is a lot of fun, and they’re all super talented as individuals– it just doesn’t all mesh right now as well as it potentially could, in terms of the songwriting. The album feels a little rushed and a little same-y, although I like the full album a lot more than the choices for singles.
I hope I don’t get in trouble for saying all that, haha. That’s purely constructive criticism. I want them to be successful. I just hope the scenester group-think doesn’t hurt them as much as it helps them.
I mostly copied your guys’ lists to seem in touch.
lollllll.
i actually wasn’t surprised to see audio perm up there, with all the buzz they’ve been getting. I also have never heard a lot of these bands/acts. shows how out of touch it’s been for me.
hi everyone!
I guess I thought the ship had sailed on Audio Perm—in the sense that they had “clicked.” They have released two albums and countless side projects and have hosted multiple “showcases.” Not saying they don’t deserve it (not at all), just another ?? on who you can vote for. Glad they got some props…I would have def voted for them if I thought they fit the criteria.
(All the being said, I voted for a band–Mr. Hide–that was around in 2010 and before, but at least had broken up and came back, re-releasing their amazing tape this year—so I thought they had the chance to “click” in a way that Audio Perm already has.)
Audio Perm would have clicked sooner if they had just put a few more stickers up around town
probably true… yes.