You showed up, you voted, and you made your voices heard in our first 00s Rock Album Tournament. Four community-nominated deep cuts. Two clear frontrunners. And now—it’s down to the final face-off.
Here’s how the full vote broke down across Substack and Patreon:
National Skyline – This=Everything: (35.7%)
Ground Components – An Eye for a Brow and a Tooth for a Pick: (35.7%)
Peabody – Peabody: (28.6%)
Gyroscope – Sound Shattering Sound: (21.4%)
That’s right: we’ve got a tie. And only one of these albums can get the full Dig Me Out treatment.
🎧 Your Finalists:
National Skyline – This=Everything
Ethereal and epic, this album floats somewhere between shoegaze skies and synth-pop skyscrapers. It’s what you play at 2am when the city lights feel like Morse code. A nocturnal soundtrack for dreamers and discontents.
Ground Components – An Eye for a Brow and a Tooth for a Pick
Remember when rock bands flirted with horns and chaos? This is what happens when The Clash and Rocket From The Crypt crash a Melbourne warehouse party. Wild, jagged, soulful, and unforgettable.
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