And And And the winner of The Deli’s Best of Portland Emerging Artist of 2010 is…

Precious Readers of The Deli Portland,

The results in their total grandeur have landed (see list at the bottom), fans, jurors, writers, and all! Congratulations to the fine fellows of And And And for winning Best Portland Emerging Artist of 2010!

1. And And And

If we base it simply on number of albums produced, it’s no surprise that &&& raked in the title of Best Emerging Artist. It doesn’t hurt that they’re amazing either. Self-releasing four EPs and/or albums in the past year, And And And has that old fashioned tenacity wrapped up with a sound that is unbearably Portland. Cacophonous and somehow precise, a scream-along-sing-along ride that you can kick up some dust to while still kicking back, they walk the line (or run down it, rather) of garage band or perhaps the next big thing to escape from our fair city. They’ve new album(s) in the works (surprise, surprise), so keep your eyes and ears open lest you miss an album or two

2. The Angry Orts

I’m not completely sure what an ort is, but The Angry Orts bring to mind anything but anger. Channeling something a little more serious than your average pop band, The Angry Orts are definitely something to keep an eye on, their music swinging from the grungiest you can get behind the precise vocals of Sara Hernandez, down to sentimental moments that speak something in the tune of She & Him. 

3. Monarques

The new old sound of Monarques is something to be reckoned with. You might think to find it spinning from an old 45, but it’s brand new and ready for your dancing pleasure. I stick to my most recent words: the new seven-piece bounces out irrefutable pop from a bygone era that sure as all get out shouldn’t be gone. It’s part sock hop, part garage band, picking up echoes of all your favourite Motown and hints of The Beach Boys. Songs like “Angel Eyes” bring to mind the golden age of dancing grandparents (when they were still young, that is).

FULL RESULTS

Artist J F OS TOTAL   1 And And And 7 0.014 0.75 7.764 2 The Angry Orts 6 0.032   6.032 3 Monarques 5 0.021   5.021 4 Archers 2 2 0.5 4.5 5 Ages and Ages 3 0.004 0.75 3.754 6 Chervona   3 0.75 3.75 7 Wax Fingers 3 0.018 0.5 3.518 8 Redwood Son 3 0.5   3.5 9 Parson Red Heads 3 0.033   3.033 10 Ten Million Lights 3 0.005   3.005 11 Lara Michell 3 0   3 12 The Ascetic Junkies 1 1.5   2.5 13 Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside 2 0.031   2.031 14 Aan 2 0.024   2.024 15 The Upsidedown 2 0.013   2.013 16 Typhoon 2 0.011   2.011 17 Tyler Stenson 2 0.01   2.01 18  Soft Tags 2 0.006   2.006 19 Pancake Breakfast 2 0.004   2.004   Y La Bamba 2 0.004   2.004 21 Soft Metals 2 0.002   2.002 22 Radiation City   1 1 2 23 Housefire 1 0.031 0.5 1.531 24 Hello Electric 1 0.039   1.039 25 Quiet Life 1 0.015   1.015 26 Pegasus Dream 1 0.008   1.008 27 Jordan Harris 1 0.003   1.003   The Woodlands   0.003 1 1.003 29 Old Light 1 0.002   1.002 30 A Simple Colony 1 0.001   1.001   Lookbook 1 0.001   1.001   Nucular Aminals 1 0.001   1.001   Ohioan 1 0.001   1.001 34 Priory   0.5 0.5 1 35 Crown Point   0.043 0.75 0.793 36 Deklun and Pace   0.035 0.5 0.535 37 Guantanamo Baywatch   0.006 0.5 0.506 38 Black Prairie   0.003 0.5 0.503 39 Harlowe & the Great North   0 0.5 0.5   Reverse Dotty       0.5 0.5 Legend: J = Jury – OS = Open Submissions – F = Fans

The Deli’s Staff