The Indie Rock Year End Poll Results are finally in!
Overall Poll Winner (Combined Juror + Reader Poll Votes): Big Thief
This indie rock quartet graced the cover of our winter 2017 issue of The Deli, and offers catchy and melancholic indie rock that sticks to the soul. They hone a fuzzy, distorted rock sound with folky overtones and production that cleans it up enough to be endlessly listenable.
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Overall Poll 2nd Place: Cut Worms
Cut Worms offers 60s pop revival reminiscent of anything from The Beach Boys to Gerry and the Pacemakers. With catchy, simple, and relatable tunes that satisfyingly dabble in the retro, Cut Worms knows how to catch an ear.
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Reader Poll Second Place: Baby Acid
Baby Acid is self-described as "grunge-gaze" and it’s easy to understand why on a first listen. They blend the fuzzier, harder, heavier elements of grunge with the the reverb-soaked, sound walls and atmospheres of shoegaze to create an entire sonic space.
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Here’s the list of all the finalists with their Readers’ Poll scores. As always, we’d like to thank all of our artists, jurors, and readers for participating in this year’s polls. Stay tuned and vote for all of our remaining genre polls!
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Active Bird Community |
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1% | 14 votes |
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ArthurMoon |
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1% | 21 votes |
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Baby Acid |
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46% | 637 votes |
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Big Thief |
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1% | 16 votes |
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Citris |
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0% | 5 votes |
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Cloud Becomes Your Head |
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0% | 6 votes |
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Cut Worms |
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0% | 1 vote |
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Deal Casino |
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0% | 1 vote |
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Haybaby |
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0% | 11 votes |
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New Tarot |
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0% | 3 votes |
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Not Blood Paint |
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0% | 5 votes |
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Paris Monster |
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6% | 87 votes |
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Patio |
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1% | 19 votes |
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Prima |
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2% | 31 votes |
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Public Access TV |
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0% | 6 votes |
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Rachel Angel |
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35% | 481 votes |
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Wall |
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0% | 3 votes |
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Zula |
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0% | 13 votes |