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December 5, 2007

Last Chance To Vote In The 2007 Gummy Awards

Well it's come down to this. It's our own private Iowa and our election day, all rolled into one: The next 24 hours are the last you'll have to nominate (i.e. vote) in this year's Gummy Awards. (Look it even has a url! So you know it's official.) We're not supposed to hint at standings 'til results day, but you know that album you thought was a lock? You know, that one? Turns out it's not! Change that. Extra spice to the sauce: One member of the electorate will be randomly selected to take home the Top 50 CDs as chosen by the voting public, courtesy of Other Music.

Polls close at 6PM EST 12/6 (tomorrow!).

Vote here.

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November 21, 2007

We Give Thanks For Stuffed Bellies & Stuffed Gummys

We just opened voting for the 2007 Gummys a few days ago, and already we're on our way to a record turnout. So as you prep for food coma and since it is the season, we just wanted to pause to say: thank you. And to say: If you haven't yet, vote! One randomly selected member of the electorate will get the Top 50 discs as chosen by fellow Stereogum readers compliments of Other Music, a prize even we'd like to take home.

Based on prior discussion on Best Video, it looks like Zach Galifianakis & Will Oldham struck a nerve with that air humping, although don't forget this also was the year of Grizzly's "Knife," Justice's "D.A.N.C.E.," Battles' "Atlas," Robyn's "Konichiwa Bitches," Beirut's "Elephant Gun," etc. and etc. There's hottie talk (from Leslie Feist and Natasha Khan and Annie Clark to Kanye and Britt and Condon and Jens and Krug). But we won't even try to start shortlisting the albums namedrops. (2007's been a good year for LPs. Yes, we realize narrowing it down to three is tough.)

Remember you can vote for anybody, even if there isn't an apparent auto-fill option; if enough people vote similarly, an auto-fill choice will be dynamically created. And if you are writing in a vote, please adhere to the formats suggested on the voting page, else we'll be forced to disqualify your vote and that would suck.

OK. Now hit gummyawards.com. Polls close 12/6 at 6 PM EST. Eat, then vote, then eat some more.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 19, 2007

Vote In The 2007 Gummy Awards, Win The Year's 50 Best CDs

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It's that colder, darker time of year when we ask Stereogum readers to determine the best records and bands from the past twelve months. You may remember most of these categories from the 2006 Gummys, but we've made a few changes!

CONTINUE READING VOTE IN THE 2007 GUMMY AWARDS, WIN THE YEAR'S 50 BEST CDS...

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December 21, 2006

2006 Gummy Award Winners


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Glad you guys could join us for this, the presentation of the 25th annual Gummy Awards! We promise we'll keep this thing under three hours (har). It's time for us to honor those characters in the indie rock world that drew our heartfelt admiration and tapped our deepest snark; these are the albums that rocked our worlds, the bands that wouldn't go the fuck away, and the rockers that we thought about inappropriately and at inappropriate times. But of course, when we say "us," we mean you! Y'all hit the poll booths hard, and you (mostly) showed your good taste. We're proud of ya! And we're psyched to finally have someone to talk about the Gummy results with. So without further ado ...

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

30


COLD WAR KIDS
Robbers & Cowards (Downtown)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Cold War Kids - "Hospital Beds" (Hype Machine)

29


FINAL FANTASY
He Poos Clouds (Tomlab)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Final Fantasy - "The Arctic Circle" (Hype Machine)

28


BOB DYLAN
Modern Times (Sony)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Bob Dylan - "Thunder On The Mountain" (Hype Machine)

27


CLIPSE
Hell Hath No Fury (Re-Up Gang / Star Trak)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Clipse - "Ride Around Shining" (Hype Machine)

26


THE KILLERS
Sam's Town (Island)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: The Killers - "When You Were Young" (Hype Machine)

25


LIARS
Drum's Not Dead (Mute)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Liars - "The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack" (Hype Machine)

24


THE THERMALS
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (Sub Pop)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: The Thermals - "A Pillar Of Salt" (MP3)

23


YEAH YEAH YEAHS
Show Your Bones (Interscope)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Cheated Hearts" (Hype Machine)

22


TAPES 'N TAPES
The Loon (XL)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Tapes 'N Tapes - "Insistor" (MP3)

21


GIRL TALK
Night Ripper (Illegal Art)
Buy It: Amazon

Download: Girl Talk - "Hold Up" (MP3)

20


REGINA SPEKTOR
Begin To Hope (Sire)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Regina Spektor - "Fidelity" (Hype Machine)

19


MIDLAKE
The Trials Of Van Occupanther (Bella Union)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Midlake - "Roscoe" (Hype Machine)

18


SUNSET RUBDOWN
Shut Up I Am Dreaming (Absolutely Kosher)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Sunset Rubdown - "Stadiums And Shrines II" (MP3)

17


GNARLS BARKLEY
St. Elsewhere (Downtown)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" (Hype Machine)

16


THOM YORKE
The Eraser (XL)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Thom Yorke - "Harrowdown Hill" (Hype Machine)

15


HOT CHIP
The Warning (Astralwerks)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Hot Chip - "Over And Over" (Hype Machine)

14


BELLE & SEBASTIAN
The Life Pursuit (Matador)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Belle & Sebastian - "Another Sunny Day" (MP3

13


BEIRUT
Gulag Orkestar (Ba Da Bing)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Beirut - "Postcards From Italy" (MP3)

12


CAT POWER
The Greatest (Matador)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes
Download: Cat Power - "The Greatest" (MP3)

11


JENNY LEWIS WITH THE WATSON TWINS
Rabbit Fur Coat (Team Love)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat LP (MP3s)

10


M. WARD
Post-War (Merge)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: M. Ward - "Magic Trick" (Hype Machine)

09


THE KNIFE
Silent Shout (Mute)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: The Knife - "We Share Our Mother's Health" (Hype Machine)

08


BAND OF HORSES
Everything All The Time (Sub Pop)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Band Of Horses - "The Funeral" (MP3)

07


DESTROYER
Destroyer's Rubies (Merge)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Destroyer - "European Oils" (Hype Machine)

06


NEKO CASE
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Anti)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Neko Case - "Star Witness" (MP3)

05


THE DECEMBERISTS
The Crane Wife (Capitol)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: The Decemberists - "The Crane Wife 1 And 2" (Hype Machine)

04


JOANNA NEWSOM
Ys (Drag City)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: Joanna Newsom - "Emily" (Hype Machine)

03


GRIZZLY BEAR
Yellow House (Warp)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: Grizzly Bear - "On A Neck, On A Spit" (MP3)

02


TV ON THE RADIO
Return To Cookie Mountain (Interscope)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Stream: TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me" (Hype Machine)

01


THE HOLD STEADY
Boys And Girls In America (Vagrant)
Buy It: Amazon | iTunes

Download: The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy" (MP3)

Love 'em or hate 'em, the Holdy Steady bring out the vote. Also, they're the most polarizing act in indie rock (see below). Sufjan was last year's big winner with Illinoise, but the outtakes and Xmas boxed set didn't make a dent this year. Way to not forget about Destroyer, y'all. We're curious to see if you guys are as prescient as you were last December; in addition to Soof, the Top 5 included Wolf Parade, Bloc Party, Clap Your Hands, and Spoon. Even if you don't agree with the picks, gotta admit those records are still hot-buttons, getting loved and lambasted all the way through '06. Joanna Newsom still inspiring high praise and hatred in '07? It's a good bet.

Oh, but there's so much more.

After the jump, Mr. and Miss Indie Rock '06, Most Overblogged Act, Best Music Blog (Aside From The 'Gum), and The "What Do We Do With Ryan Adams?" Award.

CONTINUE READING 2006 GUMMY AWARD WINNERS...

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December 4, 2006

The 2006 Gummy Awards: Vote & Win

Welcome to the 17th Annual Gummys. Once again Stereogum invites you to collectively determine the best albums of the year. This time we're calling the thing The Gummy Awards instead of last year's less-fun-to-say Readers Poll. Your top 2005 album picks were pretty tight, though, so we expect another display of good taste. We've included holdover categories Indie Rock Hottie Male and Female, and some new ones (who better than Stereogum readers to judge the year's Most Overblogged Band?) On 12/15 at 6 PM EST we'll close the poll, tally the results, and pick a random entrant who'll receive the top 25 CDs as determined by Stereogum readers. Then we'll argue about the results well into 2007.

Click here to get started...

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