Sound of 2012 - It's a Knockout (Winner: Niki & The Dove)

[Corki]

I am combining the longlist of 15 artists as released by the BBC on 5th January 2011 with the Band's "It's A Knockout" contest for the latest theme. I have never used this theme for the contest, nor do I know what to expect from the 15 artists. So anything could happen! I am not going to post any details about the artists - just a link to one of their songs.

 

"It's A Knockout" will be of longer format this month. As there are 15 ties, the winning artist (Michael Kiwanuka) gets a bye into the 2nd Round.

 

 

"It's a Knockout" - Format

For those of you who have not been involved with a "It's A Knockout" thread before, the rules are quite simple. The Band of the Red Hand is DM's travel, music and eating out Social Group, and "It's a Knockout" is a knock out competition to find out the winner of any chosen category - this time, it's the artists to watch out for in 2012. Each day, 2 of 2012's biggest new artists will be posted, along with a link so you can listen to the song if you do not know it, and all you have to do is post which of the 2 songs you prefer. After a day, the votes will be counted, and the winning song will progress to the next round, until we only have 1 song left as the winner at the end of the competition - which will be crowned the Band of the Red Hand's best new artist of 2012! It's very simple, so I look forward to seeing you getting involved!

 

So without further a-do, let the competition begin!

[Corki]

RESULTS

 

Please Note: The numbers in brackets refer to the top 4 seeds.

 

Round 1

 

1. Michael Kiwanuka (1) - BYE

2. Spector beat A$AP Rocky (4-0)

3. Flux Pavilion lost to Niki & The Dove (0-3)

4. Dry The River beat (4) Skrillex (3-0)

5. Azealia Banks (3) lost to StooShe (0-3)

6. Ren Harvieu lost to Dot Rotten (1-2)

7. Lianne La Havas lost to Friends (0-2)

8. Jamie N Commons beat (2) Frank Ocean (4-0)

 

2nd Round

 

1. Michael Kiwanuka (1) lost to Spector (1-3)

2. Niki & The Dove beat Dry The River (4-0)

3. StooShe beat Dot Rotten (4-0)

4. Friends lost to Jamie N Commons (1-3)

 

Semi-Final

 

1. Spector lost to Niki & The Dove (1-4)

2. StooShe lost to Jamie N Commons (1-4)

 

3rd/4th Play-off

 

1. Spector beat StooShe (2-1)

 

Final

 

1. Niki & The Dove beat Jamie N Commons (2-1)

[Corki]

THE CHOSEN SONGS

 

1. Michael Kiwanuka (1)

Chosen song: Home Again

 

 

2. Spector

Chosen song: Grey Shirt and Tie

 

 

3. A$AP Rocky

Chosen song: Peso

 

 

4. Flux Pavilion

Chosen song: Bass Cannon

 

 

5. Niki & The Dove

Chosen song: DJ, Ease My Mind

 

 

6. Dry The River

Chosen song: No Rest

 

 

7. Skrillex (4)

Chosen song: First Of The Year (Equinox)

 

 

8. Azealia Banks (3)

Chosen song: 212

 

 

9. StooShe

Chosen song: Betty Woz Gone

 

 

10. Ren Harvieu

Chosen song: Through The Night

 

 

11. Dot Rotten

Chosen song: Are You Not Entertained

 

 

12. Lianne La Havas

Chosen song: No Room For Doubt

 

 

13. Friends

Chosen song: I'm His Girl

 

 

14. Jamie N Commons

Chosen song: The Preacher

 

 

15. Frank Ocean (2)

Chosen song: Novacane

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 1

 

 

 

Spector

Chosen song: Grey Shirt and Tie

 

 

vs.

 

 

A$AP Rocky

Chosen song: Peso

 

 

Voting ends Tuesday 10th January 2012 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

Rap never does anything for me. However, I do like the sound of Spector, which gets my vote.

[Jeannaisais]

The rap annoyed me so we'll also go with Spector

[dragonlover]

mmm im gonna go with Spector

[Adrian44]

Spector

[Corki]

Spector wins this tie by 4 votes to 0.

 

Time to get the next tie up!

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 3

 

 

 

Flux Pavilion

Chosen song: Bass Cannon

 

 

vs.

 

 

Niki & The Dove

Chosen song: DJ, Ease My Mind

 

 

Voting ends Thursday 12th January 2012 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

This is a nice and easy vote - Niki & The Dove.

[dragonlover]

mmmm i guess ill go with Niki & The Dove

[Jeannaisais]

Niki and the Dove

[Corki]

An easy 3-0 win for Niki & The Dove.

 

Time for the next couple of ties!

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 4

 

 

 

Dry The River

Chosen song: No Rest

 

 

vs.

 

 

Skrillex (4)

Chosen song: First Of The Year (Equinox)

 

 

Voting ends Monday 16th January 2012 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 5

 

 

 

Azealia Banks (3)

Chosen song: 212

 

 

vs.

 

 

StooShe

Chosen song: Betty Woz Gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkezLWTnyTA

 

 

Voting ends Monday 16th January 2012 at 9pm (GMT)

[dragonlover]

mmm guess ill go with Dry The River and StooShe

[Corki]

Corki's votes are Dry The River and StooShe.

[Jeannaisais]

Corki's votes are Dry The River and StooShe.

 

agreed

[Corki]

Two 3-0 victories for Dry The River and StooShe.

 

Time for the next round.

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 6

 

 

 

Ren Harvieu

Chosen song: Through The Night

 

 

vs.

 

 

Dot Rotten

Chosen song: Are You Not Entertained

 

 

Voting ends Tuesday 17th January 2012 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

Corki's vote is for Ren Harvieu.

[dragonlover]

not keen on either one but i guess ill go with Dot Rotten

[Adrian44]

Dot Rotten

[Corki]

And that is a 2-1 win for Dot Rotten.

 

Time for the next tie!