Last week of the second round.

Division 2:

1 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
#695, 1978, def 16 Prince - Controversy
vs
9 The Cure - Faith
#2202, 1981, def 8 Electric Light Orchestra - New World Record

Division 4:

4 Pavement - Wowee Zowee
#1179, 1995, def 13 Tom Petty - Wildflowers
vs
5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
Unranked, 1993, def 12 Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom

Division 6:

3 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World
#1126, 2001, def 14 Kings Of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud
vs
11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
#2354, 2001, def 6 Strokes - Room On Fire

Division 8:

2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife
#1169, 2006, def 15 The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
vs
10 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
#916, 2007, def 7 The National - Alligator

Only one week for this vote.

Haven't heard Gaye's album.
4 Pavement - Wowee Zowee
11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife

Go underdogs!

Division 4:

5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart


Division 6:


11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World


Division 8:

10 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Here we go :

Division 6:

11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

Division 8:

10 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear

My second favorite Gaye album, after only What's Going On.

Pavement - Wowee Zowee

I've recently on a Lips discovery trip, having downloaded and listened to Clouds Taste Metallic and Transmissions for the Satelite Heart. Nonetheless, Pavement is one of my favorite bands of all-time.

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

I love Animal Collective and dont care at all for the Decemberists. Very easy vote on my behalf.

Once I hear the Super Furry Animals album I'll vote for that bracket.

Division 2:
1 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear

Division 4:
5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart

Division 6:
3 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World

Division 8:
2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife

The Cure - Faith
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World
Decemberists - The Crane Wife

1 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear

4 Pavement - Wowee Zowee

3 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

no vote

1 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite
11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

9 The Cure - Faith
4 Pavement - Wowee Zowee
11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

My vote:

The Cure - Faith

This is the hardest vote of the week for me. The only one that required me to go back and listen to both albums again.

Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart

Not their best album, but really fun.

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World

I never connected to Oh Inverted World.

The Decemberists - The Crane Wife

My favorite two albums of the week.

Just over a day to vote.

VERY close week. Everything is within a single vote.

11. The Shins - Oh Inverted World

10. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

I really LOVE only two of these albums (Cure and Super Furry Animals), 4 of them I like but not that much and 2 of them I actively dislike (Pavement and Animal Collective). So my votes are:

The Cure - Faith

Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World

Decemberists - The Crane Wife

all_rrright, that dude from nj did finally convince me...

Here, My Dear

Wowee Zowee

Rings Around The World

Strawberry Jam

edit: dj hon.. ¡que te folle un pez espada con cristales rotos en los huevos!...

2 - pass
4 - Pavement
6 - SFA
8 - Decemberists

Division 2:

1 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear


Division 4:

5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart


Division 6:

11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World


Division 8:

2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife

And round 2 draws to a close.

This is the closest week of the tournament. All four matchups were determined in the last two or three votes.

Division 2:

1 Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear 6 def
9 The Cure - Faith 4

The Cure is eliminated from the game.

Division 4:

4 Pavement - Wowee Zowee 7 def
5 Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart 6

Pavement improves to 4-1 and puts a second album in the third round.

Division 6:

3 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World 8
11 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World 7

Board favorite SFA moves on.

Division 8:

2 Decemberists - The Crane Wife 8 def
10 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam 6

Another seed favorite just barely edges out a victory.

Some stats about round 2:

1 seed: 7-0
2 seed: 6-1
3 seed: 4-1
4 seed: 7-1
5 seed: 1-6
6 seed: 1-0
7 seed: 1-1
8 seed: 0-1
9 seed: 0-7
10 seed: 1-5
11 seed: 3-4
12 seed: 0-1
14 seed: 0-3
15 seed: 0-1
16 seed: 1-0

Seed favorite: 28-4