Best New Bands Poll 2011: The Ballots

We asked Seattle's music insiders to tell us what new bands made the biggest impact in 2010. Here's how they voted (and how we scored them):

 

Daniel Ahrendt
Live Reviews Editor, SSG
Unranked
Ononos (3)
Flexions (3)
Black Breath (3)
Absolute Monarchs (3)
Spurm (3)

 

Alicia Amiri 
Marketing manager, Neumos
Unranked
Absolute Monarchs (3)
Let's Get Lost (3)
Horde and the Harem (3)
My Goodness (3)
Ravenna Woods (3)

 

Eli Anderson
Senior talent buyer, The Crocodile
1. Yuni in Taxco (5)
2. Thousands (4)
3. Beat Connection (3)
4. Brent Amaker (2)
5. SOTA (1)

 

Amy Bauer
VP of marketing, Sarathan Records
1. My Goodness (5)
2. Ravenna Woods (4)
3. The Royal Bear (3)
4. Staxx Brothers (2)
5. The Physics (1)

 

Mark Baumgarten
Editor-at-large, City Arts
1. The Head and the Heart (5)
2. Shabazz Palaces (4)
3. Perfume Genius (3)
4. The Young Evils (2)
5. Beat Connection (1)

 

Nikki Benson
Founder, SSG
1. Ravenna Woods (5)
2. Beat Connection (4)
3. Campfire OK (3)
4. Thomas Hunter (2)
5. Lovesick Empire (1)

 

Cheree Best
Entertainment account executive, The Stranger
1. The Head & The Heart (5)
2. Macklemore (4)
3. Butts (3)
4. Head Like  a Kite (2)
5. Thee Satisfaction (1)

 

M.L. Birdsall
Boss, Don't Stop Believin' Records
1. Cold Lake (5)
2. Pony Time (4)
3. Wet Paint DMM (3)
4. Tit Pig (2)
5. Stickers (1)

 

Chris Burlingame
Founder, Another Rainy Saturday
Unranked
Beat Connection (3)
Concours d'Elegance (3)
Shelby Earl (3)
Shabazz Palaces (3)
Viper Creek Club (3)

 

Nik Christofferson
Founder, Seattle Rock Guy
Unranked
Smooth Sailing (3)
Throne of Bone (3)
Grenades (3)
Vultures 2012 (3)
Curse of the North (3)

 

Scott Colburn
Producer
Unranked
Staxx Brothers (4)
Uncle Pooch (4)
Jabon (4)

 

Marco Collins
DJ, KEXP
1. The Head and The Heart (5)
2. Fences (4)
3. The Young Evils (3)
4. Beat Connection (2)
5. Seapony (1)

 

Toby Crittendon
Outreach director, Washington Bus; contributor, Last Night’s Mixtape
1. OCnotes (5)
2. WD4D (4)
3. Made in Heights (3)
4. 10.4 Rog (2)
5. Militant Child (1)

 

Melissa “Meli” Darby
Outgoing talent buyer, Nectar Lounge; talent buyer, The Crocodile
1. IG88 (5)
2. Shabazz Palaces (4)
3. Fly Moon Royalty (3)
4. Jus Moni (2)
5. Head and The Heart (1)

 

Christina Eichelberger
VP Digital Media and Artist Relations, Sarathan Records
Unranked
Ravenna Woods (3)
Curtains For You (3)
The Absolute Monarchs (3)
My Goodness (3)
Fences (3)

 

Ryan Ellis
Promotions & Public Relations & Bar Manager, Tractor Tavern
Unranked
The Chasers, formally the Chevy Chasers (3)
Grynch (3)
The Redwood Plan (3)
The Lights (3)
Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth (3)

 

Jeff Gilbert
Owner, Feedback Lounge
Post Modern Heroes (3)
Star Anna (3)
Witchburn (3)
The Bend (3)
Gunn And The Damage Done (3)

 

John Gilbreath
Founder, Earshot Jazz
1. A G O G I C (5)

 

Christen Greene
General Manager and Head of A&R, Onto Entertainment
Unranked
Cataldo (3)
Fences (3)
The Head and The Heart (3)
Shenandoah Davis (3)
TacocaT (3)

 

Travis Hay
Founder, Guerrilla Candy
1. Hobosexual (5)
2. Sol (4)
3. Curtains for You (3)
4. My Goodness (2)
5. Viper Creek Club (1)

 

Nicolas Heliotis
General manager, Hardly Art
Unranked
Hausu (3)
Seapony (3)
WAMU (3)
Naomi Punk (3)
Broomsticks (3)

 

Michael Jaworski
President, Mt. Fuji Records; booker, The Sunset Tavern
Unranked
Mal De Mer (3)
The Night Beats (3)
Pony Time (3)
18 Individual Eyes (3)
Spurm (3)

 

Kyle Johnson
Photographer
Beat Connection (3.5)
DJ Introcut (3.5)
Campfire OK (3.5)
Perfume Genius (3.5)

 

Tony Kay
Music writer, The SunBreak
1. Curtains for You (5)
2. Lesbian (4)
3. THEE Satisfaction (3)
4. The Fucking Eagles (2)
5. The Redwood Plan (1)

 

Garrett Kelly
Co-founder, Hollow Earth Radio
Unranked
Santee (3)
Thousands (3)
Prawnyxx (3)
Agatha (3)
Megabog (3)

 

Josh Lovseth
Photographer, writer and publishing editor;  Sound on the Sound
1. Drew Grow and the Pastor's Wives (5)
2. The Head and the Heart (4)
3. My Goodness (3)
4. Lemolo (2)
5. Pickwick (1)

 

DeVon Manier
President and co-founder, Sportn' Life Records
1. Fly Moon Royalty (5)
2. The Young Evils (4)
3. Shaprece (3)
4. NighTrain (2)
5. Kung Foo Grip (1)

 

Nathan Marion
Director, Fremont Abbey Arts Center; founder, The Round
Unranked
Tony Kevin, Jr. (3)
Kelli Schaefer (3)
Land of Pines (3)
Bryan John Appleby (3)
Gregory Boyd (3)

 

Sharlese Metcalf
Producer/DJ, KEXP
Unranked
Reporter (3)
Ravenna Woods (3)
Absolute Monarchs (3)
My Goodness (3)
Metal Chocolates (3)

 

Barbara Mitchell
Freelance writer and publicist
1. Curtains for You (5)
2. Cobirds Unite (4)
3. Ivan & Alyosha (3)
4. Lindsey Fuller (2)
5. Fences (1)

 

Michele Myers
DJ, KEXP
1. Victor Shade (5)
2. Titus Andronicus (4)
3. Thee Satisfaction (3)
4. Fences (2)
5. The Intelligence (1)

 

Kayte Olsufka
Live music coordinator, Hard Rock Cafe Seattle
1. The Head and The Heart (5)
2. State of the Artist (4)
3. Fences (3)
4. Campfire OK (2)
5. Beat Connection (1)

 

Jen Petersen
Co-Founder, Cafe Society; co-founder, Sportn' Life Records
Unranked
Fly Moon Royalty (3.5)
NighTrain (3.5)
Jus Moni (3.5)
Shaprece (3.5)

 

Chris Porter
Programming director, One Reel/ Bumbershoot
Unranked
Ivan & Alyosha (3)
Allen Stone (3)
silOHS (3)
The Young Evils (3)
Perfume Genius (3)

 

Steven Severin
Owner, Neumos
Unranked
Shabazz Palaces (3)
The Head and the Heart (3)
Young Evils (3)
Black Breath (3)
Campfire OK (3)

 

Abbey Simmons
Editor & Co-Founder, Sound on the Sound
1. Drew Grow & the Pastors' Wives (5)
2. The Head and the Heart (4)
3. Kelli Schaefer (3)
4. Lemolo (2)
5. Ravenna Woods (1)

 

Michelle Smith
Booker, Comet Tavern
Drew Grow & The Pastors' Wives (3)
Kelli Schaefer (3)
Wayfinders (3)
Midday Veil (3)
Lonesome Shack (3)

 

Daniel Steinberg
Founder, Square Peg Concerts
1. The Head and the Heart (5)

 

Kevin Sur
Founder, Artist Home Booking/ Artist Home Presents
1. Campfire OK (5)
2. Lemolo (4)
3. Baltic Cousins (3)
4. Cobirds Unite! (2)
5. Butts (1)

 

Scott Teske
Music director, Seattle Rock Orchestra
Campfire OK (3)
Ivan & Alyosha (3)
The Thoughts (3)
Bryan John Appleby (3)
James Lanman & the Good Hurt (3)

 

Ben Verellen
Owner, Verellen Amplifiers, LLC
Unranked
Absolute Monarchs (4)
Dog Shredder (4)
Great Falls (4)

 

Adam Ydstie
Co-founder, The Warehouse
1. Pickwick (5)
2. Rockwell Powers (4)
3. Elk & Boar (3)
4. Land of Pines (2)
5. Bryan John Appleby (1)

 

Jonathan Zwickel
Associate editor, City Arts
1. The Head and the Heart (5)
2. Flexions (4)
3. Wheedle's Groove (3)
4. Pearly Gate Music (2)
5. Petty Party (1)

 

Final tally
1. THATH    45
2. Campfire OK    19.5
3 (tie). My Goodness    19
3 (tie). Ravenna Woods    19
5. Beat Connection    17.5
6 (tie). Absolute Monarchs    16
6 (tie). Curtains for You    16
6 (tie). Fences    16
9. The Young Evils    15
10. Shabazz Palaces    14