Anatomy of a writers poll... (part 2)

As promised last week in the first part of the anatomy of our poll to find the top Irish albums released in the last 10 years, you'll find below the albums that were voted for but did not make the top 50. In total there are 86 albums that were voted for but that did not make the final published list of ranked albums. Of these, 5 were voted for by 2 writers, the rest secured a solitary vote.

A quick glance and you can see some acts who were 'penalised' for their productivity in the last decade as their votes, being spread over multiple albums, diluted their rankings and so reduced their prospects of making the final top 50 (e.g. Ann Scott, Redneck Manifesto, Future Kings of Spain, Nina Hynes and Pony Club).

[Aside: I didn't have the time to do a forensic eligibilty check on the albums below so you may come across entries that were not full length albums, or were released before 1999, or are by acts that are not Irish...]

Albums outside the top 50 that secured 2 votes:

• Bell X1 - Flock
• Crayonsmith - White Wonder
• The Dudley Corporation - In Love With The Dudley Corporation
• Hybrasil - The Monkey Pole
• Super Extra Bonus Party - Super Extra Bonus Party

Albums outside the top 50 that secured 1 vote:

• Adebisi Shank - This Is The Album By A Band Called Adebisi Shank
• Adrian Crowley - Long Distance Swimmer
• Agitated Radio Pilot - World Winding Down
• Ann Scott - Poor Horse
• Ann Scott - Were Smiling
• Bell x1 - Neither am I
• Boa Morte - Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside
• Cane 141 - Moon Pool
• Carly Sings - The Glove Thief
• Cathy Davy - Something Ilk
• Chequerboard - Penny Black
• Ciaran Murphy - Once Upon A Time In Ireland
• Damien Dempsey - To Hell or Barbados
• Dark Room Notes - We Love You Dark Matter
• David Geraghty - Kill Your Darlings
• David Kitt - Not Fade Away
• Delorentos - In love with Detail
• Director - We Thrive On Big Cities
• Dirty Beatniks - Feedback
• Dublin Guitar Quartet - Deleted Pieces
• Duke Special - Songs From The Deep Forest
• Frank and Walters - Glass
• Future Kings of Spain's Debut album
• Future Kings of Spain - Nervousystem
• Gamak - We are the way forward
• God is an Astronaut - The end of the beginning
• Hal - Hal
• Headgear - Headgear
• Iain Archer - Flood The Tanks
• Iarla Ó Lionáird - Invisible Fields
• Jape - The monkeys in the zoo have more fun than me
• Jimmy Behan - Days are what we live in
• Jubilee Allstars - Lights of the City
• Juno Falls - Weightless
• Katie Kim - Twelve
• Kila - Tóg é go Bog é.
• Mark Geary - 33 1/3 Grand Street
• Martin Finke - Untended Stories
• Mic Christoper - Skylarkin
• Mick Flannery - White Lies
• Mumblin' Deaf Ro - Senór, My Friend
• Mundy - 24 Star Hotel
• Neosupervital - Neosupervital
• Nina Hynes - Staros
• Nina Hynes and the Husbands - Really Really Do
• Paul O'Reilly - First Thing In The Morning
• Pony Club - Family Business
• Pony Club - Post Romantic
• Pugwash - Jollity
• Redneck Manifesto- Cut Off Your Heart From Your Head
• Redneck Manifesto - I Am Brazil
• Redneck Manifesto - Seven Stabs
• Republic of Loose - This Is The Tomb Of The Juice
• Robotnik - Pleasant Sqaure
• Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue
• Rory Gallagher - Wheels Within Wheels (not eligible)
• Si Schroeder - Coping Mechanisms
• Skindive - Skindive
• Somadrone - Of Pattern and Purpose
• Ten Past Seven - Shut Up Your Face
• The Aftermath - Friendlier Up Here
• The Chalets - Check In
• The Devlins - Consent
• The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends
• The Flaws - Achieving Vagueness
• The Frames - The Cost
• The Jimmy Cake - Spectre and Crown
• The Mighty Stef - The Sins of Sainte Catherine
• The Moondogs - Red Fish
• The Sleeping Years - Were Becoming Islands One By One
• The Swell Season - The Swell Season
• The Things - Some Kind of Kick
• The Walls - Hi-lo
• Tooth - That Corporate Emotion
• Turn - Antisocial
• Unite Tribe - Enlocari
• United Bible Studies - The Shore That Fears The Sea
• Warlords of Pez - Warlords of Pez
• Whipping Boy - Whipping Boy
• Wilt - My Medicine
• Woodstars - Life Sparks

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