Guess how our albums of the year bracket comes out for a prize pack

Every year we here at Change the Rotation choose our 32 favorite albums and pit them against each other in a bracket to determine our album of the year. This year, we drew the bracket matchups early so you can take a shot at guessing how this whole thing is going to shake out. If you have the top scoring bracket (the closest to how ours comes out), you will win a prize pack from us which includes some music from Don't Panic Records and Distro, a copy of our limited edition Plan-It X Fest zine and some stickers. Here is a printable version of our 2016 albums of the year bracket. When you've made your picks, submit them to webmaster@changetherotation.com. Hand-drawn brackets are encouraged! Submit brackets by December 28.

How does this work?

For the last three years, Steve O, Dave Anians and I have made lists of our favorite albums of the year and narrowed them down to 32. We then randomly draw them into a bracket and vote on each matchup until we have a champion. This is how we determine our site's album of the year. You can see how things played out in 2013, 2014 and 2015. This year differs in two ways. We usually draw the bracket on the same day that we vote on the matchups. This year, we drew the bracket early to try this contest. So, we have some more time to think about those first round matchups. Second, Danny from Don't Panic is in on the proceedings this year. Which means there may be a tie vote on some matchups. To decide tiebreakers, we each will assign points to the 32 albums ahead of time (32 for our favorite, 1 for our least favorite.) In the event of a tie vote, we will add up our points for the albums in question. This should break any ties.

Where can I hear the records on the bracket?

Here are links to stream each record:
PUP - The Dream is Over
Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate
Bombflower - Sweeteater
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
Culture Shock - Attention Span
Trap Them - Crown Feral
NoFX - First Ditch Effort
The Falcon - Gather Up the Chaps
David Bowie - Blackstar
Beach Slang - A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
Antillectual - Engage!
Gouge Away - , Dies
Useless ID - State is Burning
The Coathangers - Nosebleed Weekend
Martha - Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
Head Wound City - A New Wave of Violence
Pkew Pkew Pkew - Pkew Pkew Pkew
Street Sity Surf - Things You May Have Wondered About
Audio/Rocketry - Audio/Rocketry
PEARS - Green Star
Weekend Nachos - Apology
Jeff Rosenstock - Worry.
The Taxpayers - Big Delusion Factory
Dog Party - 'Til You're Mine
Brutal Youth - Sanguine
Direct Hit! - Wasted Mind
We the Heathens - The Blood Behind the Dam
UGLYBoNES - Growing Concerns
The Murderburgers - The 12 Habits of Highly Defective People
AJJ - The Bible 2
White Lung - Paradise

How will bracket submissions be scored?

Any first round victories are worth one point and it doubles from there - second round victories are worth two points, third round victories are worth four points, semi-final round is worth eight points and if you correctly guess the champion that will get you 16 points.

How is the new Davey Dynamite album not on the bracket?

Between the four of us, we either are Davey, are Davey's label, are Davey's friend, etc. Too much bias all around to have it in the competition.

UPDATE (December 15, 2016): The winner of this contest will receive a test pressing of The Kreutzer Sonata/The Union Boys split 7-inch, the Inflatable Best Friend/Bongonya split 7-inch, Dekalb Brawl City on CD, the Where the Sidewalk Rends poetry comp on CD and The Cheap Dates' Piss Away Another God Damn Year and A Thousand Year Flood on cassette. Thanks to Don't Panic Records and Distro for these great prizes. The winner will also receive a copy of Change the Rotation's limited edition Plan-It-X Fest zine and Change the Rotation stickers.