The Cloak Ox tops City Pages' Picked to Click 2011

The ballots are in for 2011's Picked to Click and, unsurprisingly, The Cloak Ox topped City Pages' annual best new bands list. Filling out the rest of the list: Poliça (#2), Howler (#4), Robust Worlds (#5), The 4onthefloor, blood&stuff (tied for #6), Nightosaur (#7), Gramma's Boyfriend, MaLLY (tied for #8), Dream Crusher, Elite Gymnastics (tied for #10), plus a couple of bands that have performed at LOL/OMG Meetups: UMAMI (#9) and Night Moves (#3).

A few choice Tweet responses:

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Elite Gymnastics in "New York Post"

Capitalizing on its recent Pitchfork writeup, local "chillwave" two-piece Elite Gymnastics has now gotten a nice writeup over at New York Post, the band posted on their Facebook page.


Writer Ryan Brockington says, "If bright bells were cartwheels and sneaky beats were back handsprings, then Elite Gymnastics would be executing a very brilliant floor routine in my ears right now." Click here for the full writeup.

In other EG news, Pitchfork previews the band's forthcoming EP, Neu!.

Congrats to hometown boys, John Clancy and James Brooks on the continued press!

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Elite Gymnastics get the Pitchfork treatment

Nifty! Minneapolis' own electro-popsters Elite Gymnastics has made it into Pitchfork's good graces. Moon Goons DJ - and EG member - Josh Clancy tipped us off to Pitchfork's favorable review of the a track from the duo's new EP, Is This On Me? via facebook.


Though reviewer Larry Fitzmaurice claims to be surprised to hear something so fresh coming out of the Twin Cities (um, GAYNGS anyone?), he touts the duo's "sunshine samples and high-pitched chimes that twinkle like an ice castle bathed in soft light," and adds, "As the summer months heat up, 'Is This on Me?' somehow manages to feel like a blast of cool air while keeping things appropriately warm."

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