And the resentment rides high

#1 R.E.M., Radio Free Europe – 11 votes
defeats
#7 Pavement, Summer Babe – 6 votes

Analysis:
Just go look at Mike and Rud talking in the comments, y'all. - Ms. L

#1 The Clash, London Calling – 11 votes
defeats
#18 Guided By Voices, I Am A Scientist – 6 votes

Analysis:
"Guided by Voices, in what, sadly, appears to be a wasted vote. Good run for Little Bobby Pop, it was." - Rud

#1 Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart – 11 votes
defeats
#11 Talking Heads, Life During Wartime – 6 votes

Analysis:
"I only referenced one of these in my Switzerland/Togo liveblog." -CDB

#13 Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea –9 votes
defeats
#19 My Bloody Valentine, Only Shallow – 7 votes
(1 abstention)

Analysis:
"Neutral Milk Hotel, I have never heard this song, but that hasn't stopped me from voting for it four or five times now." - WBF

#9 Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime – 11 votes
defeats
#6 Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend – 6 votes

Analysis:
"Talking Heads vs Matthew Sweet - "Once In A Lifetime." Please, please win." -MMC [Ms. L: You get a pony, little boy!]

#6 Big Star, September Gurls – 10 votes
defeats
#9 R.E.M., The One I Love – 7 votes

Analysis:
"oh, I don't like this. But I feel like I have to give Big Star some sort of present for beating U2, and the bald dude in the R.E.M. video always rather upset me. Big Star it is." - SRF

#4 Replacements, I Will Dare – 11 votes
defeats
#10 Beck, Where it's At – 6 votes

Analysis:
"Replacements. Can we get a Chilton/Westerberg matchup in the Final 4?" - Cranky Hopeful Uncle Greg

#9 Pixies, Debaser – 9 votes
defeats
#11 New Pornographers, Letter From an Occupant – 8 votes

Analysis:
"Pixies. The New Pornographers are nice and all, but, well, they're not the Pixies. Fat Black Francis and stoned Kim Deal rock much harder than the Pornographers, and this was when the Pixies were clearly - clearly - only in it for the money. Like, they weren't trying, but they were still better than just about anything." - Rud

Moving on... to the Indie 8! (Greg came up with the nicknames, y'all, not me. Though I look forward to the DAY OF ROCKENING). Get your votes in by Sunday around 9; I'll tally and post them after me and Bob Pollard finish our collaborative binge drinking session. Or I'll do it after I get back from Intonation and recover from my sunburn.

Oh, did I mention I was on public radio talking about Os Mutantes? And that I'm a shameless self-promoter? 'Cause I am. Moving on!

#1 R.E.M., Radio Free Europe
vs.
#1 The Clash, London Calling
There's a lot of calling in these songs.

#1 Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart
vs.
#13 Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The lowest seed still remaining the in tournament goes up against one of the three #1 seeds still around.

#9 Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime
vs.
#6 Big Star, September Gurls
The remaining song from grandpappies of indie Talking Heads, or the holy grail of modern power pop?

#4 Replacements, I Will Dare
vs.
#9 Pixies, Debaser
I... I will dare... to be a debaser!