Indie, Rock and Alternative Latest Topicshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/forum/6-indie-rock-and-alternative/Indie, Rock and Alternative Latest TopicsenIndie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week 2026: Week 15https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286495-indierockalt-track-of-the-week-2026-week-15/Each week, 10 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026.

Last week's results:

U2 - Song For Hal [4]

Arlo Parks - Beams [3]

Lambrini Girls - Cult of Celebrity [3]

Dermot Kennedy - Turnstile [1]

Dry Cleaning - Sliced by a Fingernail [1]

Kasabian - GREAT PRETENDER [1]

Metric - Crush Forever [1]

Weezer - Shine Again [1]

Bleachers - the van [0]

Jack White - G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs [0]

Total votes: 15

Here are this week's contenders:

Courteeners - The Luckiest Man Alive

Cruz Beckham - waste your pain

Enter Shikari - LOSE YOUR SELF

Evanscence - Who Will You Follow

Foo Fighters - Of All People

Lykke Li - Sick Of Love

M.I.A. - EVERYTHING

Royel Otis - Sweet Hallelujah

South Arcade - SUPERMAN

The Strokes - Going Shopping

2026 Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week Winners

Week 1: Ladytron - Caught in the Blink of an Eye

Week 2: Mandy, Indiana - Cursive

Week 3: Gorillaz (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar) - Orange County

Week 4: James Blake - Death of Love

Week 5: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

Week 6: sombr - Homewrecker

Week 7: Charli xcx - Always Everywhere

Week 8: Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter
Week 9: Gorillaz (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought) - The Moon Cave

Week 10: Cameron Winter - Warning

Week 11: beabadoobee (feat. The Marías) - All I Did Was Dream of You

Week 12: Muse - Be With You

Week 13: Jungle - Carry On

Week 14: U2 - Song For Hal

]]>286495Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:52:37 +0000Kodaline - We Were Only Younghttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/283130-kodaline-we-were-only-young/Kodaline have announced they are splitting up :( but there will be a final album first.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPlS0jdjCKH/

]]>283130Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:10:46 +0000Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Year 2026: Quarter Onehttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286456-indierockalt-track-of-the-year-2026-quarter-one/Congratulations again to Tame Impala's 'Dracula' for winning the 2025 edition!

Now we look towards 2026 so far...

From the winners of Weeks 1 to 13, vote for your THREE favourite songs. It'll close in 2 weeks! Five songs will progress to the final.

You can choose from:

Week 1: Ladytron - Caught in the Blink of an Eye

Week 2: Mandy, Indiana - Cursive

Week 3: Gorillaz (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar) - Orange County

Week 4: James Blake - Death of Love

Week 5: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

Week 6: sombr - Homewrecker

Week 7: Charli xcx - Always Everywhere

Week 8: Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter
Week 9: Gorillaz (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought) - The Moon Cave

Week 10: Cameron Winter - Warning

Week 11: beabadoobee (feat. The Marías) - All I Did Was Dream of You

Week 12: Muse - Be With You

Week 13: Jungle - Carry On

]]>286456Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:07 +0000Radio X’s Best of British 2026https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285903-radio-xs-best-of-british-2026/They're ramping up the promo for this year's Best of British 500, voting is open now. Voters can choose up to 5 songs and the full 500 track countdown will happen over the Easter weekend. Voting is open until 23:59 (BST) 29th March 2026.

]]>285903Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:32:24 +0000Purity Ring - Purity Ringhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/282832-purity-ring-purity-ring/Four albums in and the Canadian duo are still sounding as great as ever. Purity Ring is out this week and continues their delve into the world of synth pop / future pop / dream pop. They were one of my favourite bands in the 2010s and my interest did drift off a little bit when Womb was released in 2020 but this does feel like a strong return to form.

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]]>282832Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:24:02 +0000M.I.A. - M.I.7https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286436-mia-mi7/

M.I.A. is releasing her 7th album M.I.7.

It follows 2022's MATA and before that 2016's AIM.

Artwork

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]]>286436Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:32:54 +0000sombr - TBAhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286434-sombr-tba/Looks like we’re days away from a new single (or something) being announced! Lots of hints at ‘You Are the Reason’

]]>286434Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:01:37 +0000Dermot Kennedy - The Weight of the Woodshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/283929-dermot-kennedy-the-weight-of-the-woods/3rd album up for pre order, cover, name, tracklist and release date all still tbc but spring 2026 is confirmed and he’s announced an arena tour next summer!

]]>283929Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:27:58 +0000Dominic Fike - White Keyshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285423-dominic-fike-white-keys/Good to see this recent single by Dominic Fike enter the charts at #91 this week!

He’s been surprisingly consistent for years now.

]]>285423Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:14:39 +0000Royel Otis - sweet hallelujahhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286276-royel-otis-sweet-hallelujah/New single out soon!

]]>286276Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:34:07 +0000Cruz Beckham - Waste Your Painhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286462-cruz-beckham-waste-your-pain/Well this is unexpectedly brilliant - it sounds like a 90s indie anthem! Colour me impressed.

Like a lot of modern songs though, it's frustratingly missing a final chorus.

Are we sure he's not adopted?

]]>286462Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:31:22 +0000Bring Me The Horizon - Pray for Plagueshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286461-bring-me-the-horizon-pray-for-plagues/Bring Me The Horizon have been teasing a re-recording of their debut album 'Count Your Blessings' for a while now, and it looks like it's finally on its way! Billboards related to lead single 'Pray for Plagues' have popped up in Manchester, so I guess that song will be out soon.

]]>286461Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:41:43 +0000Evanscence - Sanctuaryhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286360-evanscence-sanctuary/First single from their new album is out on 10th April!

]]>286360Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:35:44 +0000Radio X Playlisthttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/282804-radio-x-playlist/I usually post Radio X's weekly playlist in the Chart Forum but I thought it might also be of interest here so will try and remember to update it in this forum too.

Radio X Playlist | as at 26/09/25

Biffy Clyro - A Little Love [16]

Biffy Clyro - Hunting Season [7]

Blossoms - The Honeymoon [23]

Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream [5]

Franz Ferdinand feat. Johnny Marr - Build It Up [9]

Good Neighbours - People Need People [2]

Hayley Williams - Parachute [3]

Jake Bugg - Never Said Goodbye [7]

Sombr - Undressed [23]

Suede - Dancing With The Europeans [8]

Wet Leg - Mangetout [4]

Wolf Alice - The Sofa [8]

OUT:

None

]]>282804Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:56:51 +0000Enter Shikari - Lose Your Selfhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285093-enter-shikari-lose-your-self/Their socials have been cleared, looks like new music is on the way!!

]]>285093Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:16:57 +0000Courteeners - God Bless The Band - The Very Best Of Courteenershttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286429-courteeners-god-bless-the-band-the-very-best-of-courteeners/New single premiering on Sara Cox's Radio 2 show tomorrow - presumably the lead from a new album!

]]>286429Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:08:59 +0000Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Year 2025: The Final (RESULTS)https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286015-indierockalt-track-of-the-year-2025-the-final-results/They're finally here!

#20. Bryan Adams & Friends - California Christmas (53 points)


#19. Ethel Cain - Amber Waves (102 points)

]]>286015Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:25:48 +0000Lip Critic - Theft Worldhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285507-lip-critic-theft-world/THEFTWORLD.jpg

NYC electronic-punk band Lip Critic are back at it with their new LP "Theft World", releasing on May 1st. The backstory? You might wanna sit down for this one-

While Lip Critic were touring "Hex Dealer", frontman Bret Kaser discovered his identity had been stolen and used to make hundreds of purchases, including the band's entire discography on Bandcamp. They tracked down the scammer, encountering a young man in a Five Nights At Freddy's hoodie, who confessed and explained his belief that the group's music contained hidden codes for an elaborate scavenger hunt. They recorded him at a 24-hour halal spot where he enthusiastically described his imagined lore - inspiring the band to scrap the material they'd already recorded and instead create an album incorporating the more vivid universe the fan had painted for them

Lead single "Legs In A Snare" dropped a few days ago, carrying on the hot streak from their banger 2024 record - give 'em a peep!

TRACKLIST:
01 "Two Lucks"
02 "Jackpot"
03 "Debt Forest"
04 "Talon
05 "Charity Dinner"
06 "Drumming With Izzy"
07 "My Blush (Strength Of The Critic)"
08 "Shoplifting"
09 "Legs In A Snare"
10 "My Wife And The Goblin"
11 "Yard Sale (230 Take)"
12 "200 Bottles Of Eviction"

]]>285507Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:45:59 +0000Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week 2026: Week 14https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286341-indierockalt-track-of-the-week-2026-week-14/Each week, 10 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026.

Last week's results:

Jungle - Carry On [4]

Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind [3]

Florence Road - Hanging Out To Dry [2]

Pulp - Marrying For Love [2]

DON BROCO (feat. Sam Carter) - True Believers [1]

PRESIDENT - Mercy [1]

The Snuts - Motherlands [1]

Suki Waterhouse - Back in Love [1]

Against The Current - Heavenly [0]

Melanie Martinez - UNCANNY VALLEY [0]

Total votes: 15

Here are this week's contenders:

Arlo Parks - Beams

Bleachers - the van

Dermot Kennedy - Turnstile

Dry Cleaning - Sliced by a Fingernail

Jack White - G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs

Kasabian - GREAT PRETENDER

Lambrini Girls - Cult of Celebrity

Metric - Crush Forever

U2 - Song For Hal

Weezer - Shine Again

2026 Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week Winners

Week 1: Ladytron - Caught in the Blink of an Eye

Week 2: Mandy, Indiana - Cursive

Week 3: Gorillaz (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar) - Orange County

Week 4: James Blake - Death of Love

Week 5: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

Week 6: sombr - Homewrecker

Week 7: Charli xcx - Always Everywhere

Week 8: Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter
Week 9: Gorillaz (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought) - The Moon Cave

Week 10: Cameron Winter - Warning

Week 11: beabadoobee (feat. The Marías) - All I Did Was Dream of You

Week 12: Muse - Be With You

Week 13: Jungle - Carry On

]]>286341Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:33:06 +0000Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toyhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/283403-foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy/New single releasing at 3pm BST tomorrow!

https://www.instagram.com/foofighters/reel/DQHSX-QiYTO/

]]>283403Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:28:21 +0000Malcolm Todd - Earringshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286438-malcolm-todd-earrings/]]>286438Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:49:14 +0000The Strokes - Reality Awaitshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286385-the-strokes-reality-awaits/New album out this summer! Hope it's as good as the last one.


The last one had very impressive streaming numbers too - 'The Adults Are Talking' is their 2nd most streamed song on Spotify and is on course to overtake 'Last Night' eventually!

]]>286385Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:55:01 +0000Model/Actriz - Swan Songshttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/286180-modelactriz-swan-songs/New 3 track ep from the abrasive dance rock titans! Glassman is my current favourite.

]]>286180Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:15:43 +0000Kasabian - ACT IIIhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/282633-kasabian-act-iii/Kasabian are back, and they’re a bit more rock & roll again!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOoX28JDAS9/?igsh=MTloNDlzbjRwYnYyeA==

]]>282633Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:02:03 +0000The xx - TBAhttps://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/229401-the-xx-tba/Fantastic news to end 2019! The xx have announced they have been working on new material and it looks like it'll be releasing sometime next year.

 

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