Following the same structure used in the Dance and Electronic forum, we are going to run the same weekly poll for new indie and alternative releases in 2025. Each week, 8 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 2025.

 

Last week's results;

 

SOFIA ISELLA – Dog's Dinner [ 5 ] ** [29.41%]

Black Country, New Road – Besties [ 4 ] ** [23.53%]

Stereophonics – There's Always Gonna Be Something [ 3 ] ** [17.65%]

Julien Baker & TORRES – Sylvia [ 2 ] ** [11.76%]

Manic Street Preachers – Brushstrokes of Reunion [ 1 ] ** [5.88%]

Snow Patrol – But I'll Keep Trying [ 1 ] ** [5.88%]

The Kooks – Never Know [ 1 ] ** [5.88%]

James Bay feat. Jon Batiste – Sunshine In The Room [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]

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Total Votes: 17

 

 

SOFIA ISELLA is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer, and violinist who plays alternative pop, dance, and electronic music. This week her single Dog's Dinner narrowly edged it in the poll at the end.

 

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Each week, choose one song only that you feel is your favourite from the selection of releases that week. If you wish to post a rate of the selection of songs in the thread, please feel free to do so.

 

Here are this week's contenders:

 

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Chloe Slater – Sucker

Inhaler – Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)

Oklou – blade bird

Squid – Cro-Magnon Man

St. Lucia – Rolling Man

The Black Keys – The Night Before

The K's – Breakdown In My Bedroom

 

 

This week's rankings;

 

1. St. Lucia – Rolling Man

2. The Black Keys – The Night Before

3. Chloe Slater – Sucker

4. The K's – Breakdown In My Bedroom

5. Squid – Cro-Magnon Man

6. Inhaler – Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)

7. Alex Warren – Ordinary

8. Oklou – blade bird

Voted for The Black Keys this week, great song and band!

Before I've listened to any this feels like a list I'll enjoy more than the last few, based on the acts included anyway.

 

 

Order of preference -

 

 

Chloe Slater – Sucker

The Black Keys – The Night Before

The K's – Breakdown In My Bedroom

Squid – Cro-Magnon Man

St. Lucia – Rolling Man

Inhaler – Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Oklou – blade bird

 

 

 

Personal faves this week -

 

Spiritbox - No Loss, No Love

Desperate Journalist - 7

Calva Louise - W.T.F

Bambara - Letters From Sing Sing

 

 

 

 

 

Not much between everything for me, but I've given Oklou a vote to counterbalance those last places.

blade bird clears

1 St Lucia

2 Squid

3 Inhaler

these are really meh :/

 

my recommendations:

Maruja - Aon

KILIMANJARO - Come Towards The Light

Calva Louise - W.T.F

young friend - i like girls

blade bird by a mile

 

squid, st.lucia and chloe slater I'll probably keep around too

St. Lucia for me, good return

 

Oklou, Inhaler, Squid and Chloe also good.

We need help to seperate 3 songs vying for the lead in this week's poll!

Voted for Oklou