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;

 

Oklou – blade bird [ 5 ] ** [26.32%]

Alex Warren – Ordinary [ 4 ] ** [21.05%]

St. Lucia – Rolling Man [ 4 ] ** [21.05%]

Inhaler – Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah) [ 2 ] ** [10.53%]

Squid – Cro-Magnon Man [ 2 ] ** [10.53%]

Chloe Slater – Sucker [ 1 ] ** [5.26%]

The Black Keys – The Night Before [ 1 ] ** [5.26%]

The K's – Breakdown In My Bedroom [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]

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Total Votes: 19

 

 

French musician Oklou has garnered quite a fanbase on BuzzJack with her unique style of electrinic and alternative music. The three-way tie with Alex Warren and St. Lucia was decided narrowly by the end of the week.

 

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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:

 

Bon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful Love

Daniel Caesar & Rex Orange County – There's A Field (That's Only Yours)

Japanese Breakfast – Mega Circuit

Lucy Dacus – Best Guess

Sam Fender – Remember My Name

Self Esteem – 69

The Amazons – Love Is A Dog From Hell

The Lottery Winners – Turn Around

 

 

Some big favourites Lucy <3 Bon Iver <3

Hooray for Sam finally coming out with something that isn’t beige! Went for that, with Amazons 2nd and Self Esteem 3rd (yes I enjoyed “69” in a trash bop way!)

Voted for Japanese Breakfast as it's probably the best there for me, but I can't say I was that interested in any of them this week.

 

 

Personal choices this week -

 

Eville - Plaything

Lacuna Coil - I Wish You Were Dead

Slung - Collider

This week's rankings;

 

1. The Lottery Winners – Turn Around

2. The Amazons – Love Is A Dog From Hell

3. Japanese Breakfast – Mega Circuit

4. Sam Fender – Remember My Name

5. Bon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful Love

6. Self Esteem – 69

7. Lucy Dacus – Best Guess

8. Daniel Caesar & Rex Orange County – There's A Field (That's Only Yours)

Sam!

Went for The Amazons, everything from this era has been brilliant!

Not sure about the Sam one, should work as an album closer but perhaps not one I'll come back to much otherwise. Voted for Lucy, preferred it to the last couple of hers I think.

1. Sam Fender

2. The Amazons

3. Japanese Breakfast

4. Bon Iver

5. Daniel/Rex

6. Lucy Dacus

7. The Lottery Winners

8. Self Esteem

1. Bon Iver

2. Lucy

3. Japanese Breakfast

rest I don't care

Japanese Breakfast got my vote, Lucy the other standout

Any more votes for this week?

Bon Iver the only one I'll keep listening to beyond this week.

 

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