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;

Sleep Token - Emergence [4]

HAIM - Relationships [3]

Bon Iver (feat. Danielle Haim) - If Only I Could Wait [2]

The Kooks - Sunny Baby [1]

The K's - Gravestone [1]

Lucy Dacus - Talk [1]

Nova Twins - Soprano [1]

Lauren Mayberry (feat. Joe Talbot) - Sorry, Etc, Etc [0]

and the tiebreak results:

Black Country, New Road - Happy Birthday [7]

Ghost - Satanized [6]

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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:

Artemas - southbound

Good Neighbours - Starry Eyed

James Marriott - Toothache

The Lottery Winners (feat. Chad Kroeger) - Ragdoll

mgk - your name forever

SOFT PLAY (feat. Kate Nash) - Slushy

Stereophonics - Seems Like You Don't Know Me

YUNGBLUD - Hello, Heaven, Hello

Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until the following Friday.

 

2025 Indie Track of the Week Winners:

Week 1: N/A

Week 2: Ethel Cain – Amber Waves

Week 3: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere

Week 4: Nova Twins – Monsters

Week 5: SOFIA ISELLA – Dog's Dinner

Week 6: Oklou – blade bird

Week 7: Sam Fender – Remember My Name

Week 8: Fontaines D.C. – It's Amazing To Be Young

Week 9: Doves - A Drop In The Ocean

Week 10: Black Country, New Road - Happy Birthday

Week 11: Sleep Token - Emergence

Playlist links;

This week's rankings;

1. YUNGBLUD – Hello, Heaven, Hello

2. Good Neighbours – Starry Eyed

3. mgk – your name forever

4. James Marriott – Toothache

5. Artemas – southbound

6. Stereophonics – Seems Like You Don't Know Me

7. The Lottery Winners feat. Chad Kroeger – Ragdoll

8. SOFT PLAY feat. Kate Nash – Slushy

Voted SOFT PLAY

My own picks this week -

Calva Louise - Aimless

Witch Fever - DEAD TO ME!

PROJECTOR - The Sham! The Sham! The Sham!

Voted for The Lottery Winners (Chad Kroeger a passenger here, I preferred the verses)

1. YUNGBLUD

2. mgk

3. Stereophonics

4. SOFT PLAY

5. Good Neighbours

6. James Marriott

7. The Lottery Winners

8. Artemas

Wasn’t too fussed about anything but:

1 mgk

2 Soft Play

3 Good Neighbours

Lottery Winners would have done well but I found Chad Kroeger’s parts horrid.

Last day to vote... and we currently have a tie!