A quarter of the year has passed us now so it's time for the first round of the Indie/Rock Track of the Year!

Taking the winners from Week 1 to Week 13 simply vote for your THREE favourites to proceed to the final stage.

The five songs with the most votes will proceed to the grand final.

Voted for Ethel, Mumfords and Fontaines

Voted for Ethel, Oklou and Sleep Token

Fontaines just missing out

Playlists added.

Novas, SOFT PLAY and Linkin Park

Mumford & Sons, Fontaines D.C. & Linkin Park.

Fontaines D.C.
Sam Fender

Sleep Token

Novas, Munford and Fontaines!

More votes needed in this poll before next weeks closure!

Thrown a vote in for Sam x

Final day for more votes!

Some of these I like more than when I listened for the weekly polls. “Blade Bird” for example didn’t really click first time round.

Going for:

Dog’s Dinner

Blade Bird

Emergence

But there are half a dozen more I really enjoy - good list.

Went for Oklou, Sleep Token and Fontaines D.C

Results of Quarter One;

Week 6: Oklou – blade bird [ 8 ]

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

Week 2: Ethel Cain – Amber Waves [ 6 ]

Week 11: Sleep Token – Emergence [ 5 ]

Week 13: Linkin Park – Up From The Bottom [ 5 ]

Week 3: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere [ 4 ]

Week 7: Sam Fender – Remember My Name [ 4 ]

Week 4: Nova Twins – Monsters [ 3 ]

Week 10: Black Country, New Road – Happy Birthday [ 2 ]

Week 12: SOFT PLAY feat. Kate Nash – Slushy [ 2 ]

Week 5: SOFIA ISELLA – Dog's Dinner [ 1 ]

Week 9: Doves – A Drop In The Ocean [ 0 ]

Congratulations to Oklou, Fontaines D.C., Ethel Cain, Sleep Token & Linkin Park for being the first five artists to be counted in the Indie Track of the Year final for 2025!

2025 Indie Track of the Year Contenders:

Ethel Cain – Amber Waves

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

Linkin Park – Up From The Bottom

Oklou – blade bird

Sleep Token – Emergence