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;

Wet Leg - catch these fists [4]

The Marías - Back To Me [3]

Sleep Token - Caramel [3]

BABYMETAL (feat. Poppy) - from me to u [2]

HAIM - Everybody's trying to figure me out [2]

The Hives - Enough Is Enough [1]

Djo - Potion [0]

Rachel Chinouriri - 23:42 [0]

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:

The Amazons - Night After Night

Arcade Fire - Year of the Snake

Ghost - Lachryma

Green Day - Smash It Like Belushi

hard life - othello

Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on

MARINA - CUNTISSIMO

Pulp - Spike Island

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

Week 12: SOFT PLAY feat. Kate Nash - Slushy

Week 13: Linkin Park - Up From The Bottom

Week 14: Wet Leg - catch these fists

Playlists added.

A somewhat reluctant vote for Ghost. I had hoped Pulp's new one would be great but it's really underwhelming. Same for Arcade Fire and Green Day.

Personal favourites this week -

Garbage - There's No Future in Optimism

SNAYX - Strut

Slung - Class A Cherry

4 minutes ago, Severin said:

Personal favourites this week -

Garbage - There's No Future in Optimism

SNAYX - Strut

Slung - Class A Cherry

Garbage does feature in the corresponding Pop Track of the Week poll if you want to throw a vote to that one there.

10 hours ago, awardinary said:

Garbage does feature in the corresponding Pop Track of the Week poll if you want to throw a vote to that one there.

Oh really? Seems weird having them in there but I'll swing by. Cheers

This week's rankings;

1. Pulp – Spike Island

2. The Amazons – Night After Night

3. MARINA – CUNTISSIMO

4. Green Day – Smash It Like Belushi

5. Ghost – Lachryma

6. Arcade Fire – Year Of The Snake

7. Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on

8. hard life – othello

Lana as single of the year contender already <3 best by miles and miles and miles and miles <3

Defo MARINA for me, she is back and better than ever

Lana gets my vote easily. (Arcade Fire would be my choice from the bands here whose best albums were 20+ years ago)

Ghost for me , 2nd was The Amazons with Green Day 3rd.

1 Amazons

2 Arcade Fire

3 Lana

1. Pulp

2. Ghost

3. Green Day

4. The Amazons

5. Arcade Fire

6. hard life

7. Lana Del Rey

8. MARINA

Lana Del Rey

Pulp this week!

This was quite difficult, quite a few good tracks! Really enjoy "Night After Night" & "Lachryma" in particular. Went with The Amazons!

Went with MARINA but Lana not too far behind!

Looks like a pop song is winning this week then! MARINA could do the double in Pop and Indie polls looking at things.

Not heard anything from WhoOddy about his absence over Easter, but I guess I'll substitute for him by post in the weekly poll tomorrow (meaning six days voting time instead of seven sorry).