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;

Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on [ 7 ]

MARINA – CUNTISSIMO [ 7 ]

Pulp – Spike Island [ 5 ]

Ghost – Lachryma [ 3 ]

The Amazons – Night After Night [ 2 ]

Green Day – Smash It Like Belushi [ 1 ]

Arcade Fire – Year Of The Snake [ 0 ]

hard life – othello [ 0 ]

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Total Votes: 25

It's a tiebreak! So we will go again for another week to see who comes out on top for these two female icons!

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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 – i guess u never really cared about me

Black Honey – Dead

Fontaines D.C. – Before You I Just Forget

James Bay feat. Sheryl Crow – You And Me Time

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Deadstick

Lana Del Rey – Bluebird

Sam Barber – Man Of The Year

The K's – Helen, Oh I

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

Week 15: TBA

Double Lana for me (inevitably) - this MARINA era feels more pop than indie anyway

Went for the Fontaines DC song and Marina in the tie break!

My weekly rankings;

1. James Bay feat. Sheryl Crow – You And Me Time

2. Lana Del Rey – Bluebird

3. Artemas – i guess u never really cared about me

4. The K's – Helen, Oh I

5. Fontaines D.C. – Before You I Just Forget

6. Sam Barber – Man Of The Year

7. Black Honey – Dead

8. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Deadstick

Week 15 Tiebreaker

1. Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on

2. MARINA – CUNTISSIMO

Artemas for this week, then went with MARINA again for the tie-breaker!

Artemas and then MARINA x

Lana x 2 <3

Used to love Marina but haven't liked anything from her in the last 10 years I reckon :/

I voted for Lana x2 as well <3 I'm enjoying new Fontaines this week too

1 Lana

2 Artemas

3 Fontaines

Final day for more votes!