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 – Bluebird [ 5 ]

Fontaines D.C. – Before You I Just Forget [ 4 ]

Artemas – i guess u never really cared about me [ 3 ]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Deadstick [ 83 ]

Black Honey – Dead [ 2 ]

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

Sam Barber – Man Of The Year [ 0 ]

The K's – Helen, Oh I [ 0 ]

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Total Votes: 18

Week 15 Tiebreaker Results;

Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on [ 13 ]

MARINA – CUNTISSIMO [ 5 ]

Lana makes it through with Bluebird AND Henry, come on (after winning the tiebreaker from the previous week). She is surely going to score another #1 album later this year!

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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:

Billy Idol & Avril Lavigne – 77

HAIM – Down to be wrong

Halestorm – Darkness Always Wins

Linkin Park – Unshatter

Lorde – What Was That

Sam Fender – Tyrants

Sleep Token – Damocles

YUNGBLUD – Lovesick Lullaby

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: Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on

Week 16: Lana Del Rey – Bluebird

Also a disclaimer that this week was so stacked with releases that there was no room for me to include the likes of Arcade Fire, Daughtry, Gigi Perez, Self Esteem, The All-American Rejects, Viagra Boys WARGASM and other worthy additions.

The Lorde 👾

Praise the Lorde!!

Edited April 25Apr 25 by Steve201

That Halestorm chorus reminds me of Nelly Furtado's All Good Things (Come to An End)!

Voted for Lorde. Linkin Park, Billy Avril, YUNGBLUD and Halestorm are all great too!

My personal rankings this week;

1. Billy Idol & Avril Lavigne – 77

2. Linkin Park – Unshatter

3. Halestorm – Darkness Always Wins

4. Sam Fender – Tyrants

5. YUNGBLUD – Lovesick Lullaby

6. Lorde – What Was That

7. Sleep Token – Damocles

8. HAIM – Down to be wrong

I voted for Lorde this week 🖤

with a write-in vote for Model/Actriz - 'Diva' x

Sam's song is better than most tracks on his album, but ultimately it's Lorde's week!

Linkin Park, I guess.

Stuff I'm adding to playlists this week -

WARGASM - Vigilantes

Wednesday 13 - No Apologies

Calva Louise - Lo Que Vale

LN - Hellfire

Ghost - Peacefield

1 Halestorm

2 Sleep Token

3 Lorde

Any last votes?