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;

Lorde – What Was That [ 10 ]

Sam Fender – Tyrants [ 3 ]

Billy Idol & Avril Lavigne – 77 [ 1 ]

HAIM – Down to be wrong [ 1 ]

Halestorm – Darkness Always Wins [ 1 ]

Linkin Park – Unshatter [ 1 ]

Sleep Token – Damocles [ 0 ]

YUNGBLUD – Lovesick Lullaby [ 0 ]

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Total Votes: 17

The Lorde is back! She returns with a popular song What Was That which is set to become her first UK Top 40 hit in 4 years.

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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:

Car Seat Headrest – The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)

Green Day – Ballyhoo

House Of Protection – I Need More Than This

New Found Glory – 100%

Nilüfer Yanya – Cold Heart

PUNCHBAG – You Used To Be So Sexy

Skunk Anansie – Animal

Sparks – My Devotion

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

Week 17: Lorde – What Was That

1 Skunk Anansie

2 Nilüfer Yanya

3 Car Seat Headset

Nilüfer Yanya gets my vote!

Car Seat Headrest! 🦊

My personal rankings;

1. Skunk Anansie – Animal

2. Green Day – Ballyhoo

3. New Found Glory – 100%

4. Car Seat Headrest – The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)

5. Nilüfer Yanya – Cold Heart

6. House Of Protection – I Need More Than This

7. PUNCHBAG – You Used To Be So Sexy

8. Sparks – My Devotion

Skunk Anansie this week

Thanks for taking this over for the past few weeks Wardy!

🥶💙

Nilufy Yanya for me this week!

How many more Green Day songs do I need? An endless supply, as it turns out!

Last day for more votes!