Thanks to Wardy for holding the fort over the last few weeks!

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.

Nilüfer Yanya - Cold Heart [6]

Skunk Anansie - Animal [4]

Green Day - Ballyhoo [3]

Car Seat Headrest - The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) [2]

House Of Protection - I Need More Than This [1]

PUNCHBAG - You Used To Be So Sexy [1]

Sparks - My Devotion [1]

New Found Glory - 100% [0]

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Total Votes: 18

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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:

Avril Lavigne (feat. Simple Plan) - Young & Dumb

CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me

Elbow - Sober

Garbage - Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty

Halsey & Amy Lee - Hand That Feeds

Moses Sumney & Hayley Williams - I Like It I Like It

Royel Otis - moody

Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia

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

Week 18: Nilüfer Yanya - Cold Heart

Thanks Whoody! Playlists added.

Pity there wasn't room for Elbow this week.

15 minutes ago, awardinary said:

Thanks Whoody! Playlists added.

Pity there wasn't room for Elbow this week.

Argh, knew there was something I'd missed! Elbow are definitely more relevant here than Parkway, I've added them in.

My personal rankings for Week 19;

1. Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia

2. Elbow – Sober

3. Royel Otis – moody

4. Garbage – Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty

5. Avril Lavigne feat. Simple Plan – Young & Dumb

6. Halsey & Amy Lee – Hand That Feeds

7. CMAT – Take A Sexy Picture Of Me

8. Moses Sumney & Hayley Williams – I Like It I Like It

Between CMAT and Elbow for me, think I'm more likely to go back to the former

Garbage for me.

Also liking this week -

Eville - Get With Me

Jesus and the Zealots - The Soughing

Toy Parlour - Say Something

More votes please!

Last day to vote!

1 Sleep Token - that’s 3 out of 4 singles that have been great

2 Garbage

3 Royal Otis