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:

Pendulum - Save The Cat [3]

BABYMETAL & Slaughter To Prevail - Song 3 [2]

HAIM - Take me back [2]

Lorde - Man Of The Year [2]

Wet Leg - CPR [2]

YUNGBLUD - Zombie [2]

Kate Nash - GERM [1]

The Beaches - Did I Say Too Much [0]

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Total Votes: 14

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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:

Big Thief - Incomprehensible

Creeper - Headstones

Ethel Cain - Nettles

Evanescence (feat. K.Flay) - Fight Like A Girl

PRESIDENT - Fearless

shame - cutthroat

Turnstile - I CARE

Wunderhorse - The Rope

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/Rock/Alt 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

Week 19: Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia

Week 20: Wolf Alice - Bloom Baby Bloom

Week 21: Pulp - Got to Have Love

Week 22: Pendulum - Save The Cat

Voted for Ethel

A reluctant vote for Creeper.

Additions on my 2025 playlist this week -

Harpy - Last Time

Panic Shack - Thelma & Louise

MANORS - Gatekeeper

Creeper - Headstones

Avatar - Captain Goat

Ethel Cain this week

Went for Creeper this week ❤️

My personal rankings for Week 23;

1. Ethel Cain – Nettles

2. PRESIDENT – Fearless

3. Creeper – Headstones

4. Turnstile – I CARE

5. Evanescence feat. K.Flay – Fight Like A Girl

6. Wunderhorse – The Rope

7. Big Thief – Incomprehensible

8. shame – cutthroat

Ok its official... I'm turning into @Jade with this week's selections in the TOTW polls. I guess this is what real taste feels like!

Any more votes this week?

Final day to vote!

1 Ethel

2 Creeper

3 Turnstile