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:

Of Monsters and Men - Fruit Bat [5]

Oklou & FKA twigs - viscus [5]

Ice Nine Kills - The Laugh Track [1]

Jake Bugg – Oblivious [1]

The Pretty Reckless - Where Are You Christmas? [1]

David Byrne & Hayley Williams - Open The Door [0]

Gorillaz (feat. Trueno & Proof) - The Manifesto [0]

HAIM & Bon Iver - Tie you down [0]

Total Votes: 13

It's a tie!

Here are this week's contenders:

Grimes - Artificial Angels

HAIM - The story of us

The Last Dinner Party - Count The Ways

The Maccabees - Kota
Of Monsters and Men - Tuna in a Can

Sam Fender (feat. Elton John) - Talk to You

South Arcade - Drive Myself Home

Tame Impala - My Old Ways

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

Week 23: Ethel Cain - Nettles

Week 24: Twenty One Pilots - The Contract

Week 25: Muse - Unravelling

Week 26: Lorde - Shapeshifter

Week 27: Ethel Cain - F*ck Me Eyes

Week 28: Wolf Alice - The Sofa

Week 29: The Last Dinner Party - This is the Killer Speaking
Week 30: Tame Impala - End Of Summer

Week 31: Fat Dog - Pray To That

Week 32: Wolf Alice - White Horses

Week 33: Steve Lacy - Nice Shoes

Week 34: Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream

Week 35: Hayley Williams - Parachute

Week 36: Tame Impala - Losers

Week 37: Gorillaz (feat. Sparks) - The Happy Dictator

Week 38: Nine Inch Nails - Who Wants To Live Forever?

Week 39: Tame Impala - Dracula

Week 40: Dry Cleaning - Hit My Head All Day

Week 41: TBC

Went for Sam & Elton!

More votes please :)

My personal rankings for Week 42;

1. The Maccabees – Koya

2. The Last Dinner Party – Count The Ways

3. Sam Fender feat. Elton John – Talk To You

4. HAIM – The story of us

5. South Arcade – Drive Myself Home

6. Of Monsters and Men – Tuna in a Can

7. Tame Impala – My Old Ways

8. Grimes – Artificial Angels

Week 41 Tiebreaker;

1. Oklou & FKA twigs – viscus

2. Of Monsters and Men – Fruit Bat

Last day to vote!

The Maccabees get my vote with the epic-leaning 'Koya'. Of Monsters And Men for the tiebreak.