So it was Cody behind my favourite entry ooh and 10 points in return *.* thank you <3 (+ to blacksquare, Severin + dhwe too since I last dropped in)

Halou receives 15 points and extend their lead to 21 points!!! PVA joins Top 3 and Elephant Kind makes it to Top 10!!!

1	Halou - I'll Carry You	160	- matto
2	Ugress - Radio Aurora	139	- gooddelta
3	PVA - Rain	133	- Chez Wombat
4	Placid Angles feat. Sophia Stel - I Want What I Want	130	- AllStarBySmashMouth
5	Tomken - Benzin	118
6	Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix	106	- blacksquare
7	A Thousand Mad Things - Local Guys	105	- Suedehead2
8	Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part 3 (feat. LudoWic)	104	- pavi
9	Elephant Kind - Man Enough	103	- FrankLuck
10	Blackwater Holylight - Poppyfields	102
11	Cathedral Bells - Dayflower	101	- Cody Rozanov
12	Gas - Pop 4	98
13	R. Missing - Ola Tremble	96	- jimwatts
14	Delilah Bon - ILLEGAL ALIENS	91	- Severin
15	KAVARI - IRON VEINS	89	- Jade
16	Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong	83	- leww
17	Eric Whitacre - Deep Field	81	- uhsting
18	Beattie - Lovelorn	80	- Lindsey.
19	Wallfacer - this is me i am	72	- Dobbo
20	Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)	68	- Scene
21	GOSS - Olası Kazalar	65	- Sabrewulf
22	pôt-pot - 22° Halo"	60	- RabbitFurCoat
23	Sleep Theory - Static	55	- WhoOddysey
24	Jennifer Walton - Lambs	53	- King Rollo
25	Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)	52	- seven.
26	Mansfield.TYA - La Fin Des Temps	51	- Julian_
27	sakanaction - Kagerou	51
28	Period Pains - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)	50	- DaTilt
29	Horse Vision - You Could Have It	47	- Ansel
30	maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic	46	- Iz
31	They Are Gutting a Body of Water - american food	42	- dhwe
32	Walking On Rivers - Waste The Night	29	- Nine And ¾
33	Marta feat. Marcela Rybska - Way Up In	21	- awardinary
34	simon a. - Herringbone	17

Interesting battle, it feels like Halou is pulling further ahead but the points system here means one top mark can change the whole thing easily.

Harve is up next:

Artist profile: Gas is the main musical project of German electronic musician and composer Wolfgang Voigt. The project was created as an expressive medium inspired by his experiences with taking LSD in the Königsforst, a German forest situated near his hometown of Cologne, for long periods in his youth.

22 hours ago, Harve said:

20 23 - Jennifer Walton - Lambs

15 13 - Elephant Kind - Man Enough

12 11 - Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)

10 17 - Wallfacer - this is me i am

8 12 - Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong

7 10 - Marta feat. Marcela Rybska - Way Up In

6 29 - Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix

5 07 - maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic

4 34 - Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)

3 06 - Horse Vision - You Could Have It

2 19 - Cathedral Bells - Dayflower

1 28 - Halou - I'll Carry You

xx

Ooh outside shot of rescuing a top half finish here.

Ugress to win this!

Next we present Bror's votes and every detail that he likes to submit

Bror votes next, which they are currently in Top 10, but will they shoot themselves in a foot:

Artist profile: Blackwater Holylight is an American "doomgaze" band originally formed in Portland, Oregon. Known for blending the crushing heaviness of doom metal with the ethereal, melodic textures of shoegaze and psychedelic rock, the group recently relocated to Los Angeles.

22 hours ago, Bror said:

20 GAS - Pop 4

15 Brìghde Chaimbeul - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed Of Mirth) (feat. Colin Stetson)

12 KAVARI - IRON VEINS

10 Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part. 3 (feat. LudoWic)

8 Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix

7 pôt-pot - 22° Halo

6 They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - american food

5 Wallfacer - this is me i am

4 Ugress - Radio Aurora

3 Cathedral Bells - Dayflower

2 Placid Angles - I Want What I Want (feat. Sophia Stel)

1 maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic

Lots of great stuff here but my top marks have to go to ambient excellence, really hits the spot just right for me <3 The Brìghde Chaimbeul track was rather hypnotising as well and KAVARI is an artist I am already reasonably familiar with unlike the top 2 but nonetheless coming through with another stomper here.

I'll be adding 22 out of 34 songs here to my shuffle playlist so a lengthy list of honourable mentions to R. Missing, Comfort Cure, PVA, Eric Whitacre (will be fun to get that on shuffle xx), Halou, sakanaction, A Thousand Mad Things, Jennifer Walton and Mansfield.TYA.

Hope some of you made a good discovery from Blackwater Holylight - brought to you this time from browsing /r/indieheads' New Music Friday threads and checking out random artists based on intriguing genre tags ('doomgaze' on this occasion *.* a bit like Messa who I sent to BJSC but more long winded and washed out x)

Ansel 🖤🖤🖤

Fling with dhwe is over

The lead of Halou shrinks to 18 points for now ...Cathedral Bells joins Top 10, while Bror shot himself in a foot and kicks his entry out of top 10!!!

1	Halou - I'll Carry You	161	- matto
2	Ugress - Radio Aurora	143	- gooddelta
3	PVA - Rain	133	- Chez Wombat
4	Placid Angles feat. Sophia Stel - I Want What I Want	132	- AllStarBySmashMouth
5	Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix	120	- blacksquare
6	Tomken - Benzin	118
7	Elephant Kind - Man Enough	118	- FrankLuck
8	Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part 3 (feat. LudoWic)	114	- pavi
9	A Thousand Mad Things - Local Guys	105	- Suedehead2
10	Cathedral Bells - Dayflower	105	- Cody Rozanov
11	Blackwater Holylight - Poppyfields	102	- Bror
12	Gas - Pop 4	102	- Harve
13	KAVARI - IRON VEINS	101	- Jade
14	R. Missing - Ola Tremble	96	- jimwatts
15	Delilah Bon - ILLEGAL ALIENS	91	- Severin
16	Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong	91	- leww
17	Wallfacer - this is me i am	87	- Dobbo
18	Eric Whitacre - Deep Field	81	- uhsting
19	Beattie - Lovelorn	80	- Lindsey.
20	Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)	79	- seven.
21	Jennifer Walton - Lambs	73	- King Rollo
22	Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)	72	- Scene
23	pôt-pot - 22° Halo"	67	- RabbitFurCoat
24	GOSS - Olası Kazalar	65	- Sabrewulf
25	Sleep Theory - Static	55	- WhoOddysey
26	maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic	52	- Iz
27	Mansfield.TYA - La Fin Des Temps	51	- Julian_
28	sakanaction - Kagerou	51
29	Period Pains - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)	50	- DaTilt
30	Horse Vision - You Could Have It	50	- Ansel
31	They Are Gutting a Body of Water - american food	48	- dhwe
32	Walking On Rivers - Waste The Night	29	- Nine And ¾
33	Marta feat. Marcela Rybska - Way Up In	28	- awardinary
34	simon a. - Herringbone	17

And now we're down to last three sets of votes

Next up is CowTzy:

Artist profile: Sakanaction is a Japanese rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Their music is a fusion of alternative rock, electronic, pop, and new wave styles. The band consists of five members: Ichiro Yamaguchi, Motoharu Iwadera, Ami Kusakari, Emi Okazaki, and Keiichi Ejima.

22 hours ago, CowTzy said:

20 - ???

15 - 15 - Sleep Theory - Static

12 - 19 - Cathedral Bells - Dayflower

10 - 03 - Ugress - Radio Aurora

08 - 14 - Beattie - Lovelorn

07 - 16 - They Are Gutting a Body of Water - american food

06 - 34 - Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)

05 - 05 - A Thousand Mad Things - Local Guys

04 - 12 - Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong

03 - 07 - maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic

02 - 29 - Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix

01 - 20 - Walking On Rivers - Waste The Night

OH MY GOD!!!

What happened to their awarded 20 points?

20 - ???

15	GOSS - Olası Kazalar
12	Beattie - Lovelorn
10	R. Missing - Ola Tremble
8	Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong
7	Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)
6	PVA - Rain
5	Placid Angles feat. Sophia Stel - I Want What I Want
4	KAVARI - IRON VEINS
3	Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part 3 (feat. LudoWic)
2	Elephant Kind - Man Enough
1	Period Pains - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)

omg bré came round to eric whitacre we MOVE

Oops, who's votes are those?

They are actually mine <3

Addy!

Artist profile: Tomken is a German singer-songwriter and musician based in Rostock. She is known for her "German-language Artpop" which features intimate lyrics and powerful piano sounds.

20 ???

15	GOSS - Olası Kazalar
12	Beattie - Lovelorn
10	R. Missing - Ola Tremble
8	Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong
7	Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)
6	PVA - Rain
5	Placid Angles feat. Sophia Stel - I Want What I Want
4	KAVARI - IRON VEINS
3	Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part 3 (feat. LudoWic)
2	Elephant Kind - Man Enough
1	Period Pains - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)

Edited 15 hours ago15 hr by Addy!

And omg I am making this mess as I go lol and hopefully it pays off in the end!!!

And the last set of votes next from HarryGarfield, which indeed they are behind the entry that was sitting on zero points for quite a while:

Artist profile: simon a. is genre blurring artist from East London, blending soul, indie music and rap with cinematic touch. His work explores identity, emotion and meaning, always rooted in honest storytelling.

On 07/03/2026 at 21:52, HarryGarfield said:

20 // ???

15 // sakanaction - Kagerou

12 // KAVARI - IRON VEINS

10 // Delilah Bon - ILLEGAL ALIENS

08 // Sleep Theory - Static

07 // Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)

06 // Walking On Rivers - Waste The Night

05 // Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)

04 // Wallfacer - this is me i am

03 // Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong

02 // A Thousand Mad Things - Local Guys

01 // Mansfield.TYA - La Fin Des Temps

All three are Halou, yes? 🫣

This is the current standing, but remember there are still three sets of 20's to be allocated

1	Halou - I'll Carry You	161	- matto
2	Ugress - Radio Aurora	153	- gooddelta
3	PVA - Rain	133	- Chez Wombat
4	Placid Angles feat. Sophia Stel - I Want What I Want	132	- AllStarBySmashMouth
5	Kiss Facility - Flesh Mix	120	- blacksquare
6	Elephant Kind - Man Enough	118	- FrankLuck
7	Tomken - Benzin	118	- Addy!
8	Augustin Braud - A Soul Too Dense Part 3 (feat. LudoWic)	114	- pavi
9	A Thousand Mad Things - Local Guys	105	- Suedehead2
10	Cathedral Bells - Dayflower	105	- Cody Rozanov
11	Blackwater Holylight - Poppyfields	102	- Bror
12	Gas - Pop 4	102	- Harve
13	KAVARI - IRON VEINS	101	- Jade
14	R. Missing - Ola Tremble	96	- jimwatts
15	Comfort Cure - They Told You Wrong	91	- leww
16	Delilah Bon - ILLEGAL ALIENS	91	- Severin
17	Wallfacer - this is me i am	87	- Dobbo
18	Eric Whitacre - Deep Field	81	- uhsting
19	Beattie - Lovelorn	80	- Lindsey.
20	Brìghde Chaimbeul featuring Colin Stetson - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)	79	- seven.
21	Jennifer Walton - Lambs	73	- King Rollo
22	Broken Records - You’ll Be Lonely (In A Little While)	72	- Scene
23	pôt-pot - 22° Halo"	67	- RabbitFurCoat
24	GOSS - Olası Kazalar	65	- Sabrewulf
25	Sleep Theory - Static	55	- WhoOddysey
26	maya ongaku - Maybe Psychic	52	- Iz
27	Mansfield.TYA - La Fin Des Temps	51	- Julian_
28	sakanaction - Kagerou	51	- CowTzy
29	Period Pains - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)	50	- DaTilt
30	Horse Vision - You Could Have It	50	- Ansel
31	They Are Gutting a Body of Water - american food	48	- dhwe
32	Walking On Rivers - Waste The Night	29	- Nine And ¾
33	Marta feat. Marcela Rybska - Way Up In	28	- awardinary
34	simon a. - Herringbone	17	- HarryGarfield

Let's reveal first the hosts 20 points!!!

drumroll

20 - Ugress - Radio Aurora

I should have 30 because I got 1 point from Cow 😂