Each week, 10 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 2026.

Last week's results:

Cameron Winter - Warning [5]

Depeche Mode - Universal Soldier [4]

Hard-Fi - They Ain't Your Friends [2]

Metric - Time Is A Bomb [2]

Fontaines D.C. - Black Boys on Mopeds [1]

Skindred - Can I Get A [1]

Foals - When the War is Finally Done [0]

Marmozets - Running With The Sun In Your Eyes [0]

Seafret (feat. James Morrison) - Driftwood [0]

Wet Leg - Obvious [0]

Total votes: 15

Here are this week's contenders:

Arlo Parks - Get Go

beabadoobee (feat. The Marías) - All I Did Was Dream of You

Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho

Bleachers - dirty wedding dress

James Blake - Trying Times

Lykke Li - Knife In The Heart

Modest Mouse - Look How Far...

Noah Kahan - Porch Light

The Pretty Reckless - When I Wake Up

Thundercat (feat. WILLOW) - ThunderWave

2026 Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week Winners

Week 1: Ladytron - Caught in the Blink of an Eye

Week 2: Mandy, Indiana - Cursive

Week 3: Gorillaz (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson & Anoushka Shankar) - Orange County

Week 4: James Blake - Death of Love

Week 5: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

Week 6: sombr - Homewrecker

Week 7: Charli xcx - Always Everywhere

Week 8: Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter
Week 9: Gorillaz (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought) - The Moon Cave

Week 10: Cameron Winter - Warning

I wasn't actually keen on any of these so I will have to abstain this week!

beadadoobie so far for me, but also like the ones from Janes Blake and Lykke Li. Noah Kahan and Bleachers at the bottom for me.

More votes please!

Voted for Arlo Parks this week!

I preferred some others on James Blake's album

beabadoobee just ahead of James Blake I think

1 James Blake

2 Noah Kahan

3 beabadoobee

4 Arlo Parks

5 Thundercat

6 Lykke Li

7 Modest Mouse

8 Bruce Springsteen

9 The Pretty Reckless

10 Bleachers

Ok I was a little worried at how much I didn't really care for the last James Blake single but this song is back on form <3 need to check out the album soon ~ 'Porch Light' is up there with Noah's best songs to date for me, sounding a lot less like a commercial rehash than 'The Great Divide' did (as much as I did grow to like that song too). The beabadoobee song is a bit angstier than I expected from a collab between her and The Marías, think their styles come together quite nicely. Another good track from Arlo continuing in the vibe of the first 2 singles, think I like this one a little more than 'Heaven'. Also a really cool vibe from this Thundercat song and Lykke's is a lot better than her lead single for me too. The Modest Mouse song is cool but too short. A very nice cover version from Bruce. The Pretty Reckless song is decent, and after being surprisingly a lot more into the last Bleachers single than I expected the follow-up has not landed anywhere near as well for me, didn't really like this one unforch.

Close between beabadoobee/The Marias and Lykke Li but enjoying the moody vibe of the former just a bit more, so went for that.

The Thundercat song triggered my intense discomfort at squelchy sounding noises even if it was meant to be waves crashing.

Last day to vote!

My "late" personal rankings for Week 10 (I realise this ranking does not count for anything at this stage);

1. Lykke Li – Knife In The Heart

2. The Pretty Reckless – When I Wake Up

3. beabadoobee feat. The Marías – All I Did Was Dream of You

4. Arlo Parks – Get Go

5. Noah Kahan – Porch Light

6. Bleachers – dirty wedding dress

7. James Blake – Trying Times

8. Bruce Springsteen – A Rainy Night in Soho

9. Thundercat feat. WILLOW – ThunderWave

10. Modest Mouse – Look How Far...