Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week 2026: Week 34

Posted August 21Aug 21

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:

Phoebe Bridgers - I Can't Wait [4]

Jungle - Sunshine [3]

Kasabian - NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS [2]

Paris Paloma - I Cry in Front of Paintings [1]

Royal Blood - Ten Over Ten [1]

Amble - Last Rites [0]

Getdown Services - Lentils [0]

Gurriers - Nothing Happens Twice [0]

Kingfishr - For The Boys [0]

Slow Pulp - Spill [0]

Total votes: 11

Here are this week's contenders:

Balu Brigada - BedHead

beabadoobee - Memories

Bleach 9:3 - Figure 8

Fontaines D.C. - Marianne

Gang of Youths - Things Take Time

Jamie T - 3310
Lizzy McApline - Ugly things

Nickelback - Leave Me Behind

Remi Wolf - Bottle

Rex Orange County (feat. Daniel Caesar) - Indecision

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

Week 11: beabadoobee (feat. The Marías) - All I Did Was Dream of You

Week 12: Muse - Be With You

Week 13: Jungle - Carry On

Week 14: U2 - Song For Hal

Week 15: The Strokes - Going Shopping

Week 16: Lana Del Rey - First Light

Week 17: Blossoms - Joke About Divorce

Week 18: DMA'S - Heatin Park

Week 19: Lykke Li - Happy Now

Week 20: Mystery Jets - Black Sage

Week 21: Lola Young - From Down Here