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I wasn’t expecting them to, it’s clearly aimed at the Indian market.

At least on Spotify, it’s credited as Fred again/Skepta/PlaqueBoyMax

Yes, it’s just hard rock/metal (or, whatever they consider to be that). The OCC’s rock singles charts quite often misses songs I’d consider to be in that genre. Yet Fall Out Boy’s Centuries is a mainstay!

35 is a bit awkward...

Underneath the Tree and Santa Tell Me do very well too.

Ren & The Skinner Brothers is a collab from hell…

Very likely - last year’s was announced on 4th November.

Amazon usually gives them decent playlisting still the year after. I don’t think any of them have actually broken into the public consciousness though.

Depends what you've heard before I think - he's been pretty indie pop for about a decade now.

Some highlights from my playlist: AFI - Halloween All Time Low (feat. blackbear) - Monsters Ashnikko - Halloween I-VI (EP) blink-182 - Ghost On The Dance Floor CHVRCHES - Graves Demi Lovato - Still Alive Falling In Reverse - I'm Not A Vampire Falling In Reverse - ZOMBIFIED Fall Out Boy (feat. Missy Elliott) - Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) The Fratellis - Halloween Blues Ghost - Hunter's Moon (or just their entire discography) Halsey - Experiment On Me Ice Nine Kills (feat. Jacoby Shaddix) - Hip To Be Scared (or just their entire discography!) Jamie T - Zombie Kasabian - You're in Love with a Psycho KISS - Hell Or Hallelujah Korn - Freak On a Leash The Lathums - I See Your Ghost Little Richard - Casper The Friendly Ghost Megan Thee Stallion (feat. Rico Nasty) - Scary Motionless In White - Werewolf: Synthwave Edition Muse - You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween The Neighbourhood (feat. Denzel Curry) - Kill Us All Offset (feat. JID, Drowning Pool & BNYX) - Bodies Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon Panic! at the Disco - Let's Kill Tonight Paramore - Monster Playboi Carti - Vamp Anthem Princess Nokia - Goth Kid Ramones - Pet Sematary Rob Zombie - Dragula Slipknot - The Devil in I slowthai & Denzel Curry - Psycho Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder Wolf Alice - Ghoster YUNGBLUD - The Funeral YUNGBLUD - Zombie

I wasn't a huge fan of 'End of Summer', but loving the album overall! 'Oblivion', 'Not My World', 'Afterworld', and of course 'Dracula' are my standouts. I like that it's about a 50/50 split between his dance and more typical indie pop music.

+5: 12 to 12 +4: The Fate of Ophelia +3: Man I Need +2: Elizabeth Taylor +1: Opalite -1: Nice To Each Other -2: Golden -3: Where Is My Husband -4: Soda Pop -5: Your Idol

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

Both are there for me!

A 10th anniversary edition is out on 28th November! It will contain previously unreleased songs, acoustic versions, and live recordings. One of those new songs, 'Koya', is out now:

On all platforms from today!

Indeed, the difference between this and last year when they showed English Teacher winning again was crazy!

And he’s just won the Mercury Prize! I’m really excited for this, it sounds incredibly catchy. Although, if I were in Deacon Blue, I’d want a credit 😂

Great comeback, love the piano solo.

Good shout - and they played the O2 Arena in 2024, so they have some sort of fanbase.

Wolf Alice & Nothing But Thieves are my top picks, at least for recent artists. It feels crazy that Catfish and the Bottlemen only have one Top 40 too.

I believe the last time this question came up, the most common answer (or at least one of them) was Tame Impala. He has now achieved one with ‘Dracula’! Who do we think is in contention for this title now?

'We Made It Look Easy' feat. Robbie Williams is out tomorrow.

Good news!