Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Wednesday evening (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 30th October: from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch507

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. 

We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud Go tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks (and remixes of tracks) that have been previously submitted, and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

Christmas songs and the like are also not eligible for the Listening Post, although we will collect these into a playlist that will be published on 24 December.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 507

This a song about a one night stand. When you break up from a loving relationship its hard to go straight back into another but we all still crave intimacy, just not the love part. Like a firefly’s life, a one night stand lights up the night for only a short time.

Firefly

Preliminary

Muriel

Passing Fields

Beast In The Water:

A haunting waltz exploring the myth of the River Man, who keeps the town safe from floodings and drownings in return for an annual human sacrifice. But does the ‘real’ beast lurk underwater or on land…? 

Taken from... 
Hypnagogia: 

To celebrate my first time visiting and performing in Scandinavia this October (and my love of Halloween and spooky season!) I spent the recent heatwave with the curtains closed, soaking up the rich, magical, darkness of Scandinavian horror folklore! I’ve conjured up four new dark narratives in celebration of the turn of the season and teamed up once again with musical warlock Ed Harcourt to bring you ‘Hypnagogia’ – an auditory horror show, featuring the dulcet tones of esteemed actor David Morrissey; acting as our very own Vincent Price. Expect to hear stories of nightmare demonesses, monsters lurking underwater, the goddess of decay off for a night on the town, and terrifying illuminations luring loved ones into the forest… It’s a musical mixed bag of everything from thrashing rock to spooky synths, to David Lynch and Tim Burton inspired cinematic soundscapes.

Beast In The Water

Time For Dreams

This is my 10th single and it's a pop, electronic synth based track with vocals and dramatic string arrangement in the chorus. Personal and emotion driven song about personal struggle and being who you are.

Be Myself

Ready When You Are

A smooth & sultry melodic rap record that embodies the beauty and sensuality found in love of all shades.

2AM Ricky - Cream

Sunshine Caroline

'Little Bad' is Cara's brand new Spooky-pop single, out just in time for Halloween. Don't be fooled by the timing of this release, it isn't about Pumpkins and Cobwebs, but about being unapologetically yourself and embracing the fun side of life. Make sure to check out the music video which was filmed in a "haunted" squash court, streaming on Youtube now.

Little Bad

Ritual Beat, the duo composed of keyboardist Giorgio Darmanin and bassist Renato Ruzza present their new musical project by publishing the unreleased song "Just listen to my Heart". A catchy pop song electronic which reveals a musical path characterized by the most traditional pop melody, attributable to the inspired by the 80s/90s. An engaging track in the chorus and full of atmosphere in the verses, performed by the vocal colors of the young Giorgia Darmanin, written and composed by Renato Ruzza and Giorgio Darmanin, produced by Renato Ruzza.

Just listen to my heart

Just Listen To My Heart (Original)

Why Aren’t You In Love With Me?

Lovesick Alien Cowboy Junkyard Blues form the short film by Circle Red.
Everyone looks for acceptance, everyone looks to find 'home'...watch the inspiring short film soon.

Lovesick Alien Cowboy Junkyard Blues

Available on streaming and for download from owenduff.bandcamp.com

Buried in the commuter crush
People are bust
Adjusted to just existing
Missing the music of their lives
And I am
One unsung among them too
Not young not old
Just bought and sold
A lost soul soldiering on
Alongside these comrades
The revolution never comes

Oh what were we taught?
How did I get caught?

When once I trembled on Jerolim
My eyes on the sea through the trees
And my shorts around my ankles
Wasn’t I there?
Didn’t I swear there on Jerolim
I’d not become one of the sad silent suffering crowd?
But Jerolim
Look at me now


Pacing through pines the line of my desire tight 
I crossed the threshold of my fear hearing the music of my life
And there along the shore they stood
My fellow men who understood
I took their hands in gay abandon and we sang love songs
As we wandered back inland

Owning our bodies
Knowing we were free

Now all I have of Jerolim
Are memories in a body
Employed for a bad end
Who was it there
That dared on Jerolim
To not be just one of the sad silent suffering crowd?
What happened to him
Jerolim

Jerolim

Divinity is the new single from Skye! It earmarks a new chapter of the band with addition of Ant (our new drummer). 
Divinity was written with the string section first to bring an orchestral element to the forefront of the song, and provide a new dynamic to the Skye sound. 
We feel that ‘Divinity’ captures everything we love in a song, and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it.

Divinity

Shelf-life is the fourth single of my second album MNA, an homage to the modern spinster, it's a throw away fun track to enjoy.

1. Shelf Life (MP3)

Charming indie-pop number with a twist; nostalgic and bittersweet, like putting your shoes back on after a day at the beach. Speaking of beach, check out the music video!

Answers on a Postcard

Sometimes songs can come easily...

...but sometimes it can be a rather painful process.

This song sort of covers that...

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Lazy lyrics - deep and meaningless.
Get your old rhyming dictionary - hug it to your chest.

If a picture paints a thousand words
then why not paint instead?
If music be the food of love
then why not bake some bread?

Lazy lyrics - sung so earnestly.
Might mean something to you - mean nothing to me.

If you find a good line - repeat it twice.
If you find a good line - repeat it twice.
If you find a good line - repeat it twice.

Lazy lyrics - sing them loud and proud.
Even easy clichés sometimes sound profound.

Lazy Lyrics

"Magic" is a 90s-something, guitar-driven alt-pop track that highlights the willing, yet often unintelligent resignation of one's trust in people and things that are glaringly and obviously untrue. The track explores WHY we find much hardship in walking away from that which destroys us.

Magic

No Light Without Shade

Searching (for more)

Searching (for More)

Fresh On The Net is a music blog hosted by Tom Robinson and Team Freshnet, offering independent artists an open door and a level playing field for their music. Our inbox is open at http://freshonthenet.co.uk every Monday to Thursday morning - if you share a track with us there it will be heard by every member of our moderation team.

IMPORTANT: 
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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 507

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