Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 558

Mandi: Friulian farewell; attributed variously as a diminution of “m'arcomandi” (“I recommend”), or the Latin “manus dei” (“hand of God”), or the Italian mani di deo (roughly, “may you stay in the hands of God”).

Mandi is the debut album from UK-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi, which explores a collection of reel-to-reels recorded by his father’s family in 1959 on a Geloso G. 255 recording device. Elaborations on and reconstructions of the words, songs, and music of these tapes, along with the glitches inherent in the recording process and the deterioration of the reels form the basis of the musical material.

Full album available here - https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mandi

Salve Regina

Written and Produced by Euan Blackman
Mixed by Tarek Musa @ Musa Studios
Mastered by Graeme Lynch @ 209 Mastering
Photo credit: Stu Price
Ripe Records 2024
With funding from Culture Liverpool/SIF

Lyrics:

Quarter life crisis
I don’t wanna grow old anyway
Cut my hair and I stain my shirt
All the darkness blocks the hurt

Is it always like this?
Struggling with the bills and microwave
Crush the bugs beneath my shoe
Make a wish that won’t prove true

‘Cause I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

Small town with nothing
Working 9-5 no extra pay
But I am proud of where I’m from
A little valley where no-one comes

I used to know her mother
She got forced to move out by the state
Corporate greed with a fancy bow
Take a memory, ruin a show

‘Cause I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive
Oh alive

Oh I am nothing to you
You were my brother I never knew
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

NOTHING2U

indie playlist, indie music, indie, playlist indie, indie music playlist, indie music 2024, playlist 2023, indie 2024, indie playlist 2024, indie mix 2024, indie songs 2024, indie 2024playlist, playlist 2023, indie compilation 2023, 2023 indie playlist, indie rock, rock playlist, alternative rock, rock alternative, rock indie, indie rock playlist, indie playlist, best, new indie, alternative rock playlist 2023, mixtape, rock 2023, alternative rock 2023, 2023, indie rock playlist 2023, indie rock 2023, music, new indie music, indie january 2023, new, new indie 2023, sad indie playlist, new indie playlist, alternative, january 2023, indie music channel, alternative music, indie background music, indie guitar music, indie music mix, indie music compilation, independent music, august, livestream, radio, rock, quarantine indie, quarantine music, 24/7 rock, rock live, study, indierock, live rock, rock radio, music radio, lo-fi, stream, tracks for travelling, traveling, travel tracks, travel mix, holiday music, plane music, vacation music, indie travel, travel playlist, travel music, indie rock april 2024, indie playlist february 2024, february indie rock, june2024, playlist, indie road trip, roadtrip, road trip, road trip music, road trip compilation, night flight, indie playlist ultimate, ultimate songs 2024, adventure playlist, playlist may2024, indie music winter, playlist winter 2024, summer 2024 mixtape, indie winter 2024, indie playlist winter, summer tracks 2023, indie music february, indie playlist january, punk, punk 2024, punk-rock, punk-rock 2023, dance-rock, dance-punk

In the Pub

Follow Kevin Silvester:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinsilvestermusic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevinsilvestermusic
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinsilvestermusic
Twitter: https://x.com/kevinsilvester_
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/58QPOGLju9A11tUOg24fhq?si=WacWmWfcTb2jwpRMLRKtSw

New merch available: https://www.kevinsilvester.com/store

Lyrics:
This new boy, he texted me back after a week
He’s busy working hard for our little life, gosh he’s so sweet!
And so mature, he's so in love

I can't be more wrong  
He don't want me, he wants the control
And I fed right into his ego
This world is just too complicated
I prefer the one that I created 'cause

When the one don't mean anyone
I pretend I don't give a fuck
When close isn't close enough
I burn the idea of love
Self-inflicted misery
To stay in his periphery
When love isn't love at all
I keep it delusional
Oh!

He's playing hard to get
But I know his plot and I'll play with him
Yeah, he bought a brand new yellow shirt
Guess what my favourite colour is

He knows Taylor Swift, a coincidence?
He knows a friend of a friend who's friend of his
That clearly means we're meant to be
Our first kid’s name’s Ace

When the one don't mean anyone
I pretend I don't give a fuck
When close isn't close enough
I burn the idea of love
Self-inflicted misery
To stay in his periphery
When love isn't love at all
I keep it delusional
Oh!

He's got red flags
Dick wags
Waving around
Get me an airbag
I'm gonna crash straight to the ground
God, what am I doing with myself?
Need him like O2, I'm not proud
I swear I'm fine I don't need help
(Help...)

When the one don't mean anyone
I pretend I don't give a fuck
When close isn't close enough
I burn the idea of love
Just opened a joint account
We'll save up to buy that house
I’m done being logical
'Cause I’m fucking delusional!
Oh!
Oh!

DELULU

The third record from Oxford's BarrelHaus.

Tracks 1, 3 & 5 written by Marc Challans
Tracks 2 & 4 written by Ian Mitchell

Guitars, bass, drums, percussion, vocals, backing vocals, and production by Marc Challans.

Guitars, bass, vocals, and backing vocals by Ian Mitchell.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Marc Challans. Recorded at Glass House Studios, Cumnor, and BH Studios in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

All tracks performed by BarrelHaus.

Special thanks to Grace and Alice.

All rights reserved.

Black Tar

Lay Me Down

Deep Down (Radio Edit)

The second release from my forthcoming EP Welcome To Loveland.

Summer was ending and the nights were getting shorter whilst writing this. The juxtaposed nature of Desolation compared to the rest of my forthcoming EP - Welcome To Loveland, intrigued me. The EP is laced with upbeat, get your feet moving, songs. Desolation adds a hint of despair to ground it in reality. The concept of a theme parks protruding happiness - whats behind the facade?

The show must go on!

All music by Lucifers Beard
Produced by Chris Barnes
Mastered by Ed Ripley at Raretone Studios
Artwork by Rob Perry

Desolation

You and Me Against the World

thus gone (124.596 Bpm)

'Gathering Storm' is the first track to be released from Christof's forthcoming release 'Requiem For A Lost World' (String Quartet 1)

Released to mark Earth Day 2025 'Requiem For A Lost World' is Christof's first String Quartet. This non-traditional String Quartet features a live string quartet recording of the written piece that has been slowed down and routed through effects to give a haunting and mesmerising sound. 

The first three movements reflect on the catastrophic state of the climate and the environment (and the journey to get to this point) while the final movement asks whether there is still time to save our world. 

By using slowed down recordings (something which Christof has explored previously on releases 'Until I Take My Final Breath' and the score to the feature film 'Messalina's Offer') a unique sound quality is acheieved where you can hear the nuance of the performers playing, producing a very textured sound. 

Presave at: https://tinyurl.com/CDQuartet1
Find all links at: linktr.ee/christofrdavis

Gathering Storm

Need you now - Lady Antelbellum

I, for one, am done getting down off my horse for a damsel. My damsel better have the guts to get up on my horse WITH me and ride through hell WITH me.

Dying On My White Horse.mp3

try again - campfire

can i count the stars in the sky?

and i hope i become one of my own.

and im sorry and i hope we’ll meet again

and im sorry and i hope we’ll meet again

try again

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: 
Only send ONE track, and make sure the dropbox says "OPEN".  Sorry, but tracks sent while the dropbox is closed - or shared drectly with this Soundcloud account - will not get heard.

https://keefmusic.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/KEEFUK/
https://twitter.com/KEEFMusicUK
https://keefuk.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/keefband/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NC4FniTC79MqXy93kn033?si=Tx2tX8SyRUGCU6n9KyHx-w
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwZ96fQXejCz4wocBGl2cQ?s

KEEF are a psychedelic indie rock band formed in a small industrial town, northwest, England.  Their music and lyrics are very much influenced by their working class upbringing. The feeling of alienation, isolation and discontent are echoed within the music and lyrics.  KEEF’s influences range from 60’s psychedelia to indie punk.

You and Me Against the World

KEEF

Related tracks