POLR Playlist

Debut album from Fritillaries.
Released on Pear O'Legs Records on the 15th July 2022

Fritillaries

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 21st November: 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/batch468

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 468

Ashley Arizona

Out on Pear O'Legs Records on the 15th April

Fritillaries - Unearthing

Fritillaries debut eponymous album.
Out on the 15th July with Pear O'Legs Records.

Fritillaries - Lost My Mind

Second single from Fritillaries debut album.
Released on the 20th May with Pear O'Legs Records.

Fritillaries - In The Dark

Fritillaries' debut eponymous album.
Released on the 15th July 2022 with Pear O'Legs Records.

Fritillaries - Waking

Fritillaries - Little Bird

Escape Plan is the the debut single from Manchester's What Will Be. A beautiful mix of huge guitars, memorable melodies and atmospheric synth chords.

Out now on all streaming platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/whatwillbe.band
https://www.instagram.com/whatwillbe.band/

Escape Plan EP

Escape Plan

Released on Pear O'Legs Records on 02/01/22

HYTHE - Rocket To Ride On

Rome, with love feat. AKS, Leah & Yelfris Valdés

Parallel Roads

Win Win Win

Written on NYE 2020, To Your Eyes is stripped right back to just Benji and his guitar. About the song, Benji says “I find this time of year truly magical, a time to slow down and take stock, to hibernate, away from the busyness of the world, the anxiety of social media. I’ve had a few occasions where songs will come to me around New Years Eve, but this one stuck and I’m very fond of it. It’s about shaking off my jaded world view (briefly), appreciating what I have, and choosing, or at least intending to choose love, kindness, and hope”

To Your Eyes (out NYD 2023) is the second single from debut album Songs to Make You Happy, coming January 20th 2023 on Pear O’ Legs Records.

Welsh singer and songwriter Benji Tranter returns with his debut album Songs to Make You Happy. With a lo-fi, DIY ethos, unembellished guitars and vocals deliver a charming, sometimes chaotic, collection of vignettes; diary entries, polaroid snapshots, throwaway poems and short stories. The influence of US songwriters like Elliott Smith, Conor Oberst and Daniel Johnston is clear throughout, with occasional elements from Scott Walker, Nick Drake, and the care-free naivety of Jonathan Richman.

Out on the January 20, 2023 on Pear O’Legs Records.
The first single from the album, 'Satellite' is out now.

Songs written and performed by Benji Tranter
Drums on tracks 3 and 9 by Ben Howarth
Trumpet on track 11 by Jovis Lane
Tracks 3 and 9 engineered by Ru Lemer at Temple Music Studio
All other tracks recorded at home
Produced by Jovis Lane
Mastered by Ed Woods
Album cover photo by Calum Lynn