ECLECTIC PICKS - 2024

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 24th June 2024 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/batch535

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves 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.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 535

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 535

1st Sonophoria FOTN Listening Post feature: Batch 535

https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2024/07/eclectic-535/ 

Fresh on the Net - Eclectic Picks: Batch 535

Thanks to everyone who came by Fresh On The Net at the weekend to check out Listening Post 535 and tell us which tracks they liked best. Here, in alphabetical order, are our readers' top favourites. Our reviews are written by Fresh On The Net's ARPRAXIS - and you can read them at http://freshonthenet.co.uk/faves535

Fresh Faves: Batch 535

The breaking indie acts of 2024, as chosen by mp3hugger.

Indie Breakers

FOTN: ECLECTIC PICKS - 2024

High Kingdom Pt. 1

Exist

Nina

Portamento

Disorder is taken from Keening's second album - James Francis Diaries.
Preorder available here - https://darkliberationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/james-francis-diaries-2
James Francis was the lead singer of the cult band Strange Ones. He disappeared in 1993 from the island of Losse in Scotland where he was recording his debut album.

In 2022, James’ tapes and diaries were given by James’ parents to the band Keening. Keening had discovered and fallen in love with the Strange Ones' records and learned about James’ disappearance. The original demos themselves, even with digital restoration are unlistenable as James distorted the recordings and overdubbed them with found sounds from the island. Instead of replicating the songs, Keening decided to write their own music inspired by James’ diary, the mystery surrounding his disappearance, his lyrics, and the island of Losse. James’ edited diary is included here for interest and with the permission of his family.

releases January 20, 2024

James Francis Diaries

Disorder

DOPAMINE by Bjørn Felle, out now on AnalogueTrash

Dopamine

Alone On The Boat

The Conclusion

seeking a boyfriend for the end of the world

BOYFRIEND

The Hedge Against Inflation

Lost Drums

Imploding is the second album from Manchester post-punk band The Empty Page.

Recorded, mixed and produced by Morton Kong at Eve Studios.

Mastered by Cicely Balston at Air Studios.

Artowrk by Carp Matthew

What Happens Now

A letter to the moon - Isla Mae

Let's Do It

Slipping Away

Honey

babytooth

Zikar Hai

sniffies

Baby Come Back

Monte’s, a track about having somewhere in you locality where you can just go at most times of the night and listening to music. When Monte is there, he listens to your woes, tells a joke and shares some of his concerns. Who needs therapy when Monte’s is open.

Monte's

The new single from Catford Gyrations will be released on 28th June 2024, and includes the first brand new material since last year's eponymous debut album.

This 2 track single is available to stream across all major platforms, and can also be downloaded via Bandcamp.

The space age electronic pop of "Land of 1000 presets" draws heavily from charity shop curios of yesteryear. Despite it's apparent analogue facade, it's an ode to how modern technology has provided access a vast library of virtual instruments that would have previously been unaffordable and taken up far too much room in my house. The track doesn't actually contain 1000 presets. It's probably more like a dozen or so, and I may have fiddled with some of the parameters.

Land of 1000 presets

We Could All Be A Bit Nicer To Each Other

Nicer

Hollow is an exploration of the profound emptiness that follows the loss of a loved one. I hope it serves as both a tribute to those we've lost and a cathartic release for those left behind.

Mandolin - Katriona Gilmore
Bass - Jonny Wickham
Mixing - Lukas Drinkwater

The Leaving

Hollow

This song sounds like reading a diary that isn't yours. It sounds like being a fly on a wall and witnessing someone filled with melancholy alone in their bedroom. Initially, this song was created merely for sambrook.'s peace of mind and was not intended to be shared. But the immense vulnerability and gentleness of this song compelled him to release it to the world.