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 10th November 2025: 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/batchxxx

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.

Full Inbox: Batch 589

XI.13

As a moderator for fresh on the net, I get to listen to 200 tracks on soundcloud, these are my picks for batch 589. If you'd like to be considered please submit a track to www.freshonthenet.co.uk/submit spread the word!

My Picks Batch 589

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 589

Good Foot

LANDSICK

An electro indie synth pop song exploring why we lie to people we claim to like. Is it insecurity, cockiness, or wanting to suppress your feelings? Maybe it's all of the above.

Honesty

Glasgow’s genre-blurring songwriter Peter Cat shares ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’ - a surreal, cinematic glimpse into a post-apocalyptic near future.
Upcoming second album, Starchamber, set for release on 21st November via Trapped Animal Records. 

“An adventurous, left-field songsmith” – Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music
“Weird and wonderful” - Charlie Ashcroft, Record Collector Magazine
“If you like your pop music veering on the theatrical side, with weapons-grade hooks, and a big old dose of weird thrown in the mix for good measure, then this could be just what you need.” – I Stood Up & Said Yeah
“... an intricate, theatrical cross-genre exploration” - The Skinny


Following recent sun-drenched single ‘Mango Season’ and the swirling dark energy of ‘Instrumentality’, Glasgow’s genre-blurring oddball Peter Cat is back with ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’, the final taste of his forthcoming second album, Starchamber, set for release on 21st November via Trapped Animal Records. 

A track that was initially home-recorded in demo form back in 2019, ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’ has now been built upon and developed into the captivating, cinematic soundscape you hear today. Initially only having the chorus to work with, more lyrics and meaning have now been added to create further context to the song’s meaning. Peter Cat explains:

“All I had for years was that chorus hook on its own – and nothing else! So to whip it into a full song, I had to work backwards and sort of fashion some kind of narrative sense out of the thing, after the fact, which is the opposite to how I usually work. I had to decide what it was I, or we, were supposed to be feeling 'positive' about...”

Despite its theatrical uplifting energy, however, the track actually offers a rather terrifying glimpse into a post-apocalyptic near-future. As swooning vocals soar above a bed of analog synths and a wandering bassline, an eerily surreal narrative is created:

“I think I was reading about hosepipe bans in the news at the time and it all just sort of escalated from there. It's an interesting counterpoint to the rest of the songs on the record, which are about facing up to and transcending guilt… this one ended up being about that very human temptation to just stick your head in the sand when things are going wrong, pretend that everything's fine and dandy when the world around you is clearly burning. Suddenly that chorus doesn't sound so cheerful after all!"

Peter Cat, the Glasgow-based project of songwriter Graham Gillespie, has built a cult reputation for outsider pop and theatrical art rock, and now, with ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’, he once again proves his ability to create truly unique, strangely immersive soundscapes. As the song unfolds with a cinematic drama and sweeping grandeur, Gillespie succeeds in juxtaposing a poignant sense of urgency with his trademark playful caustic wit. 

The Power of Positive Thinking

My Backstage Life

you mean so much to me

Bad Days

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On The Run

Amity rush released hard-hitting toxic masculinity anthem ‘To Make A Man’ on the back of viral TikTok demand. An unsettling portrayal of the growing subculture of misogyny and male violence, To Make A Man has struck a chord with fans of Sofia Isella, Paris Paloma and REN.

This is the first release since Amity’s acclaimed Royal Albert Hall-backed debut EP ‘Bite Me’ and, having been recorded at home within 48 hours of being written with only piano and vocal, marks a radical departure from the polished, instrument-rich, epic studio productions that preceded it.

To Make a Man

To Make A Man

Scottish singer-songwriter, Calum Baird, returns with Mi Verdad, a powerful and intimate track that blends raw emotion with a bold, sonic palette reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, Billy Bragg and Springsteen.  Written and recorded in June during his Germany tour, the song represents a sharp turn from his usual acoustic-driven sound, this time built around an electric guitar, expansive reverb, and a vocal performance that mixes confessional half-speech and engaging melody.

Mi Verdad (“My Truth”) is a reflection on the weight of words left unsaid. The track captures both fragility and strength — its lyrical honesty balanced against atmospheric layers that echo with tension and release. Lines like “I’m not over apologising / At worst, I’m philosophising” and “ Like a nod across a crowded room / I’m holding it for a while, and I’ll move on soon” carry the duality of vulnerability and resilience. 

The song builds on Calum’s reputation for politically and emotionally charged songwriting, but here the focus is purely personal: universal and profoundly human themes of regret, reflection, and connection. At little more than 3 minutes long, Mi Verdad manages to be both concise and expansive — a song that feels timeless and immediate all at once.

With its haunting reverb, deliberate space, and a vocal performance that walks the line between tenderness and urgency, Mi Verdad is one of Calum Baird’s most affecting releases to date.

Mi Verdad

JXRDEN - Tell Me

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Tell Me

starved + deranged freestyle

Co-Pilot

Devils in the Ground is the fifth chamber of Room 7, on the 7th — a song of remembrance and release.
Written after his father’s passing, it’s both a confrontation and a burial: shedding what no longer serves, but honouring what can’t be forgotten.
Recorded with friends Sean Rogan, Andrew Finney and Henry Webster, the track’s closing chant — “bury my devils in the ground” — became a mantra of renewal, a shared act of letting go.
Out now. Live video from the hotel session arrives this Friday. ⭕️7

Devils In The Ground

Little Crimes

West Midlands based artist The New Consistent has carved out a niche as a rapper with a difference. His silky, bona fide delivery is matched with unique melodies and beats inspired by both modern UK and classic US Hip Hop.

In recent times, he’s been championed by Wordplay Magazine, Link Up TV, BBC 6 Music, BBC WM Introducing, supported the likes of Rejjie Snow and Children Of Zeus and recorded an EP at Abbey Road Studios.

After selling out his last headline event at Bene Culture, The New Consistent has cemented himself as one to watch amongst the melting pot of young talent in the West Midlands.

‘The thing I love about TNC, is his detailed lyrical images which give such a vivid picture of the world he inhabits’ -BBC 6 Music