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 25th November 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/batch551

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 551

I listened to the entire inbox from Fresh On The Net this week. Here are my favourites - some real gems! 
You can find the full inbox here:
https://on.soundcloud.com/VXPfyavfXmqrodTt5

FOTN 551 - MY FAVS

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 551

Thanks to everyone who came by Fresh On The Net at the weekend to check out Listening Post 551 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 DEL OSEI-OWUSU and you can read them at http://freshonthenet.co.uk/faves551

Fresh Faves: 551

/@aiexpertshub

Your Mix 2

Vegan Camp Out 2025

Apocritical Mass

Geiger

Red Dot Sight

Cut Off The Head

Cut off the Head

Still in the City

WHITE HOUSE／Ogre You Asshole

Chameleon

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
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LUMINOUS HANDS

Luminous Hands

Forever & Ever

Somebody Please

Devourer

Dark Star

'Hairline' streaming everywhere 9th August, from the forthcoming album Happy For Now – out 20th September.

Hairline

Edit: LADY HEROINE IS ON SOUNDCLOUD!!!

Check out Lady Heroine on #SoundCloud
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N O T, M I N E!
please check out Lady Heroine!!! the band is honestly great, and the songs' are wonderful!!! make sure to like the song on there page or keep your like here it doesn't matter as long as they get shown the love and support they deserve! 😁👍

Lady Heroine - Sadie (They have a page now)

a queer love story told through song 🌈

Sally the Monster Slayer

VERTIGO

Artist: Gabriel Moreno
Release Date: August 29th 2024
ISRC: UKYA82100033
Self-Release


‘Vertigo’’ is the new single by Gabriel Moreno. The song is an existentialist ode to time and loss.  In this tune, Moreno ponders on the inclemencies of urban life and pines for deeper human connections. The song was based on various poems written over the last two years by Moreno in London. 

‘Vertigo’ was produced by Dave Burn in May 2024 and mixed by Iestyn Polson (known for his work with Patti Smith, David Bowie and David Grey). Mastered in Zaragoza by Vacuum Mastering, Spain on an old Struder Tape Machine, the single fuses a more contemporary sound with vintage airs of old troubadours.  

LYRICS

Vertigo, whenever you are near, my footsteps question the ground
and when you go, I can still smell the fear of a prince who can’t deal with the crown.
Bring me another glass of Rosé to see if I can hold to my faith. 
Years will pass by and I still won't have asked for a pass to the church of your name, 
as our time fizzles away, time just fizzles away,

Vertigo, as if we were lying on the tower of an old Spanish church. 
I abandoned my post in the socialist front to dance in the fields of your head. 
But it’s much too late to shake like a duck in the heart of a splendorous wave.
Years will pass and I still won't have said all the things that I wanted to say. 
as time fizzles away, our time just fizzles away,

Vertigo, can you tell me the time? I think I am have passed my concerns
Tomorrow when everyone is gone will you still think that I gave it my best.

Vertigo -GABRIEL MORENO-

Figure It Out

The Only One

Inspired by Floyd Patterson and Karl Jaspers

Motivation

Burning up

When the worst of things has happened, 
And the rain goes on and on, 
Still the kids play cricket in the rubble all summer long… 

Fella with his bowler hat on, 
Says we’re bold and brave and strong, 
And the kids play cricket in the rubble all summer long… 

It’s the 1940s Britain, 
I don’t mind admitting that they went through hell and back, 
I guess that I’m proud of that… 

I guess we just remember what we choose,
And paper over things with glue… 

The world is something like a baby bird just hatched in spring, 
How I love to hear that little bird sing, 
Love to hear that little bird sing

Now the best of things has happened, 
And the war we fought is won, 
And still the kids play cricket, they play cricket, the kids play cricket… 

It’s the 1940s Britain, 
I don’t mind admitting that there’s a lot to feel good about, 
To never forget and to sing about

If only we were brave enough to tell, 
The stories of our gory deeds as well

The world is something like a baby bird just hatched in spring, 
How I love to hear that little bird sing, 
Love to hear that little bird sing

Ooh la la la, 
Ooh la la la, 
Ooh la la la ooh

And when we muddy the waters, 
We sell out our sons and our daughters, it’s true 

The world is something like a baby bird just hatched in spring, 
How I love to hear that little bird sing, 
Love to hear that little bird sing 
And the world is something like a baby bird just hatched in spring, 
How I love to hear that little bird sing

Little Bird Sing

Saint is the first single from AFTER LONDON's debut album. It represents a new direction for the band, who have developed a heavier, darker sound that draws influence from grunge, rock and nu-metal.

Saint

Salthouse

A couple of new songs. First one was written in September there, the other one in October. All parts written, recorded, performed and mixed by Josh Healy.

Both tracks home recorded to 4 track cassette tape using a tascam portastudio 7, with some digital overdubs added later to both tracks.

Are You Listening

Soft Power

City Glitter

Tongue Tied

Prayer to the Year, a song from the forest, out midwinter, 21st December, online only.
Taken from Nightjar, my first solo album, out March on CD, available for pre-order from the website lizovers.com

Liz Overs: vox
Neill MacColl: marxophone, guitaret
Ben Nicholls: banjo, double bass
David Tomlins: acoustic guitar

December gigs:
7th December with Goblin Band, The Mint House, Pevensey
13th December In performance for The Folklore Society, London
21st December opening for The Copper Family, Hailsham

On instagram, twitter, bluesky @overslizzie, facebook @chalkhorsemusic

Prayer To The Year

Andrew Lincoln

Good Day - Jepz

Hard Work

Mind Your Business

The Story of Gender Zender, The Gelatinous Gelly That Came From The Belly Of The Compound That Is In The Out of Bounds. 

You Can Support The Creator Here: https://www.youtube.com/@FilsDFrank/join or https://www.patreon.com/filsdfrank

GENDER ZENDER

Fantasy

Rivet Gun

Epilogue

Ecocide

Terrorist Threat

Wastage

Genre-blending folk band The Rabbitts have been described as "ethereal and understated" on BBC Radio 6 Music. Their unique and colourful sound is characterised by delicate harmonies and an intricately interwoven tapestry of mandolin, guitar, bass, and drums. The Norwich-based band started 2024 with a full-band tour of the UK and have new music on the horizon. This will follow on from their 2023 album 'Love' which was described as "intricate, lush and completely captivating" by Podcart. They are an ever evolving group who are constantly creating and rarely staying still.