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 16th September 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/batch541

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves 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 541

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 541

Fan Of Mine is  about a boy that is metaphorically referred as a “fan”. he’s in love with me and really wants to do everything that’s in his power to make me love him

Serendipity I

Fan Of Mine

Released 27th September 2024

©Juice Records 2024

I Found You

The first single from The Chairman Dances' album Evening Song, out October 11, 2024

Evening Song

We Rifled Through

House of Cards

Deaf Squad are a production duo hailing from the heart of London, made up of RZR (f.k.a Dr. Colossus, head of Destroy Oh Boy) and Memari Man (formerly of Kings Of The City). Together, the two old friends forge a soundscape that is intense and innovative, drawing on a rich tapestry of influences including industrial, post-rock, dub, and grime.

Inspired by the raw power of The Bug and the sonic complexity of Nine Inch Nails, Deaf Squad draw on their contrasting musical backgrounds of live rock and jungle / breakcore to create a powerful blend that is dark and exhilarating. Their music is a visceral, gut-punch of an experience, and their forthcoming debut EP “Black and Red” is a testament to their years of musical exploration and collaboration. Each track is a journey through uncharted auditory territories, reflecting the duo's deep-seated affinity for experimental sound design and their commitment to producing music that resonates on both an emotional and physical level. 

“Money Maniac” is primed for hands-in-the-air moments, with dub synths that meet jagged industrial percussion. “Glitch” shows off their more ethereal tendencies, whilst maintaining a powerful sense of bass-weight and dread. On “Collateral Damage”, a pulsating drone gives way to stadium-sized post-rock guitar melodies, and closing track “Ready” is pensive and reflective, whilst continuing their foreboding audio tapestry. 

They’re joined on this journey by a number of vocalists, each bringing a unique quality to the tracks: grime legend and Grammy winner Flowdan, dancehall royalty Warrior Queen, and Thryn, a musician and songwriter currently based in Cambridge who draws on folk traditions for their melancholic, choral-inspired harmonies. 

For more info, music and socials check:

https://artistpage.to/deaf_squad

Deaf Squad x Thryn - Glitch (Take Me With You)

Don’t Bow Down To No One.

Release date: 04.06.2024

‘Fashion’ offers a preview of the upcoming collaborative ‘Shadows’ LP from Conscious Route and Supermann on da Beat. An understated, rolling break is coupled with acoustic strings and some keys, leaving plenty of space for Conscious Route and guest MC Pro Focus to deliver rhymes jabbing at rappers who follow stereotypes and trends. Taking turns on the verses before switching to a back-and-forth style, the rappers call out those who can only chat “grimy bars, [about] bitches, coke,” as a “cash-in, they in it for the fashion.”
There is still plenty of time for Conscious Route and Pro Focus to demonstrate their own rhyming credentials as Supermann’s production flows through stuttering breaks and is given space to breathe too. 
If this is a hint of what to expect from the Shadows LP, which is due to be released in 2025, then there is something serious cooking in Scotland right now…

Master versions 

Fashion (Radio Edit) Conscious Route & Supermann on da Beat ft Pro Focus

"Finis" is a deeply personal track that dives into the emotional turmoil of leaving a relationship that’s destined to fail, despite the lingering love. 

Originally conceived as a dark, slow-burning funky instrumental, I decided to channel my experience into lyrics, transforming it into a powerful narrative of escape and resolution.


SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/track/2lnKeOynLuiXb31GX0Ib8m?si=1f89fef32dec4766

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80z_pA2bNJk

LINKTREE
https://linktr.ee/ksmusica

Finis

in your eyes

Written by Alexandra Leaving
Produced and mixed by Michael Smith
Mastered by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios

For more:https://linktr.ee/alexandraleaving_

Lyrics:

I’ve started so I will finish
I’m not the type to admit it
Eyes on the prize
Will you be mine?
Don’t tell me that I should cool down
I’ll play the fool and I’ll shout out
I just wanna say

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where’s the rules I gotta break?

I’m waking up and I’m crawling
Right to your feet where I’m falling
You say I’m obsessed
Well that’s just the best damn part 
Of every moment you’re in it
And in the moment I’m winning
I just wanna say

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where the rules I gotta break?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?

*instrumental*

I think you’re out of this world
What’s the deal I gotta make?
Where the rules I gotta break?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?
Cut the time that it will take
What’s the deal I gotta make?
It hurts
Cos you give me something real
Can I hold onto this feeling?

Can I hold onto this feeling?
Can I hold onto this feeling?

Out Of This World

Random Love is about the small moments, the touches, the smiles, the looks that come from the one you love at any moment of the day that fill your heart and just make you feel so good and loved. 

For Sue x

Something pure is coursing through my veins
Rousing thoughts and desires
An overwhelming sentiment I can’t explain
Lifting me up, higher and higher

Have to tell you what I feel inside
I cannot run, I cannot hide
From this thing that’s got a hold on me
I kind of always knew it right from the start
If I held it all together, not fall apart
This random love would keep filling up my heart

There’s a beauty to your universe
Immersing me in high emotions 
A private revolution taking over my heart
Inviting me to total devotion

Have to tell you what I feel inside  
I cannot run, I cannot hide   
From this thing that’s got a hold on me
I kind of always knew it right from the start
If I held it all together, not fall apart
This random love would keep filling up my heart
     
Have to tell you what I feel inside
I cannot run, I cannot hide
From this thing that’s got a hold on me
I kind of always knew it right from the start
If I held it all together, not fall apart
This random love would keep filling up my heart

Don’t Bow Down To No One.

H22