Fresh tracks from Poliça, The Naked and Famous and Lauran Hibberd are three of the new additions to this week’s FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart.
The fourth installment of our chart and playlist rounds up the hottest singles of the moment, and as always there’s a blend of familiar names and new tips for the future.
The chart’s still topped by the immense Tame Impala single Lost in Yesterday, at the summit for a third successive week, but there’s some 19 new songs, all released in the last seven days, to also put your ears to.
Between the new entries and the 31 tracks that maintain their place on the countdown, we’re sure there’s something for every fan of alternative, indie and pop music, including dream pop, post-punk revival, folksy singer-songwriters, and driving synth work.
New Zealanders The Naked and Famous are the highest new entry with their infectious new single Bury Us, as the 13-year indietronica veterans continue their career renaissance with another memorable pop single.
There’s also Poliça‘s second new track in a fortnight, the latest from their forthcoming album When We Stay Alive (31 Jan). It’s more of their signature trippy synthpop, and our favourite pre-release track from the new album so far.
Among the new bands you may not be familiar with are our cover stars CIEL, Dutch vocalist Michelle Hindriks’ Brighton-based dream pop trio. Their lush single The Shore is one of our tips of the week.
There’s also a pair of somewhat more raucous bands, north-easterners Pit Pony and sharp Liverpool newcomers Courting, a solo single from The Jezabels lead vocalist Hayley Mary, and another snazzy track from prolific pop-makers Fickle Friends.
Alcopop! Records signings Cheerbleederz and and hotly-tipped Bostonian Squirrel Flower are among the others to debut of the Alternative Singles Chart.
Check out the chart to see all of the latest additions, or head straight to our Spotify playlist to listen to all of the new music we’re confident you need to hear!
Oh, and if you’re still not sure exactly how the chart works? Check out our introduction to the hows and whys in this article. ♥♥♥
FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart: 23 January 2020
| TW | LW | ARTIST / TITLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 |  | Tame Impala Australia | Lost in Yesterday Modular Recordings |
| 02 | 04 |  | Soccer Mommy United States | Circle the Drain Loma Vista Recordings |
| 03 | 02 |  | Grimes Canada | My Name is Dark 4AD |
| 04 | 03 |  | U.S. Girls United States | Overtime 4AD |
| 05 | 06 |  | The Big Moon United Kingdom | Barcelona Fiction Records |
| 06 | NE |  | The Naked and Famous New Zealand | Bury Us AWAL Recordings |
| 07 | NE |  | Poliça United States | Sea Without Blue Memphis Industries |
| 08 | 07 |  | Grouplove United States | Deleter Atlantic Records / WEA |
| 09 | 10 |  | Tennis United States | Need Your Love Mutually Detrimental |
| 10 | NE |  | Yumi Zouma New Zealand | Cool for a Second Polyvinyl |
| 11 | 05 |  | La Roux United Kingdom | Gullible Fool Supercolour Records |
| 12 | NE |  | Lauran Hibberd United Kingdom | Bang Bang Bang |
| 13 | 13 |  | Demob Happy United Kingdom | Mother Machine SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records |
| 14 | 14 |  | Sea Girls United Kingdom | Ready for More Polydor Records |
| 15 | 19 |  | Gengahr United Kingdom | Never a Low Liberator Music |
| 16 | 08 |  | Delacey United States | No One's Gonna Ever Love You HITCO / Delicate Flower |
| 17 | NE |  | CIEL United Kingdom | The Shore |
| 18 | 11 |  | Ten Fé United Kingdom | Heaven Sent Me Some Kinda Love |
| 19 | 12 |  | Do Nothing United Kingdom | LeBron James Exact Truth |
| 20 | 09 |  | Wolf Parade Canada | Julia Take Your Man Home Sub Pop Records |
| 21 | 20 |  | Wild Nothing United States | Foyer Captured Tracks |
| 22 | 24 |  | San Mei Australia | Hard to Face etcetc |
| 23 | 22 |  | Poliça United States | Steady Memphis Industries |
| 24 | NE |  | Pit Pony United Kingdom | Dutch Courage |
| 25 | NE |  | Courting United Kingdom | Football |
| 26 | 25 |  | Peaness United Kingdom | Kaizen |
| 27 | NE |  | HANYA United Kingdom | I'll Do It Tomorrow Outré Disque |
| 28 | 29 |  | Talk Show United Kingdom | Banshee Council Records |
| 29 | NE |  | Hayley Mary Australia | Like a Woman Should I OH YOU |
| 30 | NE |  | Sløtface Norway | Tap the Pack Propeller Recordings |
| 31 | 15 |  | Grimes Canada | So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth 4AD |
| 32 | 17 |  | MGMT United States | In the Afternoon |
| 33 | NE |  | Waxahatchee United States | Fire Merge Records |
| 34 | 16 |  | Gengahr United Kingdom | Heavenly Maybe Liberator Music |
| 35 | NE |  | Prep & Anna of the North United Kingdom / Norway | Over Bright Antenna Records |
| 36 | 21 |  | Courteeners United Kingdom | Better Man Ignition Records |
| 37 | NE |  | Squirrel Flower United States | Streetlight Blues Full Time Hobby |
| 38 | 30 | .jpg) | Artificial Pleasure United Kingdom | Into the Unknown (Pt. Two) |
| 39 | NE |  | Paris Youth Foundation United Kingdom | Home Is Where the Heart Is Modern Sky Entertainment |
| 40 | NE |  | Fickle Friends United Kingdom | Pretty Great Cooking Vinyl |
| 41 | 18 |  | Yumi Zouma New Zealand | Right Track / Wrong Man Polyvinyl |
| 42 | NE |  | Cheerbleederz United Kingdom | Disco Alcopop! Records |
| 43 | 35 | .jpg) | Dream Nails United Kingdom | Text Me Back (Chirpse Degree Burns) Alcopop! Records |
| 44 | 38 |  | Moaning United States | Ego Sub Pop Records |
| 45 | 28 |  | Bombay Bicycle Club United Kingdom | I Can Hardly Speak Mmm...Records |
| 46 | NE |  | Kingswood Australia | Bittersweet Dew Process |
| 47 | NE |  | The Slow Readers Club United Kingdom | All I Hear Modern Sky Entertainment |
| 48 | 23 |  | Ladyhawke New Zealand | Colours in the Dark Modular Recordings |
| 49 | NE |  | Kluster B Sweden | Counterpart Rama Lama Records |
| 50 | 37 |  | Cable Ties Australia | Sandcastles Merge Records |
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