Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 5, 2025

The new and new-ish songs we are sharing with the world from WBRU Providence. WBRU's current chart is always available as an updated-weekly Spotify playlist, too. For a fun-to-listen-to mix of all the new and not-as-new indie (and alternative) songs check out WBRU 24/7 at wbru.com or on the WBRU app for iOS and Android.

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Number
1

Headlock
Imogen Heap
From the album: Speak for Yourself
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
2

Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
From the album: Bird's Eye
Peak
2
Weeks
17
Number
3 Up by 1

Real Man
beabadoobee
From the album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4 Up by 1

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5 Up by 1

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 1

Sally, When The Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Up by 13

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Up by 1

Henry, come on
Lana Del Rey
Peak
8
Weeks
3
Number
9 Up by 15

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
9
Weeks
2
Number
10

S P E Y S I D E
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE,, SABLE, fABLE
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Number
11

Bug
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
11
Weeks
17
Number
12

Your face
Wisp
From the album: Pandora
Peak
12
Weeks
16
Number
13 Down by 10

No Other Heart
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Another One
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
14 Down by 1

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
13
Weeks
14
Number
15 Down by 1

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
13
Number
16 Down by 1

Crashing
d4vd & Kali Uchis
From the album: WITHERED
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
17 Down by 1

Delete Ya
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 1

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
19 Down by 1

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
20 Down by 1

Who are you?
Saga Faye
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
21 Down by 13

Back To Me
The Marías
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
22 Down by 1

Bullseye
Lucy Dacus & Hozier
From the album: Forever Is A Feeling
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
23 Down by 1

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
24 Up by 14

Silver Lining
Laufey
From the album: A Matter of Time
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25

Alesis
Mk.gee
From the album: Two Star & the Dream Police
Peak
25
Weeks
17
Number
26

Same Old Song
The Lumineers
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
27

Ankles
Lucy Dacus
From the album: Forever Is A Feeling
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
28

Cariño
The Marías
From the album: Superclean, Vol. II
Peak
16
Weeks
14
Number
29

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
28
Weeks
14
Number
30

Besties
Black Country, New Road
From the album: Forever Howlong
Peak
24
Weeks
13
Number
31

ROCKMAN
Mk.gee
From the album: ROCKMAN
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
32

Keep Me Satisfied
Jungle
Peak
31
Weeks
11
Number
33

It's Amazing To Be Young
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
16
Weeks
10
Number
34 Up by 1

Picture Window
Japanese Breakfast
From the album: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Up by 1

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
36 Down by 13

If Only I Could Wait
Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
38 Debut

Everything Is Peaceful Love
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39

Messy
Lola Young
From the album: This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
40

Pretty Boy
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
41

Chandelier
Will Paquin
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
42

People Watching
Sam Fender
From the album: People Watching
Peak
3
Weeks
23
Number
43

My Kind of Woman
Mac DeMarco
From the album: 2
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
44

Look At That Woman
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
10
Weeks
24
Number
45

WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
From the album: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
46

Let's Go Back
Jungle
Peak
11
Weeks
29
Number
47

Disco
Surf Curse
From the album: Heaven Surrounds You
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
64
Number
48

Image
Magdalena Bay
From the album: Imaginal Disk
Peak
11
Weeks
33
Number
49

Better In The Dark
Jordana & TV Girl
From the album: Summer's Over
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
34
Number
50

Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
From the album: Brat and it's completely different but also still brat
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
35

Dropouts

Number
34 Dropout

Spitting Off The Edge Of The World
Yeah Yeah Yeahs featuring Perfume Genius
From the album: Cool It Down
Peak
25
Weeks
24

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1 1 Imogen Heap – “Headlock” 1(×2) 17

2 2 Ravyn Lenae – “Love Me Not” 2 17

4 3 beabadoobee – “Real Man” 3 15

5 4 Adrianne Lenker – “forwards beckon rebound” 4 11

6 5 Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song” 5 7

7 6 ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” 6 6

20 7 The Marías – “Heavy” 7 4

9 8 Lana Del Rey – “Henry, come on” 8 3

24 9 Lorde – “What Was That” 9 2

10 10 Bon Iver – “S P E Y S I D E” 10 20

11 11 Fontaines D.C. – “Bug” 11 17

12 12 Wisp – “Your face” 12 16

3 13 Mac DeMarco – “No Other Heart” 3 16

13 14 Magdalena Bay – “Killshot” 13 14

14 15 Balu Brigada – “So Cold” 14 13

15 16 d4vd & Kali Uchis – “Crashing” 15 9

16 17 Djo – “Delete Ya” 16 9

17 18 HAIM – “Relationships” 8 7

18 19 Djo – “Basic Being Basic” 18 6

19 20 Saga Faye – “Who are you?” 19 6

8 21 The Marías – “Back To Me” 8 4

21 22 Lucy Dacus & Hozier – “Bullseye” 21 4

22 23 Gigi Perez – “Fable” 22 3

38 24 Laufey – “Silver Lining” 24 2

25 25 Mk.gee – “Alesis” 25 17

26 26 The Lumineers – “Same Old Song” 13 15

27 27 Lucy Dacus – “Ankles” 16 15

28 28 The Marías – “Cariño” 16 14

29 29 almost monday – “can't slow down” 28 14

30 30 Black Country, New Road – “Besties” 24 13

31 31 Mk.gee – “ROCKMAN” 30 11

32 32 Jungle – “Keep Me Satisfied” 31 11

33 33 Fontaines D.C. – “It's Amazing To Be Young” 16 10

35 34 Japanese Breakfast – “Picture Window” 34 5

36 35 Wet Leg – “catch these fists” 35 4

37 36 Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH” 36 3

23 36 Bon Iver ft. Danielle Haim – “If Only I Could Wait” 23 3

NE 38 Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love” 38 1

39 39 Lola Young – “Messy” 1(×1) 22

40 40 The Neighbourhood – “Pretty Boy” 1(×1) 23

41 41 Will Paquin – “Chandelier” 5 23

42 42 Sam Fender – “People Watching” 3 23

43 43 Mac DeMarco – “My Kind of Woman” 1(×2) 24

44 44 ROLE MODEL – “Look At That Woman” 10 24

45 45 Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER” 1(×1) 26

46 46 Jungle – “Let's Go Back” 11 29

47 47 Surf Curse – “Disco” 1(×4) 64

48 48 Magdalena Bay – “Image” 11 33

49 49 Jordana & TV Girl – “Better In The Dark” 1(×1) 34

50 50 Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – “Guess billie eilish” 1(×2) 35

DROPOUTS:

34 -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs ft. Perfume Genius – “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World” 25 24

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