THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR: A NEW YEAR’S EVE LOCK IN 2025

We’ve reached the end of another year, and the Real Gone Singles Bar has gone from strength to strength. As is always the case, we’ve received far more submissions over the past six months than we could possibly hope to cover, and ended up with a lot of great tracks that just didn’t find a home in the original weekly columns. Some things are too good to pass by, though, so as is traditional, we’ve rounded up twenty of the best tracks that didn’t get covered upon release and created the Singles Bar New Year’s Eve Lock In! We’ve got a great new wave inspired track, a couple of absolute bangers from the metal world, a little Americana, some jazzy yacht rock, funk, power pop and goth. With the help of a couple of singer-songwriters along the way, we hope there’s something in this selection for almost everyone as we count down to midnight…

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #136

Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the more interesting individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the past few weeks. Following the festive selection, this collection of tracks returns to “regular programming”, with a slab of garage rock, a pleasingly subtle work from an Irish singer songwriter, a previous release given a huge remix, a perfect pop punk track, and more besides. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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Listen: Vulgarithm unleashes ‘Another Lie’

Five months ago, Vulgarithm released their single ‘Welcome To The Forgotten Show’, an angry workout blending dance beats and spoken word verses with an absolutely blistering chorus where the artist clearly looked to ‘Filth Pig’ era Ministry for influence. The verses might not have struck a chord with the rock and metal audience immediately, but the riff on the chorus came with such a force it was hard to ignore. With a sharp edge and an absolutely classic industrial sound, the rockier elements of the track helped to form the one man band’s best track to date.

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DECREPIT YOUTHS – Love Psycho Kill Machine EP

When it comes to creating crossover sounds, Newcastle’s Decrepit Youths don’t mess around. The three tracks that make up their ‘Love Psycho Kill Machine’ EP take in influences from metal, hardcore, darkwave and industrial, only to spit everything back as an angry, but very distinctive noise; one that feels very assured for a band that’s still relatively new at the time of this release.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #112

Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the past couple of weeks. This time around, we bring you a superb pop-rocker from a Scottish act, a massive slab of dub from a legendary figure, a pair of very different punkers, something folky, and a throwback to industrial’s 90s peak. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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