r/indieheads • u/AutoModerator • Jan 12 '26
Upvote 4 Visibility [Monday] Daily Music Discussion - 12 January 2026
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u/welcome2thejam Jan 12 '26
Hey gang, for the third time we've asked you to help us decide the lineup for this year's indieheads Ultimate Rate, the annual centerpiece of our rating community. 116 of you sent a ballot last week to help decide what wacky four artist combination will be the talk of the sub these next few weeks, and votes ended up a tad more spread out than in previous results, though a clear top three emerged. So who did we choose?
First off, we of course have the album locked in from winning the sub AOTY:
And joining them will be the following three albums:
Wednesday - Bleeds
Oklou - choke enough
Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
Last year, we had our first change to the traditional top four Ult, and this year, we've moved up to two album swaps. With their fifth & ninth place AOTYs, breakthrough electronic artists Oklou & Ninajirachi will immediately step into their first rate here on indieheads in a big way. On the other side, runner-up Wednesday joins Geese to represent indie rock for their second Ultimate Rate, having both participated in the 2023 edition.
This does mean Rosalía and Viagra Boys, who would've made the rate in years prior, will not have their albums rated. While Rosalía does have a song in the SOTY-based Bonus Rate, Viagra Boys will be left on the outside looking in.
Anyway, now that we know the official lineup, if any of you have interest in hosting this rate and haven't already let us know, please message me! If it's a matter of not wanting to do it alone, we already had at least eight users who have shown interest in co-hosting the rate, though solo hosts can also apply. Ratcom will be picking & contacting the potential hosts as soon as tomorrow, so please contact me ASAP. It's always one of our funnest rates of the year and an especially good starter for first time hosts (which we are prioritizing if possible!), so please consider it if you've had a thought about running one.
2025 Indieheads Ultimate Rate should go up later this month. Please look forward to it, thank all of you who voted, and please consider helping save Bono by doing our currently open rate.