Independent

Stripped-back yet emotionally charged, 'Making It Easy' is the second chapter of Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall's personal acoustic project,...

Chugg Music

We've quickly been won over by the vibrant indie-pop sounds of Australian group Teenage Dads latest EP release 'My Memento'. Originally...

Venn Records

Thunderous basslines, cascading guitars and hushed yet urgent vocals collide on 'o(type)', the first new music from Cambridge quartet Lemondaze...

self-release

South African producer Da Africa Deep delivers a mesmerising, soul-stirring Afro House gem with 'NO END'. Rooted in ancestral rhythm...

Moon Panda Records

We’ve been thoroughly captivated by the hazy, blissed-out charm of 'Butterknife', the latest single from California-via-Copenhagen dream pop four-piece Moon Panda....

Labrador

‘Falling The Same Way’ is the beautifully introspective second single from Swedish quartet Dag och Natt’s forthcoming debut album ‘Years...

self-release

It’s been a month since we introduced you to the fantastic London trio Dance Lessons and their sublime jazz-tinged alt-pop...

Bay Street Records

Rising British indie-folk duo Jack & Daisy deliver a tender, acoustic gem in the title track to their debut EP 'Barcelona (In The...

Poco Poco Records

There’s an understated elegance at the heart of ‘Empty Space’ – the latest release from the collaboration between Efterlo and...

Red Sun Records

We’re seriously impressed with this dramatic and delicious debut from 16-year-old Doncaster-born newcomer Darcy Rose. ‘Thunder’ is an insidiously fun...

Independent

After a year spent off-radar and reconnecting with his passion for storytelling, Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall returns with the...

self-release

London trio Dance Lessons offer a sublime glimpse of their upcoming debut album ‘Beginners’ with ‘Hurricane’ - a lush, jazz-tinged...

self release

Daisy Veacock is fast becoming a standout voice in the vibrant London music scene, blending jazz-tinged pop with lyrical bite...

RCA UK

Continuing with our artists you need to catch at the Great Escape festival this week is one of our Ones...

Earache Records

From playing to 20 people at the Camden Barfly over ten years ago to securing a top 3 album on...

independent

Released yesterday (13 March), ‘Moulin Rouge’ is the sassy new single from rising Dutch artist Yael Daila. Produced in collaboration...

Positiva Records (Island EMI Label Group)

We’ve been seriously impressed with Paige Cavell’s powerhouse vocals since we first heard them back in 2019 when we featured her...

Robbins Entertainment

If you already have a bit of a midweek energy drop-off, don’t worry, we have you covered with today’s RotD....

RCA UK/Arista

Starting our new week of Ones To Watch 2025 is rapidly rising indie newcomers Sunday (1994). They first came to...

Warner Records/300 Entertainment

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2025 is Belfast breakout artist Jordan Adetunji. It’s been a phenomenal year for...

independent

We’re seriously impressed with this sublime offering from Naima Adams. It’s a slice of dub-fused percussive soul from the Rome...

RCA UK / Arista (Sony Music)

Within a few seconds of hitting ‘Play’ on this glorious song by Sunday (1994), you’ll be transported back to a...

portraitsbyfriends

We’ve been following the progression of Irish artist Daire Patel since he dropped his hip-hop-infused blend of lo-fi bedroom pop...

self-release

South east London-based singer-songwriter and musician Adam Kelly spent his childhood listening to his parents’ Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye...

Third Bar Records

Released last week, ‘Contrast/The Garden’ is the euphoric double A-side offering of Northern Irish indie-rock artist David C Clements. It’s...

independent

‘BeReal’ is the gritty new alt-pop offering from rising artist, songwriter and producer Amanda Cy. Written during the summer of...

self-release

Growing up under a musical spell cast equal parts by Carole King & Snoop Dogg, Daisy Hamel-Buffa has blossomed into...

RCA

We’ve been bouncing around the house to this blast of Abba-inspired ’70s rock pop from rising American singer-songwriter Debbii Dawson...

self release

‘Screw You’ is the feisty, new alt-pop banger from rising Manchester artist Dana Luna. Having decided to leave her modelling...

Nutopia Music

Let us introduce you to the world of London-based ‘chic pop’ singer-songwriter Alfreda and her excellent new single ‘Nude’. Embodying...

IGA/Polydor

Let’s share something rather special here from Jordan Ward, a LA-based singer, songwriter, MC and dancer. Having grown up in...

Diffusion Lab

For those of you heading over to Groningen this week to attend Eurosonic, we recommend you catch rapper Sweetlemondae at...

self release

Toeing the line between indie-pop and hip-hop, Portsmouth-based singer, rapper and producer Jordan Duke brings his wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about...

self-release

Instantly catching your attention with its haunting piano motif, lush vocals and upbeat bass hooks, ‘Carnival’ is the latest pop...

portraitsbyfriends

Back in the summer of 2020, we introduced you to Irish artist Daire Patel and his hip-hop-infused blend of lo-fi...

Vow Road Records

Delivering a heady dose of indie-blues-rock aesthetics on ‘Wild Flying Dove’ is British duo, Ida Mae. Taken from their forthcoming...

self-release

We are seriously impressed with this gorgeous dose of laid-back R&B meets alt-pop and ’90s-inspired indie from Daisy World -...

Riverman Records

It’s not often we are blown away by a song for its sheer audacity but with ‘A+’, the lead track...

Overbite Records

We quickly fell in love with this angular dose of alt-pop from Dublin band Soda Blonde when we heard its...

Watercolour Heart

‘Lovely’ is the latest single from 22 year old London-based, Scottish-born and raised singer-songwriter Blair Davie. Having featured them ahead of...

Diffusion Lab

With its dreamy, warm grooves, smooth tempo and serotonin-inducing vibes, It’s Alright is the new feel-good single from Galway-based rapper...

ANTI-

Growing up in Portland where she began playing the violin at age five and bass at age thirteen, Kate Davis...

Permanent Creeps Records

Harnessing the emotive power of club and dance alongside industrial post-rock are Bristol-based six-piece DAMEFRISØR (pronounced dame-eh-frizz-yuor). Having built a small...

Self release via Kartel Music Group

Finishing our Ones To Watch 2023 this week is Anglo-Scottish rock band Daytime TV. Based between Edinburgh and London, the...

Voice of Vega/Absolute

He’s already well known as the guitarist of Stereophonics for the past 15 years and the lead vocalist/guitarist in Casino,...

independent

Stoke-on-Trent-born artist Darla Jade has been making waves on the scene over the last couple of years with her blend...

Cooking Vinyl

With tinges of late-night Portishead-esq trip hop echoing through this modern pop reimagining, Best Damn Day is the latest single...

Silent Kid Records

Last year, we extolled the songwriting talent of Irish singer-songwriter Tadhg Daly and his gorgeous euphoric alt-pop odes. Since then,...

YALALA (self-release)

Full of sun-soaked guitar licks, warm melodies and a playful bassline, Velvet Sun is the new single from Brighton four-piece...

Cooking Vinyl

The Jordan is the new musical project of Dutch singer and songwriter Caroline Van der Leeuw. Many readers may recall...

Needwant

Dan Whitlam is a south London-born poet and rapper with a distinctive vocal tone and relaxed delivery. His style blends...

unsigned

Released today (16 June), Make It Romantic is the latest single from London-based country singer-songwriter Simeon Hammond Dallas. After graduating...

Eagle Sima

We do love a summer anthem here at RotD, and we think this slinky collab by Dublin hip-hop/Afrobeats crossover artists...

Universal Music Ireland

Back in January, we highlighted Wicklow-born, emerging Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall as one of our Ones To Watch 2022....

Universal Music/Virgin Records

The final artist we recommend you check out at the Great Escape Festival is Danish pop star, Jada. Raised in...

Blair Davie

With the return after two years of the Great Escape Festival to venues around Brighton next week, we shall be...

Independent

With its fun and hazy feel, HUBBA BUBBA sees Los Angeles band DAISY look to ‘90s sounds they grew up...

Independent

Growing up in Coventry, 17 year old rapper and artist Kanda first started to write and produce songs aged 14...

3 Beat

Starting our final week of Ones To Watch 2022 is the emerging singer, songwriter, and producer Michael Aldag. Growing up...

Universal Music Ireland

Starting off our first week of Ones To Watch 2022 in this new year is emerging singer-songwriter Ocean Tisdall. Born...

JFH Records

At the end of last month, Danish singer and producer Marie Dahlstrom released her new EP Safe Place and this...

Silent Kid Records

Irish singer-songwriter Tadhg Daly is back today with this rich and euphoric alt-pop ode. Taken from his forthcoming Forever Young...

Archetypes Music

London-based singer-songwriter Brooke Law’s music is imbued with the rich sounds of country, pop and rock, all delivered with her...

Silent Kid Records

Channelling the same raw and heartfelt emotion that we heard on the previous single and RotD-featured track Forever Young, Jersey-born...

self release

This startlingly beautiful and optimistic track is from London-based duo Dahlia Sleeps. Formed by producer/writer Luke Hester and singer/writer Lucy...

self release

Young Man is the latest release from London-based singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Kiara Jordan. Raised in South Africa, the...

Silent Kid Records

2020 saw Jersey born, Irish singer and songwriter Tadhg Daly pursue a more adventurous and textured approach to his alt-pop...

Thirty Tigers

This atmospheric and heartfelt ballad from British folk-rock duo Ida Mae is the final single and closing track from their...

Dex Music

Released at the end of May and featuring on twenty-three Spotify New Music Friday playlists (inc UK & US), Can’t...

Robbins Entertainment

Stockholm-based producer Lucas Estrada hooks up here with LA-based Billboard charting artist AJ Salvatore for this blissfully chilled re-imagining of...

Un Plan Simple

Today sees the start of this year’s Eurosonic Noorderslag, and for the first time ever the festival will be fully...

Relentless Records

Today, RotD has decided to do something different than the usual forthcoming track feature and highlight a landmark moment in...

Self release via AWAL

Originally from Essex, New York-based singer-songwriter Dave Thomas Junior has carved out a successful career writing for film and TV,...

Un Plan Simple

We’ve been bouncing around to this groovy number from French trio Keep On Dancing Inc since it dropped into our...

Independent via AWAL

If like us, you have been keeping an eye on the burgeoning Irish hip-hop and R&B scene over the past...

Exotic Creatures

Dance Lessons certainly know how to impress with this deliciously sultry blend of jazz, soul and dance-pop. SMABTO oozes class...

unsigned

Coming in at under two and a half minutes is this spellbindingly gorgeous bedroom pop ode from Norwegian artist Ruben...

Quiet Arch

It’s very early days for Belfast’s noir-pop duo Dark Tropics, but we are sure upon hearing this deliciously dark, dramatic,...

Self-released via Republic of Music

Kicking off our first RotD of the New Year is Nigerian singer-songwriter Aadae with this gorgeous blast of off-kilter Afropop....

a.motive Records

We do love a good pop song here at RotD, and this dangerously addictive slice of chic pop from emerging...

Rubyworks

Back in 2017, we introduced you to Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan and his remarkable gift for storytelling in the passionate...

unsigned

Last week we had the pleasure of receiving this sumptuous debut from London-based singer-songwriter Imogen Mahdavi in our inbox. Led...

Verve Records

Hailed as Artist You Need To Know by Rolling Stone, singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara is an outstanding new folk talent and...

Range Records

With a sunny Easter Weekend fast approaching us, what better way to kickstart the break than with this feel-good banger...

Olivia Music via The Orchard

Following last year’s sublime Bedroom EP, released on her own label, 20-year-old Liv Dawson is back with this irresistible new...

Ferocious label services

Let us introduce you to the gorgeous and captivating ethereal sounds of London-based artist DAYLA. For the past year, she...

Jax Records

Liverpudlian five-piece Paris Youth Foundation kick start their 2019 with this glorious indie rock offering. Produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms,...

Riverine Music

Opening with a soft thumping beat and building into a gloriously melodic rock offering about unrequited love, Venus by New...

Self Released

Drenched in smooth and soothing vibes, this glorious slice of jazz-infused soul is the latest single from Australian jazz and...

LV Music

Things are cracking on nicely for Robbie, Callum, Hamish, Gregor and Michael since we last featured Dancing On Tables back...

Big Machine

Regular readers will know of our admiration for the gorgeous vocals of American artist Danielle Bradbery, having previously featured her...

Universal Music Norway

Drink About, the lead single from production trio Seeb’s forthcoming new EP, Nice To Meet You, is a gloriously addictive...

Astralwerks / Caroline International

Headlining the Omeara in London tonight is Swedish sensation Albin Lee Meldau, a singer-songwriter from Gothenburg who we have been...

Big Machine Records

Back in June last year we featured the smooth and sophisticated track Sway by American artist Danielle Bradbery. Taken from...

LV Music

Brilliant Scottish indie-pop band Dancing On Tables kick off the year with a brand new single, Missing. Released just last...

Time Records

Electronic superstar producer Spada ends the year with this tremendous dance crossover single Oxygen. Released only last Friday, Spada’s produced...

LV Music

We were instantly hooked by OH, the superb new single from Scottish alt-pop band Dancing On Tables. Hailing from Dunfermline...

Fourteen Consultancy

Singer-songwriter Mafalda is just beginning to make her mark on the music scene. Building on the success of her debut...

30th Century/Columbia

Do you remember Daniele Luppi and Danger Mouse’s 2011 epic project Rome co-starring Norah Jones and Jack White? The Italian...

Atlantic Records

Dan Owen is one of our favourite new artists. We’ve been longtime fans of his bluesy yet soulful vocal since...

Cosmos Music

Swedish songstress Frida Sundemo has bewitched us ever since we featured her back in August 2015 with her shimmering Scandi...

Big Machine Records

Danielle Bradbery first came to our attention back in 2013 when, at the age of 16, she became the youngest...

self-released

Playing a sold out London show at St Pancras Old Church tonight (May 17) before heading down to Brighton for...

Clear Records

A legend of the Irish music scene, thanks to his astonishing work to date across six studio albums, and his...

Barrack Street Records

Irishman David Keenan is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Dundalk whose gift for storytelling through his remarkable music has already demonstrated...

BackTrack Music

When LA-based songwriter Adam Friedman performed What If on US TV's The Bachelor, Shazam went nuts with almost twice as many tags as...

unsigned

It’s very early days in the life of The Ruby Tuesdays, but we’re pretty sure you’ll find this spunky guitar...

Marie Dahlstrom [via AWAL]

Back in the eighties, US radio DJs coined the phrase ‘The Quiet Storm’ to describe that soulful smooth sound that...

Decca

Released today (November 18), and heralding a marked change of direction to which she's perfectly suited, welcome back Imelda May with...

RCA Records / Chess Club

Almost two years since we first alerted you to Berkshire's Sundara Karma and the excellent Loveblood in February 2015, they...

Virgin / Mercury Music Group (Universal Music France)

We pretty much could’ve featured any track from the remarkable EP by 24-year old French musician Adam Naas, but we’ve...

RU Listening

Josh Daniel reduced Simon Cowell to tears last year when his X Factor audition of Labrinth's Jealous earned him more than 80m...

unsigned / self-release

Dave Moisan is a musician hailing from Louisville, Kentucky. We were hooked by this great track within the first five...

unsigned

Dance à la Plage met through a music practice course at Leamington College back in 2011 and hail originally from...

Mayfly Recordings - available ROW except Nordics

Its duration might clock in at a swift two minutes, but this astonishing song by Albin Lee Meldau is causing...

Kobalt/Hide & Seek

Last June, we featured Leeds band Dancing Years with their beautiful track Places We’ve Roamed. It was hard to imagine...

Ministry Of Sound Recordings

With Sigala at the top of the UK singles chart right now, Ministry Of Sound have much to smile about,...

unsigned

You’re going to see and hear a lot about Frida Sundemo in the next few months. She’s soon to appear...

unsigned

Brandon Sheer (who we featured last year as an unsigned act and has since landed a publishing deal with Nettwerk)...

Five Seven Music

After two well-received sets at The Great Escape over the weekend, there’s much deserved interest in US act Dark Waves....

Believe Recordings/203 Recordings

Sundara Karma are still in their teens, hail from Berkshire and have just seen this track from their debut EP...

Relentless Records/ Cinematic Music Group/ Pro Era

Premiered worldwide last night as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record, this cool collaboration sees teenage Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ hook up...

Sunday Best Recordings

Currently Huw Stephens’ Single Of The Week at Radio 1, this uniquely quirky tune from north London siblings Kitty, Daisy...

Ecco Recordings

These Reigning Days come from Devon and look set to blast through on an international level with a slick, urgent...

unsigned/Liberation (Australia)

Currently unsigned outside his native Australia, Dan Sultan is an award-winning artist who recently supported Bruce Springsteen there and has just released...

Hide & Seek

Dancing Years hail from Leeds and have created this beautifully introspective piano-led track, which sounds like the perfect amalgam of Jeff Buckley...

Pocket Aces Records/All Around The World

Dance hits have pretty much been the soundtrack to our lives of late, as they've dominated the top end of...

Deram

We've long been supporters and fans of Dan Croll, most recently at the start of the year with his track...

Downtown Records/Mad Decent

As one half of US ambient electronic duo Houses, Dexter Tortoriello became the darling of music blogs worldwide and his...

Hakan Music

21-year-old multi-award-winning Nigerian superstar Davido is currently one of Africa's biggest musical acts, after shifting an estimated three million copies of his...

+

We're always a bit of sucker for an emerging, enigmatic duo, doing slightly left-field electronic pop, and Cash + David certainly...

DERAM

One of the biggest surprises about this year's BBC Sound Of longlist was the absence from it of genre-busting Liverpudlian...

DERAM

Featuring hands-down the most heart-warming scenes of a rising singer-songwriter jamming with his granny that you'll see all day, the...

Relentless/Cinematic

Azealia Banks, Angel Haze, A$AP Rocky. You barely need venture beyond the letter A for proof of New York's undisputed crown as...

Hide & Seek

Are you an ad creative looking to instantaneously stir feelings of warmth and nostalgia in the hearts of middle-aged, middle-income...

unsigned/Ignition 45s

Smelting Gish-era Smashing Pumpkins with the gnarly lyricism of Time For Heroes and the indie-disco danceability of Take Me Out, all in...

Strange Cargo / Virgin Records

That Thomas Dybdahl isn't more well known outside his native Norway, where he boasts multi-platinum status and Norwegian Grammy awards aplenty, could...

Relentless

The latest name to join the swelling ranks of teenage over-achievers is Bondax, a Lancaster duo comprising 18 year-old producer/remixers George...

unsigned

There's no shortage of singer-songwriter talent around at the moment, but 23 year-old Daniel James from London via Northern Ireland...

DERAM

That the genre-bending Liverpudlian crooner and LIPA alumnus Dan Croll has been variously and accurately described as afrobeat, 'indie J-pop synth 'n' b'...

My Major Company/JRE

The bio for 'mirror twins' Christie and Louise Miller, aka Millers Daughter, is packed with details such as their upbringing...

Bad Jane Nation (self-release)

Among the posse of rising female MC's vying for dominance in the UK hip-hop scene right now, French-Ghanaian east Londoner Phreeda...

Parlophone

The staggering numbers attached to the runaway success story that is David Guetta still raise eyebrows. 42 million Facebook likes; six videos...

Lucky Number

We've been fans of Darwin Deez since featuring him as an unsigned artist back in 2009. You Can't Be My...

Boom Ting Recordings/unsigned

There's a solid plot building all round for last week's Compass-featured Jakwob. Early online buzz for Fade, featuring the distinctive vocals of...

RCA Victor/B-Unique

Kodaline are riding a wave of runaway press and radio support which will no doubt gain further momentum in the...

unsigned

Kids These Days drift between genres throughout album standout Doo-Wah, creating a fixating five minute track that is seeing the Chicago...

Young and Lost Club

Australian wunderkinds Snakadaktal may be fresh out of high school but they are already making massive waves in Oz and...

Lucky Number

Free (The Editorial Me) is a phenomenal return from one of pops truly pioneering artists. The first single to be...

unsigned

Independent phenomenon Alex Day is making his case for this year's Christmas No.1 as he passes a staggering 100 million...

B Unique/RCA Victor

Four-piece band of childhood friends Kodaline are taking a fresh stance on melancholy with their debut track, All I Want. The melody...

Sunday Best

Long Night Of Life is a pulsing house-pop gem from an outstanding debut album with vocals from cult electronic folk...

unsigned

You Take The Mood and I'll Take The Weather is another piece of irresistible sugar pop from up and coming...

available to license/Despotz

Headshake brings us chorus after chorus in its own wonky pop styling, appealing to both those that lean towards the...

Soundway

As a joining of old and young, mostly Colombian musicians, Ondatrópica provide a tropical barrage of sounds specifically designed to...

unsigned

15-year-old musical wizard Theo Altieri wrote and produced Text Me Back around fellow Swindon artist Daine Angel's rap. Theo's song If...

Future/Island

Lonsdale Boys Club's debut single Light Me Up is a summery slice of pop that recalls the best of Orson with its...

unsigned

This drama enthused song glows with hints of the charming boy girl melodies of Belle & Sebastian, whilst retaining a...

Polydor

The slick Alone Together is the latest release from superb British R&B/soul talent Daley. It's receiving an incredible reaction online,...

unsigned/AWAL

I Love You (There You Go I Said It!) screams pop sensibility with its quirky charm, fantastic hook and marketable...

unsigned

Alex Day's Forever Yours was last night fourth in Vodafone's Big Top 40 Chart. His 479,000 YouTube fans have watched...

Polydor

After captivating us with his ice cool soulful vocal on Gorillaz standout single Doncomatic last year, Daley was highlighted on the...

unsigned/Insomnia

This soulful pop song is the second release from ex LIPA student Juan Zelada. It was at LIPA that none...

unsigned/Rash

Toodar's dance tinged electro-indie returns with this gripping track. Ten Paces has been picking up traction with blog support from Killing...

Polydor

Love U More has clear dance pop sensibility and is the first Sunday Girl single released on Polydor. Aka Jade...

Cooking Vinyl

Leonard Cohen’s shoes can’t be the easiest to fill, but in What Other Guy his son Adam Cohen sets to carve his...

All Around The World/Island

After selling almost two million albums as one third of N-Dubz, Dappy is set to release his debut single, No Regrets. This anthemic...

Virgin

You may recognise Emeli Sandé's name from her credits as an in-demand collaborator and songwriter for the likes of Tinie...

Tape Club

London based four-piece electro/shoegaze act Bronze Medallists recently released their their debut single through Tape Club, a London indie label...

U-Boot / N.E.W.S.

Co-written and recorded with Sweden's John Dahlback and Australian Tommy Trash (with remixes by Italian Stefano Noferini), Come Undone is...

unsigned

21 year old Elena Tonra aka Daughter recently self-released her debut four-track EP His Young Heart, led by the exquisite...

Parlophone/EMI

Two Against One is taken from Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Luppi’s Rome project. The song recently premiered on...

Hideout

In Arms is the lead track from the forthcoming EP by David’s Lyre aka multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter/producer Paul Dixon. We first...

Sunday Best

The story goes that David Lynch's solo electronic musical outing was at first mistakenly credited to Underworld by Jason Bentley...

unsigned

This track from London band Toodar has been picking up coverage on 6music from Tom Robinson and Lauren Laverne. As...

Geffen

Jade Williams aka Sunday Girl's next single Stop Hey comes out in January. Currently supporting Ellie Goulding on tour, the...

Bleepmachine/ Capitaine Plouf

With this lead track from their debut EP, Franco-Dutch duo The Narcoleptic Dancers (who are half brother and sister) arrive...

Geffen

Following from the success of his cover of She’s Always A Woman, Fyfe Dangerfield releases a Bernard Butler mix of...

Decca

Imelda May's first album Love Tattoo recently went quadruple-Platinum in Ireland. May's star is also rising in the US, where...

unsigned/East City

David's Lyre started picking up interest after posting cover versions on YouTube at the start of the year, the most...

Geffen

21-year-old Jade Williams aka Sunday Girl has been exciting many with her stylish and credible lo-fi electro pop with warm...

Proper

David Rotheray, best known for being the lead guitarist with The Beautiful South (and his critically-acclaimed acoustic side project Homespun),...

Parlophone

Dark Night Of The Soul is the beautiful collaborative project from Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (with visuals from David Lynch),...

Geffen

Fyfe Dangerfield recorded this splendid cover version specially for the new John Lewis ad campaign which is on TV at...

Decca

We first featured the delightful Cool Down Rewind last April just before Kirsty Almeida was signed to Decca. It's also...

BBE

We first featured Dark Room Notes' punchy and brooding synth- pop sound with this track back in March 2008, just after...

Weird Eye/RTD

"Pitching himself as Folktronica weighs expectations towards the leftfield, with the actual songs here more suited to Radio 2 land" wrote...

Island

Distant Relatives is the forthcoming collaboration album by Nas and Damian Marley. As We Enter is one of the most...

etcetc./Universal, Australia

Chris Carter and Simon Lewicki are Jump Jump Dance Dance, an LA-based project signed to an imprint of Universal in...

Sunday Best/PIAS

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip's next single is probably their catchiest to date, and made all the more likeable...

Cooking Vinyl

Groove Armada will release their sixth studio album Black Light next month. Paper Romance is the single deservedly picking up...

Poplife/Island

Dandy Andy, a collective of musicians, DJs and producers based in Paris, release My Lonely Valentine on the recently launched...

unsigned

Currently preparing material for release later this year, Andrew Davie used to front cult folk act Cherbourg, which sprang from...

Relentless/ Virgin

Wiley's take on White Town's 1997 No.1 Hit 'Your Woman', 'Never Be Your Woman' comes out on Relentless in March...

One Four Seven

Postdata is the project of Canadian band Wintersleep's Paul Murphy and his brother, Michael. Their self-titled debut record is a...

GRL

We featured Dakota's debut single back in June last year - at the time we thought their track Wild Child...

Breakbeat Kaos

Collaborating again for the first time since their 2001 single Smash Sumthin' was a hit in the UK, Adam F...

Geffen

Guillemots' founding member Fyfe Dangerfield's debut solo album Fly Yellow Moon comes out early next year (preceding the release of...

unsigned

New York-based artist Darwin Deez plays what NME calls 'feel-good hipster indie pop'. Tracks like Constellations and Radar Detector on...

Downtown/Cooperative

Amanda Blank's debut album I Love You is full of songs with great hooks, never more so on the catchy...

Last Suppa/[PIAS]

We've been enthusing about Thomas Dybdahl since 2005, when we caught him at both Eurosonic and By:Larm in Norway. So...

Genuine

Dakota's debut single is starting to get radio play on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show as well as Alex Lester...

Downtown / Cooperative Music

Philadelphia artist Amanda Blank’s debut album 'I Love You' enlists the help of producers like Diplo, Switch and XXXChange and...

Positiva/Virgin

Premiered at Miami's Winter Conference and gaining radio play ever since, When Love Takes Over is about to be the...

unsigned

Fresh from one of her first London shows at the Discovery Showcase at Tabernacle, Kirsty Almeida is gaining attention from...

Atlantic

Devon four piece The Days release their second single on Atlantic next month. This breezy, upbeat track should bed them...

AWAL

An earlier version of this excellent track was used by Volkswagen in a TV campaign back in 2007. A Record...

Mi7

The tracks we've heard so far from 22 year-old Londoner Dan Smith put him in quite a different place than...

Blue Thumb/UCJ

Imelda May's first single is this delightful blend of rockabilly, blues and jazz. Jools Holland is a big fan and...

Farplane

Swedish producer, DJ and artist Rasmus Faber releases this melancholic crossover House tune through Farplane Records next month. The subtly-crafted...

L.A.D

The Soda Boys are a new collective of artists from music, art, photography and fashion. Their debut single gets a...

unsigned/ WCS

Following a successful BBC Introducing performance at Glastonbury earlier this summer, 22-year-old Rokhsan Heydari from London readies her impressive debut....

unsigned

London-born, Paris-based, Dan Black's hugely fun cover of Notorious BIG's 'Hypnotize' is getting lots of attention, as the industry crowds...

unsigned/Ministry of Sound, Germany

David Tavare is a Spanish singer that has had number one successes in Spain and now France with this Eurodance...

Ugly Truth

We first featured Das Pop back in November last year with a demo of this track. At the time we...

Data

Eric Prydz looks set to follow the chart success of 'Proper Education' with this huge piano house tune which triumphed...

unsigned/Gonzo, Ireland

Dark Room Notes' punchy and brooding synth sound runs through this, their debut single in Ireland last year. It was...

Parlophone

A hot favourite for tonight's Choice Music Prize in Dublin, Cathy Davey's second album 'Tales of Silversleeve' was released in...

City Slang

Taken from Nada Surf's forthcoming fifth album, Lucky, I Like What You Say sums up what we like about the...

Mercury

After a 2007 which saw the release of his debut album Set The Mood and support slots with Enrique Iglesias...

Fargo

Dawn Landes is a Kentucky born, New York-based singer songwriter who we featured with the glorious Straight Lines back in...

unsigned

Das Pop are an indie-pop band from Ghent, Belgium who have been writing and performing various forms since the mid 90s....

Angel/EMI

Washington DC rapper J Holiday is having one of the fastest-rising hits of the autumn Stateside with this stylish slow-jam....

Mercury

Debut single Place In My Heart sets the scene for David Jordan, a big priority for Mercury. As debut singles...

Independiente

This is the next single from David Ford's second studio album Songs For the Road. Possibly only David Ford can...

Data

The third Fedde Le Grand track to be released by Data, Let Me Think About It is a reworking of...

unsigned/ Urban Myth, US

This is from Canadian artist Dan Bryk's first proper release since 2000's Lovers Leap on New York label Scratchie (run...

Independiente

Go To Hell is the first single released from David Ford's forthcoming album Songs For the Road. It's a great song,...

Apollo

Producer and DJ Dave Spoon teams up with Lisa Maffia for this reworking of his huge underground hit At Night. Heavily...

Charisma

DJ and producer David Guetta is back after last summer's UK number three hit with Love Don't Let Me Go...

UCJ

RyanDan are Canadian identical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky. Their self-titled record released in September on UCJ is a collection...

Northwestside

There's a lot of mystery to the collective known as The Wayne Foundation, recent signings to Northwestside Records. We don't...

Lock Stock and Barrel

We thought this Shirley Bassey's cover of the Linda Perry-penned Pink hit should have been in the race for Christmas...

Boy Scout

This track by New York-based artist Dawn Landes is currently being used on two TV adverts, one for TFL in...

Lex/Unsigned

This was Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World during the week. The huge reactions that previous plays had generated...

Data

Dada is the brainchild of producer Matt Schwartz (The Drill, Deepest Blue). The vocals come from Sandy Rivera and the...

unsigned/Dust

Our first feature for Solihull-born Daniel Rachel was the great Hearts & Bones earlier this month, it got a great...

unsigned/Dust

Midlands-born singer songwriter Daniel Rachel has self-released his second album A Taste Of Money to great reviews from the likes...

Better Get

Summer Holiday are a three-piece from Halifax but are based in London. The first signing of new label Better Get...

Plan A

We first featured a version of this song with just Amanda Ghost's vocals back in April. Now it has been...

unsigned/SouthBeat/Warner Bros US

Mayday! are a Miami outfit consisting of Plex Luthor (producer/keyboardist) and MC Bernbiz (MC/lyricist). Groundhog Day caused something of a...

Gusto

This mash-up started life as a bootleg late last year, earning plays on Pete Tong's show. Tocadisco's remix of The...

unsigned

Tavian, a multi-talented guy with a warm soulful sound, could be the voice we've been missing in British soul talent....

unsigned

Ada features 24-year-old Norwegian/ American Monica Birkenes, an acclaimed singer/songwriter who is based in London. We were sent this track by...

Feverpitch/Free2Air

All the good mash-ups look unlikely on paper, this is no exception. The result is an ingenious summer anthem. The...

unsigned

Moda are fronted by 21-year-old Australian Jemimah Barnett and were discovered by Shep Solomon, who has written hits for Natalie...

unsigned

Cajun Dance Party are a five piece from West London and have been together just under a year. For a...

Warners

This is the first single from Taking Back Sunday's third album and major label debut, Louder Now. Combined, their previous...

Plan A

A performance of this song, along with co-writer Boy George, at Amanda’s recent London showcase really stood out for us....

Ebul

Vested Interest Alert: RotD's own Joe Taylor manages Daz, but it was Popbitch who actually turned us onto this...

Magnolia/Independiente

Our music editor JT picked this as his favourite of last year in its lengthy album version. With impeccable timing,...

unsigned/Moscoe

What a good and charming pop song from this London three piece. Check their MySpace site which not only has...

Magnolia/Independiente

Staff picks of 2005: today - Joe Taylor During 2005, Push The Button by the Sugababes proved pop still sells millions...

unsigned

The Dukes of DaVille are a R&B/hip hop duo from the Southern US (Atlanta, GA). Intertwining hip hop lyrics with...

Analogue Catalogue

A singer-songwriter with humour, pathos and eccentric, melodic songs, Aidan Smith is one of those rare breeds that we hope...

(One Little Indian)

Daniel used to be lead singer with Icelandic trip hoppers Gus Gus. Here he collaborates with Bix (remixer of Madonna...

Tuff Gong/Island

Damian is the son of Bob Marley and Jamaica's 1977 Miss World winner Cindy Breakspeare. Welcome To Jamrock proves a...

Loaded

We first featured this track way upfront in early 2005. Loaded chose to hold back from releasing it then, build...

Nice Tunes

This is the debut single from US rock/soul artist Dre Allen, and features his wife Dawn Robinson (En Vogue and...

Fierce Panda

Last time we featured former Easyworld singer David Ford, he was completely free of record and publishing deals. Now he...

Warner Bros

Daniel is from British Columbia. Bad Day has been #1 airplay across Europe, #1 chart in France, Belgium, Holland,...

Visible Noise

We really like this track and have done for ages - an excerpt has been sat on our computer but...

Wrasse

What a pleasant surprise that Daara J are playing SXSW. They're a Senegalese rap group with serious commercial potential and...

unsigned/Sugartown

This was the track that first turned us on to The Dawn Parade. They were supposed to play SXSW last...

unsigned/Sugartown

In the last year or so of his life, John Peel championed this band more than just about any other....

Product

This is one of the biggest records on the Liverpool dance scene and it has been for ages - probably...

unsigned/Sugartown

Greg McDonald of The Dawn Parade is one of our favourite songwriters of the moment, in the mould of Mike...

DRM/14th Floor

This was our first ever Record of the Week, gracing our magazine pilot issue way back when Damien was unsigned...

unsigned

Here's a singer songwriter making the music he wants or more likely needs to make, regardless of commercial appeal. Yet...

Data

It's been an interesting few months in the world of dance singles. AATW were beating all comers for a while....

ID

No More is a third enchanting Record of the Day from the debut album by Cornwall's Wire Daisies. It previews...

ID

Wire Daisies are a class act. Our music editor Joe Taylor wanted to sign their publishing (in the end Mike...

unsigned

The Dammitheads are a two piece from Racine, Wisconsin. They're nothing like The White Stripes - apart from the great...

unsigned/Transistor Project

Make Everything Change is one of our favourite tracks of recent times. We like it so much, we went all...

unsigned/Rype

Big Brovaz are hot right now as producers - they did great work on the Alex Cartañá single and this...

Must Destroy/Atlantic

No soundclip. We first championed this track in January 2002, when we were at The Tip Sheet (click here for...

As a follow-up to the huge club and radio hit It Just Won't Do, Mundaya deserved an awful lot more...

14th Floor

No soundclip. An important single going into 2004 for our #1 tip of last year. It introduces the co-lead vocals...

Must Destroy/Atlantic

No soundclip. Here's one of the most extraordinary things about the success story that is The Darkness: they had the...

unsigned

Thanks to Music Week's James Roberts for tipping us off about this one: a new band he heard recording their...

Skint

We've found Dave's album to be be one of the best this year, mixing many styles old and new, to...

RCA

No soundclip. As far as we can ascertain, this is the first US radio track from Dave Matthews' forthcoming solo...

14th Floor

We're proud to say that Damien was the recipient of our first ever Record of the Week. Shortly afterwards, he...

Import Music Services/Universal

The best laid back, cool yet melodic hip hop record since Cam'ron's Hey Ma. In fact it's even more attention grabbing...

14th Floor

The Blower's Daughter - the best of several amazing tracks from Damien's album - was our first ever Record of...

Capitol

No soundclip today. It took us several listens but we ended up thinking the last Warhols single, We Used To...

Anti

A simple but jaw-dropping bit of songwriting by Daniel and Bono. Bono previously recorded it solo and this version, featuring...

Riot/S56 (Sweden)

Nice to hear some rock 'n' roll from Sweden that doesn't sound like The Hives and does have a decent...

Must Destroy

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Polydor

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