self-release

Amelia Coburn's folk horror storytelling takes a deliciously subversive turn on new single 'Something Wild'. Since her Bill Ryder-Jones-produced debut...

independent

With its blissful atmospherics and expansive soundscapes, ‘The Dawn After’ by rising New Delhi producer Panelia, and featuring acclaimed producer...

Delphi

Influenced by her love of Aphex Twin, as well as the constant industrial hum of the city of London, London-based...

independent

Born and raised in Hong Kong, London-based Amelie Jat marks a new musical chapter with this sparkling dose of pop...

Rising Records

Exploring the bittersweet journey of heartbreak and healing, ‘beltane’ is the hauntingly beautiful new track by alt-pop artist færy. The...

2LionStudio

‘Black Lines’ is the latest single from alternative pop artist Elisa May. Hailing from Prague, Elisa explores themes of darkness,...

AWAL Recordings

With its rich blend of acoustic guitars and soaring vocal harmonies, ‘I’m Sorry’ is the latest release from London-based songwriter...

MAGMEL

With its messages of simplicity and escape, ‘Little Life’ by emerging London-based artist Cordelia has had a phenomenal three months...

70Hz

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2023 is West Yorkshire-born, London-based artist Emmeline. With a poet/playwright father and a...

unsigned

We quickly fell in love with the vocal of London-based artist Celine Love when this beautiful track popped into our...

Raun Music

Released today (8 July), I’m At Home is the brilliant follow-up to the RotD-featured track Not Too Loud by Icelandic-native...

Raun Music

There is something undeniably beautiful about this soft-spoken, sullen dose of piano-led cinematic pop from Icelandic-native Ragnar Ægir. From the...

Decca

It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better way to celebrate this day than with this beautiful duet from Ronan Keating and...

Beating Heart

Bursting with sun-kissed textures, infectious tribal rhythm and a sublime Afrobeat groove is this pulsating house track from Swiss DJ,...

prime entertainment records

Making quite an impact at Eurosonic last week, ELI is a rising R&B/pop star based in Berlin whose debut single,...

Catchy Tunes / Family Tree / Sony

We can always rely on our Swedish friends to amaze us with brand new music, and this debut single from...

self-release / independent

The first thing that hits on on this wonderful track by Cult Of Helix is that relentless four-note xylophone hook...

52Twelve / Awal

Grabbing your immediate attention, Felicity is a 19-year-old artist and songwriter with over 700,000 streams to her name and 12,000...

Razzia/Family Tree Music

Swedish artist Andrea Kellerman returns after a five year absence under her alias of Firefox AK, and it’s a joy...

unsigned

Oxford-based band Little Brother Eli have certainly paid their dues since forming just over three years ago. They’ve performed their...

Cherry Red Records

This Oceanic Feeling is a trio of musicians with an enviable pedigree to die for. Cheshire-born singer Chris Braide moved...

Razzia

We last featured Swedish songstress Beatrice Eli back in March with her excellent track Girls. We're still staggered that didn't become...

Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment AB

Every once in a while, a debut single comes to our attention from a totally unknown artist and simply floors...

Universal/Caroline

Born in France but now based in London, Sophie Delila has certainly paid her dues so far. As a teen she...

Razzia Records (Sweden)/available (ROW)

Need an instant fix of electro pop with a saucy chorus, insidious hook and the words 'worldwide smash' written all...

Room 609 Records

If you thought Somewhere Only We Know showed a new, more tender side to Lily Allen, try this beautiful track...

Mi Familia Music

Anyone tempted to suggest the world has had its fill of rousing indie folk probably hasn't heard Eliza & The...

BMG Rights Management UK/Little World Records

If you thought The Feeling had disappeared into obscurity after 2011's Together We Were Made, you were right. Recall though that...

Razzia Records (Sweden) / available (ROW)

Fresh from supporting R&B superstar Miguel in her native Stockholm, rising synthpop siren Beatrice Eli digitally releases the diverse four-track It's...

Champion

Mama Said is another behemoth garage inspired track from Mike Delinquent Project. The UK urban beacon continues to introduce an eclectic...

National Anthem

Keeping up with the new wave of modern R&B, Lovelife are a Brooklyn-via-London duo (Ally Young and Lee Newell) who...

unsigned/Freak N See

A bittersweet tale of lost love, Sophie Delila's lead single What Did I Do is the perfect showcase for the...

Champion

Step In The Dance fuses Mike Delinquent's distinctive concoction of urban pop with the flow of up and coming UK...

Digital Soundboy Recordings

Having firmly established herself as an internationally in-demand and respected DJ, Canada-born but now London-based B.Traits' debut single, Fever, is...

Lavaland/unsigned

There is something bittersweet about Eliza Newman's beautiful songs. Her toy like arrangements (which Eliza plays all parts of) coupled...

unsigned

The Conqueror is an outstanding piece of Swedish songwriting that combines the darker side of synth-pop with a quality vocal...

Virgin

Read All About It is a big R&B pop track that has hit written all over it. The deeply personal...

Virgin

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

Rounder/ Decca

Nathaniel Rateliff's debut album In Memory of Loss is out on Rounder next month. Based in Denver, his work has...

Jazz Talent

The early reviews for Elisa Caleb's debut have been positive in the jazz world and beyond. A "silken voiced jazz...

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...

Parlophone

Parlophone signing Eliza Doolittle has had good upfront support at Radio 1 with plays from Jo Whiley, Fearne Cotton and...

unsigned

We've long been fans of The Cordelier Club since featuring them in December last year. We featured them again last...

unsigned

Brother and sister duo The Cordelier Club have been busy since we first featured them in December last year. The...

unsigned/Mercury/Universal, France

Born in Paris and now living in London, Sophie Delila is signed to Mercury in France and releases her debut...

unsigned

Brother and sister duo The Cordelier Club have been generating a wealth of interest lately. Carefully crafted modern songs like...

Parlophone

Jamelia's third album has many highlights but this is the standout moment. Beware of the Dog is a killer pop song....

Virgin

Kelis returns with her fourth album, Kelis Was Here. A stellar line-up sees production by Will.i.am, Scott Storch, Max Martin...

Data

This is another Data release that has taken '80s kitsch and turned it into a potential chart smash. The sample...

Island

The Feeling just came third in the BBC News website's annual poll of UK critics and broadcasters to find the...

Right On/unsigned

We finally saw Melissa for the first time at this year's SXSW. How many boxes does she tick? Who cares...

Virgin

Virgin have Kelis outside of North America (where she's now moved from Arista to Jive), and we're delighted they've elected...

Right On (US)

Formerly with Atlantic, now on her own label Right On, Melissa has sold nearly 30,000 albums across three releases. Shatter...

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Virgin

Neptunes never cease to amaze us. They’re classic ‘one sound’ producers but time and time again they manage to dazzlingly...

Sugar/Epic

Elisa is from the same Sugar Records stable as Andrea Bocelli, and is a star in Italy having sold over...