A Baker's Dozen

Whispers of Cork four-piece The Drive. have been moving through Ireland's underground for some time now, and in June, we...

Still Waters Recordings

Brimming with swagger and soul, 'Skin In The Game' is the latest release from UK soul talent Conner Reeves. Dropped...

Flying Colours

Canadian band Talking Violet have been quietly shaping their own niche with their self-styled “dreamo” sound, a shimmering collision of...

Loveless/ADA

We were instantly captivated by the hushed, soul-baring confession of heartbreak and longing on 'Wish I Didn’t Love You' by...

OK!Good Records

Continuing to impress with her country-inspired songwriting, Irish artist Janet Devlin follows last November’s featured single 'Red Flag' from her 'Emotional Rodeo' album with...

High Road Records

London’s theatrical pop outsider Oliver Marson is back with ‘Jeremy’ – a warped, gothic art-pop gem and the first glimpse...

independent

London-based artist BVDHI (pronounced boo-dee) follows recent singles 'Loser', 'Tie Dye' and the RotD-featured 'Atoms' with 'Rock Steady' – a...

A Baker’s Dozen

Emerging from Cork’s underrepresented creative underground, The Drive. are a four-piece blending the weight of grunge with the immersive sprawl...

self release

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

Fruits De Mer

Emerging from the hazy dreamworld where psych-folk meets cinematic noir, London-based duo La Nouvelle Musique are set to play three...

independent

London-based artist, violinist and producer IMVN returns with ‘Host’, a striking new single from her upcoming project ‘Syren’ (out September...

self-release

Blending moody pop with club-ready energy and an infectious guitar lick, ‘Let My Hair Down’ is the bold and addictive...

self release

London-based lo-fi outfit heavy wild make a striking first impression with their debut EP ‘Death Dreams’—a raw, five-track collection that...

AWAL Recordings

With the Great Escape kicking off fully today, we highly recommend you catch another of our Ones To Watch 2025...

Armada Music

Ready for a high-octane collaboration from two electronic music heavyweights? Hit play on ‘Sound of You’, the mammoth tune by...

self release

SI EVOL are a Stockholm-based duo crafting timeless, heartfelt music that celebrates love, freedom and emotional authenticity. Formed in early...

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...

independent

Filled with soaring guitars, warm melodies, and a heartfelt production, ‘Easy’, the second single from Niamh Evans is an intimate...

Club Carousel via Believe

Released yesterday, ‘BREAK’ is the new single from London-based artist Jack Mercer, aka VC Pines. We last featured him over...

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....

self release

Coming in at just under six minutes, ‘I Still Think Of You’ is the hauntingly beautiful single from alt-indie trio...

Warner Music Poland

Hauntingly melancholic and striking from the very first play, this from Bulgarian singer and songwriter VICTORIA is a dark pop...

Decca

Continuing our Ones To Watch 2025 is Ugandan-born, Newcastle-raised artist Victor Ray. The 25-year-old has had a remarkable year for...

Sonteca Records

Today’s Ones To Watch 2025 is Spanish-born, Brighton-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Gizmo Varillas. Gizmo is an artist we have been...

AWAL Recordings

Starting this week’s Ones To Watch 2025 is fast-rising newcomer Luvcat. Raised in Liverpool but made somewhere between the south...

OK!Good Records

We do love a good country-tinged song here at RotD, and over the years, we have championed many artists before...

7476

With its haunting melody and evocative lyrics, backed by a moody soundscape, ‘Evil Eye’ is the gorgeous debut single from...

Radikal Records

‘Another Sad Song’ is the evocative and powerful piano-pop ballad from Kent-based artist Livvy Lauren and Northampton singer-songwriter Maddox Jones....

Electrola/EMI

Following up on his anthemic ode to Scotland, 'Home' with fellow Scots Saint Phnx and the viral hit 'Heather In...

independent

Bvdhi is the new project from the RotD-featured singer-songwriter and producer Omahrose. Having wooed us with her soulful tones in 2021, the...

Salt House Records

Powered by an infectious drum’n’bass beat, a summery acoustic guitar motif and lush boy/girl vocals, ‘Lights Out’ by Blvck Violet...

independent

Inspired by Mahalia, JoJo, Ariana Grande and Tori Kelly, BRIT School alumni Evalina delivers an addictive slice of sassy, R&B-leaning pop...

Electrola Universal

Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Nathan Evans marked his entry into Scottish folk music with the RotD-featured ‘Heather On The Hill’,...

Rubyworks/95 Records

Having clocked up over 350m views on TikTok and a further 3.5m views on YouTube since it dropped on social...

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

Shimmering with elements of hyperpop, ’80s drum machines and ’00s pop sensibilities, ‘Kavichella’ is the latest release from artist, DJ...

AWAL

Next up with our artists you need to watch at the Great Escape festival this week is 23 year old...

via AWAL

We’ve been taken in by the dulcet tones of New York City-based, German singer-songwriter Yvonne Ambrée on her latest release,...

0207 Def Jam Recordings

It’s been over eighteen months since Nigerian multihyphenate Bloody Civilian broke onto the scene with the afro-pop, R&B-tinged anthem, ‘How...

Beyond

Atmosphere, euphoria and emotionality all spring to mind within the first thirty seconds of Klaverson’s beautiful new release, ‘Sweet Sensation’....

Electrola/EMI

We are pretty confident you’re aware of Scottish singer-songwriter Nathan Evans. Having triggered a worldwide sea shanty hype in 2020...

Kinetic Records

Released yesterday (24 January), ‘Blame Myself’ is the anthemic soul stomper from London-based artist Vince Freeman. It’s taken from his...

Columbia Records

Continuing to impress us with her warm and heartfelt pop odes is the talented London-based singer-songwriter Valencia Grace. Released today...

self release

‘Violently Ill’ is the hard-hitting and fiercely off-kilter slab of noise from DIY dance punk duo Polevaulter. Released yesterday (9...

AWAL Recordings

Starting our final week of Ones To Watch 2024 before Christmas is the fast-rising band, Lovejoy. It’s been another phenomenal...

AWAL Recordings

Continuing our Ones To Watch 2024 is West Midlands-based indie-pop riser Nieve Ella. Her songs about healing broken hearts through...

Parlophone Records

Today’s Ones To Watch 2024 is the talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Victoria Canal. Born in Munich, the 25 year Spanish-American...

Decca

Continuing our Ones To Watch 2024 is Ugandan-born, Newcastle-raised artist Victor Ray. Having started busking to fund studying at music...

self-release

Upon hitting play for the very first time, we were instantly drawn to this disparate and dream-like single from experimental...

self release

Cayman-born, London-based singer-songwriter Maeve is an artist not shy about blissfully melding bewitching multi-layered sonic soundscapes to create bold, honest...

RCA

Harnessing anthemic energy with multiple changes in tempo, a catchy chorus and a DnB-inspired outro, ‘Coming With You’ is the...

Independent

Returning last week from a hiatus following singer Grace Kelly’s recovery from leukaemia, Leeds-based Venus Grrrls dropped this empowering and...

Riverman Records

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

Believe

We first featured the woozy, electronic neo-soul sounds of London-based artist Jack Mercer, aka VC Pines, in February 2021 and...

Volleyball Records

Last year, we introduced you to Volleyball - an Irish electronic music duo and creative brand founded by artists Christian...

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...

self release

With the Great Escape kicking off fully today, we highly recommend you catch Cayman/Irish artist Maeve. The multihyphenate artist has...

Darkest Blue Records (self-release)

Next week sees the pilgrimage of the music industry's finest to Brighton for the Great Escape festival (although returning might...

AWAL Recordings

Premiered by Clara Amfo last night on Radio 1 as her ‘Hottest Record’, Push It Down is the exquisitely brilliant...

self release

Taking its cues from The Cranberries and Cocteau Twins is this gorgeous new single about friendship and solidarity from North...

Stoner Sloth Records (self-release)

Bedfordshire-based pop-electronica artist Jeana Healy, aka Viddy, delivers this dose of mellow pop, the final chapter of her debut project The...

AWAL Recordings

Bursting onto the music scene in 2020, Brighton band Lovejoy have quickly become one of the biggest bands around in...

PIAS Nordics

This tender yet euphoric ode from Norwegian alt-pop artist Sval is a track that has seriously impressed us with its...

Square Leg Records

Wild Horse Running marks the return of British songwriter James Page, aka Sivu, after five years. Produced by long time collaborator...

Believe

It’s been nearly two years since we featured London-based artist Jack Mercer, aka VC Pines, and his silky smooth dose...

Warner Music Ireland

We’ve been following the progression of Zimbabwean/Irish soul singer-songwriter Siobhan McClean, aka shiv since we featured her as one of...

ANTI-

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

Columbia UK

Our final Ones To Watch 2023 is rising artist and songwriter venbee. It’s been something of a breakout year for...

AWAL Recordings

Today’s Ones To Watch 2023 is rising star Nieve Ella. Born and raised in the West Midlands, Nieve first came...

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...

Universal Music Israel

Today’s Ones To Watch 2023 is fast-rising Tel Aviv-based artist Gali Givon. Born to classic rock-loving parents and raised on a...

Island Records

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2023 is new gen junglist and rising star Nia Archives. The Bradford-born, now...

Ministry Of Sound/Columbia

Our last Ones To Watch 2023 for this week is the talented London-based singer-songwriter Valencia Grace. Inspired by the strong, powerful...

Infinity & Recordings

Kickstarting our Ones To Watch 2023 is rising Canadian singer/songwriter Olivia Lunny. The alt-pop artist first came to our attention...

Darkest Blue Records (self-release)

We’ve been seriously impressed with the music coming from 20 year old indie alternative artist Harvey Jay Dogson over the...

Sweat Entertainment

Having wowed audiences at Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds festivals this summer, fast rising duo Dolores Forever dropped this euphoric...

Akira Records

Early this year, we featured the vibrant and anthemic single Follow You by Irish indie-rockers modernlove. It was their first...

Independent

Unrelenting, hard-hitting and full of infectious energy, Violet State Of Mind is the new single from alt-rockers Venus Grrrls. This...

unsigned

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

independent

Riding a synth-heavy production filled with warming tones and hazy melodies is the debut single from Volleyball, a music duo...

Independent

Back at the end of May, Berlin-based and RotD-featured alt-pop singer-songwriter Novaa released this breezy and quirky number. Written with...

Gatcombe Music

Shiver is the debut release from the collective efforts of the de la Hoyde brothers under their guise the eight...

Beren Olivia (self-released)

We’ve been keeping close tabs on Hertfordshire singer and songwriter Beren Olivia since we heard Hurt Again and featured her...

Darkest Blue Records (self-release)

20 year old indie alternative emerging artist Harvey Jay Dodgson is next up on our artists to watch later this...

Blair Davie

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

Cooking Vinyl Distribution

If honest, conversational songs and a big voice are your things, then Brighton-based singer-songwriter Jack Valero has it in spades...

Universal Music Israel

Fusing industrial rock with elements of dark pop and Middle Eastern melodies is Tel Aviv-based newcomer Gali Givon in this...

Akira Records

Having earned a reputation for bold and blistering pop-rock in 2021, Irish indie-rockers modernlove. are back with this vibrant and...

3 Beat

Avid readers will know of our passion and support for rising bedroom pop producer Sfven, and it’s great to see...

The Orchard

Continuing our Ones To Watch 2022 is the brilliant California-based artist Tai Verdes. Last year, three months into the Covid-19...

DFL Records/Diffusion Lab

We were instantly impressed with the grand ambition and US EDM stylings meet R&B pop vibes of the latest release...

Darkest Blue Records (self-release)

Caroline is the rollicking indie debut single from 19 year old Portsmouth singer-songwriter Harvey Jay Dodgson. Tipped by BT TV and...

Fossil Boy Records (self -release)

Regular readers will know that we have been big supporters of emerging South Coast quartet Flowvers since featuring their debut...

self release

Drenched in soulful tones and jazz-inflected percussion, What It’s Like is the new single from west London singer-songwriter Alichè. Inspired...

self-release

This sassy two minute electronic-post-punk assault is the debut release from Shelf Lives. The duo consist of singer Sabrina and guitarist/producer Jonny,...

self-release

Swt Valli Hi (Sweet Valley High) is a multi-disciplined Nigerian-American artist who’s picking up her fair share of attention with...

Vinesto Music

Let us introduce you to pop newcomer 17 year old London-based artist Vinesto. Originally from Ukraine, Vinesto moved to England...

Locked On Records

Premiered by DJ Target on 1Xtra last week, Hyperfunk (Bklava remix) marks the 25th anniversary of UK garage label Locked On Records....

self-release

Irish/Trindadian singer-songwriter Misty River’s music is steeped in the rich sounds of Americana and Roots delivered with an unmistakably-modern twist...

3 Beat

It’s been just over a year since we last featured Derby bedroom producer Jamie Clarke, aka Sfven, and now he...

Self-release

Let us introduce you to the US-based collective Giving Productions and their uplifting debut Hello. The group consists of young...

Fossil Boy Records (self-release)

Headlining tonight’s (20 July) Big Hug Industry showcase at the Old Blue Last in London is RotD favourites FLOWVERS. The...

Distiller Records

We last featured Glasgow’s noise-pop quartet The Ninth Wave back in September 2017 with the brilliant track Liars. Since then,...

Infinity & Recordings

Three months after we last featured 22 year old Canadian artist Olivia Lunny with her gloriously poppy Sad To See...

Polydor

So, how exactly do you follow up one of the biggest global smashes of 2021? Simple really, you do it...

self release (via Believe)

This enchanting and expressive piano power ballad is from the remarkably talented 16 year old Swiss artist Eva Leandra. Hailing...

Prank Monkey Records

Loud, brash and energetic, Muscle Vest are a five-piece from London who have been making waves across the city’s alt-rock...

Dumont Dumont

We’ve been fans of Swedish dream-pop group ViVii since October 2018, and over that time they have delighted us with...

Oniro Productions

Let's share something rather special here and give you an early heads-up on newcomer Lo Vallens, a singer-songwriter who plays on...

deepdive records

We’ve always been impressed by the warm blend of retro soul and future pop of Swiss Italian singer-songwriter Veronica Fusaro,...

Infinity &

We’ve been happily bopping along to this gloriously poppy blast of alt-pop goodness from 22 year old Canadian artist Olivia...

Savage Tribe Records

We’re sure you’ll be immediately impressed by this melodic and upbeat track from Berlin-based UK songwriter Josh Savage. His journey...

Sony Germany/RCA UK

We’ve been fans of Evanescence since we featured the phenomenal Bring Me To Life back in 2003, and it’s a...

Atlantic Records

Premiered on Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6 Music Breakfast show yesterday (17 March), Church Girl is the gorgeous new single from...

Robbins Entertainment

Back in the summer of 2019, we introduced you to New York natives Michael Scimeca and Stephen Georgilis, aka electronic...

Muisca Records (Absolute Label Services)

As the first lockdown in the UK was easing last summer, we extolled the uplifting virtues of Born Again by...

Rubyworks

With the release of their second album, Awake You Lie, last Friday (26 Feb), Irish trio Wyvern Lingo deliver a...

Self-release via AWAL

Following our previous feature with south London artist Love Ssega in June last year, the producer and singer has continued...

Theory Records

London-based artist Jack Mercer, aka VC Pines, injects a silky smooth dose of neo-soul in this, his latest release. Having attracted...

Dumont Dumont

It’s been just over two years since we last featured Swedish dream-pop group ViVii and their captivating single And Tragic....

Polydor

After kickstarting the sea shanty phenomenon in 2020, former Scottish postman Nathan Evans has released his debut single Wellerman alongside the irresistible 220 Kid...

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...

Big Machine

Following their massive viral hit of 2020 (over 50m streams) and RotD featured track F2020, Nashville group Avenue Beat are...

Shiv (via CD Baby)

Starting our second week of Ones To Watch 2021 is the talented Zimbabwe-Irish singer-songwriter Siobhan McClean, aka shiv. We were first enamoured by...

Relentless Records

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

RCA

Combining punchy kick drums, euphoric piano chords and slick, feelgood vocals, Finally Me is the latest infectious dance cut from Adam Englefield’s...

Purple Heart Records

With its rousing and anthemic chorus, Homeward Bound is the latest single from four-piece Two Weeks In Nashville. Inspired by...

deepdive records

We last featured Swiss songwriter and soul pop artist Veronica Fusaro at the tail end of last year with the soulful Run...

Sellout! Music

Norwegian four-piece Divest have been making a name for themselves with their laid-back brand of indie in their homeland for...

Funnel Music

Every new track we hear from Bristol-based artist RVBY always leads us to wonder how much longer it’ll be before she...

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,...

Purple Heart Records

Evoking the stadium spirit of Kings Of Leon and the quintessential British indie rock nature of bands like The Kooks,...

3 Beat

Regular readers will know of our admiration for emerging bedroom pop maestro Sfven from our previous RotD’s, but for those of...

Contagious!

With its echoing call of “Gotta stop the hatred now, get back to love and peace”, the title track to...

DFL Records

With both Bon Iver and Jeremy Zucker acting as early inspirations, BIMM graduate Sam Stevenson, aka SVEN, has been working...

Muisca Records

With the summer season in full swing and lockdown easing, Born Again by Spanish-born multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Gizmo Varillas is the perfect...

Big Machine

We’ve all been waiting for a track to capture these strange days during the pandemic and now thanks to Nashville...

LBK/2220 Records

With its feelgood breezy vibe, Everything’s On Fire is the latest release from New Jersey singer Kev Kelly. He started...

unsigned via Believe

Following the release of his debut EP TRY B4U BUY back in March, which featured the RotD track China Doll, London-based artist Havelock is back...

Bella Union

Salford lass Ren Harvieu recently released her acclaimed album Revel In The Drama to glowing reviews from almost every broadsheet...

Self-released

This delicious blast of dark electro-pop is from singer-songwriter and four times UK Beatbox champion Grace Savage. Having started her...

Self-release via AWAL

South London artist Love Ssega has steadily been building up a wealth of industry and tastemaker supporters for his unique...

The Workshop

Recorded fully live in Bob Harris’s studio in Oxfordshire in February, Take This Dance Live from Under The Apple Tree...

3 Beat

Sfven is an artist who has impressed us with his honest and heartfelt bedroom pop, and it’s no surprise that the...

Ivorian Doll

Quickly making a name for herself on the UK scene over the last year or so with her fiery wordplay,...

Cat-O-Log Records

The music of Yusuf/Cat Stevens is the soundtrack to our collective lives over the past five decades. His back catalogue...

Grace and Danger

We are big fans of Maven Grace’s cinematic blend of gothic noir pop, and it’s not just us, with the...

3Beat

Sfven is a Leeds-based self-produced electronic artist who’s picking up his fair share of attention in all the right places....

independent

We have been keeping tabs on rising Berlin-based experimental pop artist Novaa since she beguiled us with the intricate and...

Fossil Boy Records

Throwaway Generation is the latest single from RotD favourites indie-pop four-piece FLOWVERS. Taken from their EP of the same name, the...

Funnel Music

We’ve supported Bristolian singer-songwriter RVBY since the release of her beautiful debut L.O.V.E back in October 2018. Now comes her...

Beating Heart

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

Lamela Records/Awal

Vonica is a German-born, Italian-raised, and now London-based electronic music producer who fuses a range of electronic styles to create...

unsigned

Back at the end of September last year, we highlighted London-based artist Havelock in Compass after he had released his...

deepdive records

This gorgeous soul-tinged pop number produced by Paul O’Duffy (Marvin Gaye, Swing Out Sister, Amy Winehouse) is the latest release...

Universal Music On Demand

Rounding out our first week of Ones To Watch 2020 is 21 year old multi-instrumentalist Devon from the Forest of...

Blue Shell Music

Love Me is the brand new single from Lavengro, a five-piece pop band from Derry who were first discovered by The...

Self-release via AWAL

It’s been a busy nine months for south London artist Love Ssega since our feature for the semi-disco inspired pop...

3Beat

Brimming with honesty and a sense of vulnerability is this intimate song from Leeds-based producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and singer Jamie...

Universal Music Ireland

Released last Friday and featuring on Spotify UK’s New Music Friday playlist is this absolute gem from rising Irish artist...

Riverfish Records

Bringing a soulful dose of upbeat sunshine to her latest release is singer-songwriter Gabriela Eva. Musically sitting between Lianne La Havas,...

The Other Songs

This super addictive and kitsch pop debut is from Sweden’s EEVA, aka Emelie Eriksson - one of the country’s hottest...

self release - Fossil Boy Records

Now here is something to inject a bit of youthful energy into you this morning from teenage indie-pop outfit FLOWVERS....

Rubyworks

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

Monotreme Records

When Fader recently premiered this cool track from Brighton-based singer-songwriter Oliver Spalding, they summed it up perfectly as being ‘a...

Xenomania

Bursting with energy right from the off is this deliciously addictive slice of funk-laced bop from pop newcomer Paige Cavell. From...

self-released

Welcome to a new week and what better way to start it off than by introducing you to a new...

Grace and Danger

Back in November, we openly gushed about the hauntingly beautiful and cinematic track Darkness by rising duo Maven Grace. Their Twin Peaks-esque atmospherics,...

Funnel Music

Last October, we proudly featured L.O.V.E, the beautiful debut from Bristolian singer-songwriter RVBY. Since then, the 20 year old has...

unsigned

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

Kitsune Musique

With the summer in full flow, we have this gorgeous soulful deep house gem from French DJ and producer Matveï...

Independent via AWAL

Telling a story of fading love, this beautifully slow-burning, disco-tinged number is yet again another absolute delight from London-based singer-songwriter...

fossil boy records

Last August, we introduced you to Portsmouth’s indie-pop four-piece FLOWVERS since then the teenage group have continued to build their...

deepdive records

Full of soulful tones and warm Motown-esque arrangements, lie to me is the gorgeous new soul pop release from 22...

Loose

Let us introduce you to the gorgeous folk and Americana tinged sounds of 29 year old singer-songwriter Devin Tuel and...

Perfect Havoc

With the sun again shining brightly, we have a future summer banger on our hands here from Swedish producers Tobtok...

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...

Self Release

Since our last feature with south London artist Love Ssega in April 2018, the producer and singer has performed shows in Malawi,...

Virgin EMI

With over 2bn combined audio and video streams and more than a million album sales, Spanish-German singer-songwriter Alvaro Soler has...

Universal Music Sweden / Polydor

We have said it before and we will say it again, there has to be something in the water in...

Dumont Dumont

Premiering on The Line of Best Fit yesterday and featuring on two Spotify New Music Friday playlists (Sweden/Norway) today, And...

deepdive records

We last featured Swiss singer-songwriter Veronica Fusaro back in March 2017 with her sublime electronic number Pluto. Since then, the...

Self Release

With a distinct 80s sheen, Brighton-based four-piece Twilight Driving deliver a hugely expansive and infectious dose of indie-pop in their...

Grace and Danger

Hauntingly beautiful from start to finish, Darkness is the gorgeously atmospheric new single from rising duo Maven Grace. In their...

Archtop Records via Absolute Label Services

We have been keeping tabs on London based duo Ferris & Sylvester ever since we heard their sublime London Blues...

Dumont Dumont

Earlier this year, Swedish dream-pop trio ViVii introduced themselves to the world with their glorious debut single, Siv (You &...

self release

Rising from the ashes of former band Sub Motion, Dublin-based Sick Love, consisting of frontwoman Rebecca Geary, Conor McLoughlin, Sean...

Funnel Music

There is something rather beautiful about this debut offering from 19 year old singer-songwriter RVBY. From the slow percussive beat to...

Polydor

London-based Australian singer-songwriter CLOVES first burst onto the international scene with her gorgeous 2015 EP, XIII, which included the beautiful...

Greco-Roman

Marius Lauber aka Roosevelt’s 2016 self-titled debut album was a wonderful mix of Ibiza house, disco and electropop that amassed...

Self Released

With over 50m combined streams over the last 12 months alone, it’s safe to say that Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and...

Decca

Within thirty seconds, this tranquil and beautiful collaboration between award-winning Scottish composer Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet and Love...

independent

This tender and majestic dose of grown-up pop comes from London-based singer-songwriter Riva Taylor. Produced by Tim Bran (London Grammar,...

Fossil Boy Records

We were instantly impressed by Long Way Home, the superb new single from Portsmouth indie four-piece FLOWVERS. Formed in 2016...

Nettwerk

Upbeat yet melancholic, this sublime new single from Iceland's purveyors of electronic dream-pop Vök is a rather gorgeous affair. Produced...

Independent

With over 15m streams to date for her first few self-releases, London-based singer-songwriter and producer Francesca Bergami, aka Lyves, is...

Platoon

It's early days for Jared Laville aka J Ville, a 22 year old singer, songwriter and producer originally from Leeds,...

Run With Faith Records

A City United by Manchester band Prose (featuring Manchester Survivors Choir) is a responsive piece of music to mark one...

Relentless

Early contender for this summer's ‘impossible to ignore’ smash hit is set to be this sexy slice of reggaeton and...

Self Release via AWAL/Kobalt

Love Ssega is a south London producer and singer who likes to do things his own way. Originally a founding member...

Robbins Entertainment

LA-based DJ and producer duo West Coast Massive are shaping up to be the next big thing in the indie-electronic...

Brand New Music/AWAL

As one of the leading figures of the #RnBrit movement, London-based producer, rapper and singer Geovarn is gaining some serious heat...

Gari Recs

For the past two years, Anabel Englund, Human Life, Matt Ossentjuk and Mont Blvck have been creating a buzz and passionate following...

unsigned

Okay is the moving debut single from London based singer Ava Rene. Produced and co-written with Darren Martyn, the single confronts the...

Siri Music Group (Caroline/Capitol)

Listen to this gorgeous, emotional pop ballad from New York based singer Evee. Incredible reflects the pain of heartbreak and...

Lauv/Kobalt Music Recordings

With over 200 million streams for his latest release, I Like Me Better, and his debut sleeper hit The Other...

Distiller Records

Glasgow’s noise pop quartet The Ninth Wave manage to brilliantly combine 80s new wave, post punk and gothic pop with...

Mermaid Records

Full of rock swagger and attitude, Velvet Volume are three sisters from Aarhus in Denmark who having been making music...

self release via AWAL

Let us introduce you to the beautiful world of new electro-folk project Run Rivers fronted by Chris James, solo artist...

unsigned

Grabbing your attention right from the start with its smooth, blissed-out vibe, Say So by Verschieden, a five-piece from Birmingham,...

Vial Records

Already championed by the great Tom Robinson at BBC 6 Music, this energetic track comes from Vile Assembly, a trio...

Perfect Havoc Limited

It’s two years since River made her debut on the French label Kitsune Musique alongside Swedish producer Tobtok on the...

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Back in the early 2000’s, Riva Taylor was EMI's youngest-ever signing Becky Taylor. After two albums, she went travelling in...

RCA Records

Skinny Living formed in 2013 when guitarist Will first heard the incredible voice of singer Ryan at an open mic...

End Of The Trail Records

It’s six months since we last featured Tyneside-based four piece VITO, and there’s been a flurry of national attention and...

Mermaid Records

Less than six months on from their debut single Wasteful Talk, which featured Australian singer Clea, Danish duo Farveblind are back...

Last Gang

An urgent five-note electric piano hook draws you into this energetic track by Death From Above, and you’re powerless to resist...

Check Records / Good Deeds Music

The life of Frankie Oliver has been fascinating so far. Discovered in the early '90s by Trevor Wyatt and signed...

LSH Records

The Nordics don't have a monopoly on crafting perfect pop songs, it seems. Southend-based band ARCAVES take elements from soul,...

unsigned

Sarah Solovay makes timeless quality pop that transcends fashion simply by being very good indeed and having huge appeal. It...

Vérité/Kobalt Music Recordings

We've been keeping tabs on Brooklyn-based musician Vérité for some time now, always keen to hear new music from her....

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...

unsigned

One act that we anticipate that there’ll be much interest in at ILMC is Veronica Furaso. After finishing her studies,...

unsigned

Even before she’d turned 18, New Yorker Sarah Solovay was starting to make a name for herself in the music...

Howling Owl Records / Amplify Music

Bristol-based artist Oliver Wilde delivers something unique here on this song from his third album Post-Frenz Container Buzz. Already, there...

WhatSheOrder

With a track that’s positively bubbling with energy, meet 17-year-old DJ, producer and multi instrumentalist Vidorra from Birmingham. This emerging...

Ranka Kustannus

The enduring appeal of the 1980s musically and visually shows no sign of abating. Its influences remain with us and...

End Of The Trail Records

There’s definitely something fresh and exciting going on in Newcastle right now. Tyneside-based four-piece VITO are the latest band you...

AWAL

Christmas Day is almost here, so let Charles Cave deliver a musical gift in the form of this superb retro...

Indigo Velvet via Spinnup

Edinburgh quartet Indigo Velvet are solidly growing their fanbase, thanks to an engaging sound and instantly likeable songs such as...

self release

Vaness Alegacy hails from Toronto and this is her debut solo track. She began her musical career as the lead...

self-release

With a debut EP set for early 2017, Reykjavik Kids formed 1,000 miles away from the Icelandic capital, despite the...

Dharma Records

Kevin Pearce is an Essex-based artist worth alerting you to, if he’s not already on your radar. It’s two years...

Insomnia Music Records va Absolute Label Services

As former X Factor contestant James Arthur sits at No.1, let’s welcome back another of the show’s alumni, 21-year old...

VDM Music

We're delighted to see singer-songwriter Olivia Sebastianelli recently getting the attention she deserves. After featuring her excellent Lighting Fires in March, she played The Great...

Epic

22-year old singer, producer and rapper Geovarn arrived in Tottenham from Jamaica at the age of seven and struggled through...

Cooking Vinyl

Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards are Californian duo Deap Vally and we’ve been fans of their music since we featured...

Believe Recordings

We’ve been keen supporters of James Vincent McMorrow since 2010, when he’d just released his excellent debut album Early In the...

unsigned

Dove House are a young five-piece band who are based in Brighton. This is their debut single (currently free to...

unsigned / self-release

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

Ranka Kustannus

Thirty-years ago, the legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis created some of the world’s biggest hits of that era for...

Trompe L'oeil Records

Everywhere made a lot of friends when they first emerged internationally three years ago at an NME Awards show, playing...

Carnival Youth

Latvia isn’t exactly renowned for producing world-class musical talent but Carnival Youth are turning that outdated perception on its head....

unsigned

Every new track we hear from VICTORIA always leads us to wonder how much longer it'll be before they finally...

Get Twisted/Island Records

Released today (April 8) and sounding like an instant smash from the very first minute, Tough Love return with their...

unsigned

Liverpool four-piece VYNCE are about to release their debut EP and this title track shows enormous promise of exciting times...

VDM Music c/o Warner/Chappell

Let's share something rather special here and give you an early heads-up on Olivia Sebastianelli, a singer-songwriter of Italian descent...

Rosie Music/self-release

Laura Evans is a singer from Wales who can already count Drake as a fan of hers. He saw her...

Decca Records

With the opening episode of The Voice for 2016 hitting BBC1 tomorrow night (January 9), last year’s winner, Scottish musician...

1965 Records

Beck Wood and John Ridgard are Coves and this track is the first single from the Brit-duo’s forthcoming second album,...

With Love Recordings

This gorgeous slice of dream pop is likely to instantly whisk you away to a sunny tropical beach this Christmas...

Phonokol Distro

Now and again a track comes along that makes you just want to play it to all your friends as...

unsigned

Guy Valarino is an artist who continues to build up a loyal fanbase to his music and this lead title...

unsigned

VICTORIA are a bunch of lads who continue to impress us with their no-nonsense solid guitar pop and this latest...

Xtra Mile Recordings

Imagine walking 500 miles along the entire south coast of England with a guitar on your back, stopping off and...

Mvka

French band Caravan Palace have steadily made a name for themselves under the radar since their 2008 self-titled debut album....

Quiet Arch

Prepare to be whisked away to a comforting place of tranquility and calm as soon as you listen to this...

All Around The World

When we featured Lost Frequencies previous song Are You With Me back in June, we declared it would be one...

Method Music

Ready for an enormous underground dance track that’s about to absolutely explode into the mainstream? This minimalist groove from Eats...

unsigned

Making unashamed, rousing pop-rock in 2015 seems to go somewhat against the grain of what labels are currently seeking out,...

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....

Warner Bros. Records

Performing tonight (May 15) on BBC2’s extended version of this week’s Later With Jools Holland, Lianne La Havas returns with...

3Beat Productions Ltd/Smash The House

Released globally today (May 8), this former Beatport No.1 track sees Greek/Belgian dance music duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike...

unsigned

It may surprise you to discover that Coldplay’s song Trouble is now almost 15 years old. Despite being a UK...

unsigned [white label]

Remember a brilliant dance anthem from back in the day called Shake It (Move A Little Closer)? That was the...

Ram Records

Already finding favour at Radio 1, where the track now sits proudly on the station’s A-list, two musical worlds collide...

unsigned

Imagine still being in your teens, getting a support slot to play with The Black Keys on their UK arena...

Get Twisted/ Island Records

Premiered by Annie Mac at Radio 1, this track by London-based duo Tough Love has been steadily climbing the Shazam...

96 Musique/Capitol Music France

Featuring as Radio 1’s Track Of The Day today too, this chilled dance anthem from French DJ and producer The...

Test Card Recordings

One of the acts appearing on the bill at the BBC 6 Music Festival when it takes over Tyneside next month,...

BMG

You can’t accuse us of being late to the party on Jack Savoretti. We first featured his debut single Without back...

Seymour Place Music

Whatever music you now favour, we bet you grew up loving unpretentious, straight-down-the-middle pop songs. They used to be the...

self-released

We’ve been keeping tabs on Ivy & Gold for several months now and heard impressive reports back from their recent London...

Warner Bros. Records

We last featured Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz back in July, a month before they scored a debut UK No.1...

Conehead

On October 23, the great Alvin Stardust passed away at the age of 72 from cancer. It had been 30...

Believe Recordings

After we featured the track Cavalier almost a year ago from his second album Post Tropical, James Vincent McMorrow saw his...

First Run Records

Strong on melody and with a driving rock edge, Vukovi hail from Ayrshire in Scotland and comprise of Janine Shlistone...

Ministry Of Sound Recordings/Speakerbox

After we featured his debut single I Wanna Feel back in April, Secondcity went on to score a No.1 smash with the...

Positiva/Virgin EMI

Teenage superstar DJ and producer Martin Garrix has been a regular favourite of ours since we first featured his anthem...

unsigned

With a song that's had over 1.2 million views on YouTube, 19-year-old Kelvin Jones is genuinely causing a buzz right...

Transgressive Records

We last featured Dry The River back in 2012 when we put the spotlight on the track New Ceremony. Now two years...

Starfisch Records

After spending most of the year in the studio working on new music with co-producer Paul Simm, (who co-wrote six...

Humble Soul

As well as having a BAFTA award to her name for the theme music to the excellent Scandi TV cop...

Epic/Spinnin Records

Parra For Cuva is the alias of German music producer Nicolas Demuth and here he conjures up a gorgeous new...

Sony/Columbia

As one third of the legendary Swedish House Mafia, Steve Angello helped define dance as a global musical force to...

Ministry Of Sound/Defected

If you've already been to Ibiza this summer, you'll be rather familiar with this club monster from Berlin's Oliver $ and...

unsigned

Currently unsigned and without a publishing deal, we suspect that's all about to change very quickly for New York-based VÉRITÉ with...

Warner Bros. Records

Nico Sereba and Vincent Dery are the duo Nico & Vinz and there's a good chance they may be on your radar already - we...

PRMD/Positiva

There's not much we can say about Avicii that you probably don't already know. 2013's UK million-seller Wake Me Up...

Insomnia Music Records

It was back in 2011 that Northern Irish singer songwriter Janet Devlin first shot into the spotlight as a contestant on...

Decca

The World Cup is almost upon us and an inevitable deluge of Brazilian-themed music is about to hit your ears....

Hektor Grammofon AS distributed by Republic Of Music

Sivert Høyem is something of a Scandinavian legend. During the late 1990s he was a member of massive-selling rock band Madrugada...

Rabble Records

Hailing from Finland but now based in the Swedish capital Stockholm, Suvi first came to the attention of industry tastemakers with...

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...

Lanza Records

Lots of love from us as ever for Jack Savoretti, whom we've followed since way back in 2006 and featured...

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

All Around The World

It seems Scottish producer and remixer Show N Prove is very much in demand right now. Born Ellis Taylor in...

Decca Records

Destined to be synced on just about every piece of sports programming worldwide over the coming months, as well as...

Decca Records

Quaiity that's built to last right here and a killer tune to boot, Ivan & Alyosha are a folk-rock group from...

Relentless

The German music-buying public went nuts for this tune making it a No.1 hit at the back end of 2013 -...

Ministry of Sound Recordings

The success of Martin Garrix's Animals and Showtek's Booyah last year suggests a widening gap in the mainstream market for harder-edged...

Weird World

Anyone at Eurosonic would do well to check out Finnish cult hero (and part-time tram driver) Jaakko Eino Kalevi tonight at Forum...

Positiva/Virgin EMI Records

Swedish House Mafia's Axwell teams up with rising electro-house duo Sick Individuals and Californian vocalist Taylr Renee on I Am, a Beatport-topping...

Ministry of Sound Recordings

Lord knows it's about time the UK had a moombahton number one, and having scored the first ever dubstep and...

self-released

The name so palpably conveys the glacial, somnolent soundscapes in his songs that it's hard to believe Vancouver Sleep Clinic...

Positiva/Virgin EMI

We probably aren't the first and almost certainly won't be the last to point out that the last time daytime...

Believe Recordings

James Vincent McMorrow's debut album, 2011's folk-anthemic Early In The Morning, managed to pull off the neat trick of combining platinum-selling...

Static Signals / Atlantic Records

We've been folllowing Sivu's progress this year in the Compass pages of the RotD magazine, and it has been a...

unsigned

We don't know a great deal about Ulla Nova, other than that she's from London and we can't stop playing...

Crosstown Rebels

There's already a kind of soothing familiarity to the tones of Ali Love, one half of dance duo Infinity Ink...

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...

Hassle Records

There's something touchingly unambitious about Lonely The Brave's Facebook description of 'five men trying to be something to someone', as if one...

unsigned/Rising Tide Music

First featured in the RotD weekly magazine back in April, unsigned singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emma Stevens continues to enjoy a phenomenal...

Young & Lost Club

The season for fingerless gloves and acoustic guitars in chilly church venues fast approaches, so be sure to include rising 21...

Ecola Records

Anglo-Italian singer-songwriter Olivia Sebastianelli earned acclaim from the likes of Fake DIY to the Guardian upon release of debut single Rose of Stone...

Positiva/Virgin

As if to prove his credentials as dance music royalty, in April this year Armin van Buuren was invited to perform at the...

Spinnin' Records

Quite whether the Cedric Gervais remix of Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness will come close to the eye-watering YouTube tally of...

RCA Victor

After being tipped in virtually every ‘Ones to Watch’ poll at the tail end of last year, including the Brits...

unsigned

Every once in a while a band comes along with a sound so fully formed it's actually hard to believe...

Island / Communion

With debut album Sistrionix dropping on June 24, all the indications are that LA blues-rock duo and long-time RotD favourites...

Decca

After two sold-out shows at the Slaughtered Lamb in March, Charleston super-couple Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent - aka Shovels...

Parlophone

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

Zerodeo

Channelling CSNY and the Mamas & The Papas - with a sprinkling of Fleetwood Mac for good measure - unsigned...

Positiva/Virgin

This Is What It Feels Like sees enormously popular trance DJ and producer Armin Van Buuren joining the Positiva stable in...

Red Bull Records

I Am Electric is a massive guitar laden track which with a huge video game sync is showing massive crossover...

Positiva/Virgin

Fresh from huge hits with Avicii and David Guetta, Dutch superstar DJ Nicky Romero delivers yet another big room banger,...

Fullfill

We've been fans of Jack Savoretti from day one, featuring his debut single Without all the way back in 2006....

Universal/Island

Fresh from signing a new deal with Island Records, Jamie Cullum announces his first new music in three years. Love For $ale,...

Just Music South Africa (available for the world ex SA)

Blending minimal pulsating synths and Yoav's distinctive vocal, Blink sounds like nothing we've heard all year, reminding us just how talented...

Island/Communion

The reaction to Lies has been explosive, backing up tastemaker assertion that Deap Vally are one of the hottest new bands...

Positiva/Virgin

Two of EDM's finest join together for one of dance music's most anticipated records of recent years. Both Scandinavian producer Avicii...

Island

Rewind looks set to be a big hitter for Devlin as he combines with Diane Birch, creating an anthemic track...