Columbia

2008 Staff Picks: RotD of the Year: If the mark of a great single is to bear up to repeated...

Asylum

2008 Staff Picks: Joe Taylor writes: 2008 was a great year for British black music. Big hits from Wiley, Dizzee...

Eye Industries

Mashing elements of The Beastie Boys’ ‘Intergalactic’, Crystal Waters’ 'Gypsy Woman' and 90’s dance breaks with some rapping from new...

Neon Gold

Marina and the Diamonds' debut single comes out on limited 7" through Neon Gold Records. The label's second release (their...

Atlantic

We featured The Virgins' debut UK single 'One Week Of Danger' back in September, which came out on Young And...

unsigned

Bristol band Turbowolf are picking up specialist plays on R1 from Rob Da Bank & Huw Stephens. They're confirmed to...

unsigned

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

Blue Thumb/UCJ

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

Cordless

Kennedy's 'Your Mama' had some traction at radio in the UK earlier this year and he's back with the Life...

unsigned/ No Dancing

"The new regents of alternative quirk-soul," according to Stuart Bailie of BBC Radio Ulster's Across The Line show, Belfast band...

Blackbird/ADA

We've long been fans of The Orange Lights at RotD, giving them their first piece of press when we featured...

Naïve

Moriarty are a Franco-American ensemble who play a blend of folk, country, blues and jazz with a broad range of...

Universal/ Vertigo, Germany

Dresden five piece Polarkreis 18 impressed us with a convincing live turn at their recent Musexpo Europe gig. At the...

unsigned/ Bo Flex

This is Boston-based Giantess' lead single from a forthcoming EP which they will self-releasing in US through Bo Flex Music...

Unsigned/ Mum's The Word

The first release from Bridgette Amofah is a double A-side led by this track - a classy and confident-sounding debut....

Mercury

It's been a quick rise for Iglu & Hartly since they relocated from LA to England earlier this year. ‘In...

Ugly Truth

16-year-old Max Tuohy has just signed to Ugly Truth for records, home to Newton Faulkner. And similar to Newton, Max...