Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the week is rising London via Buckinghamshire six-piece Home Counties. Pulling inspiration from a wide...
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Home Counties
Humdrum
Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the week is rising London via Buckinghamshire six-piece Home Counties. Pulling inspiration from a wide spectrum of influences - early-2000s pop, the high-octane rush of Confidence Man, and the groove-led lineage of LCD Soundsystem and...
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Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 is Cork-based indie-rock quartet Cliffords. We first fell for the band’s tales of love...
Cliffords
Marsh
Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 is Cork-based indie-rock quartet Cliffords. We first fell for the band’s tales of love...
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Maya Delilah
California
Today’s Ones To Watch 2026 is the brilliant London-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Maya Delilah. She’s been on our radar...
Next up on our Ones To Watch 2026 is breakout star MOLIY. The Ghanaian-American artist had a phenomenal 2025, with...
MOLIY ft Tyla
Body Go
Next up on our Ones To Watch 2026 is breakout star MOLIY. The Ghanaian-American artist had a phenomenal 2025, with...
Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 are alt-pop duo Balu Brigada. Formed by New Zealand brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley,...
BALU BRIGADA
Backseat
Atlantic Records/ARRO Records/Warner Music Australia
Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 are alt-pop duo Balu Brigada. Formed by New Zealand brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley,...
This year’s RotD Record of the Year accolade goes to Chloe Qisha. The Malaysian-born, UK-based artist has packed an extraordinary...
Chloe Qisha
So Sad So Hot - Record of the Year
This year’s RotD Record of the Year accolade goes to Chloe Qisha. The Malaysian-born, UK-based artist has packed an extraordinary...
Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the year (we continue in January) is the brilliant Royel Otis. The Australian...
Royel Otis
moody
Ourness/Capitol (US) & Island Records (UK)
Our last Ones To Watch 2026 for the year (we continue in January) is the brilliant Royel Otis. The Australian...
Today’s Ones To Watch 2026 is east London-based Sofia & The Antoinettes, a startling new talent channelling what she describes...
Sofia and the Antoinettes
Women Who Love Too Much
Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records US
Today’s Ones To Watch 2026 is east London-based Sofia & The Antoinettes, a startling new talent channelling what she describes...
Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 is indie trio Sunday (1994). Formed around the transatlantic writing partnership of Paige Turner (California)...
Sunday (1994)
Rain
Continuing our Ones To Watch 2026 is indie trio Sunday (1994). Formed around the transatlantic writing partnership of Paige Turner (California)...
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