Category: Introducing


  • 25-year-old BANKS is the second artists to be included on THE LIST 2014.

  • We take a look at some of the runners up who didn’t quite make it onto THE LIST 2014.

  • We take a look at some of the runners up who were a bit too famous to make it onto THE LIST 2014.

  • Annabelle Asker introduces us to Ascot-based three piece Febueder.

  • Royal Blood will take you to a new world and demolish it whilst you’re still inside…in a good way.

  • Introducing mysterious artist, Springtime Carnivore, who has released her debut 7-inch ‘Collectors’.

  • London Grammar are a band you should be watching, and here’s why!

  • Auckland teenager Lorde makes post-dubstep pop, critiquing the lyrics of popular music.

  • Can you really do justice to a band through a piece of writing? It’s like trying to persuade someone to read your favourite book by telling them to listen to a song. If you really want to understand the developing hype around San Cisco you’re gonna have to listen for yourself, but I can give…

  • The Ramona Flowers are a 5 piece electro indie outfit from Bristol. Those of you who have seen Scott Pilgrim vs The World will recognise Ramona Flowers as the name of one of Scott’s evil ex girlfriends. The band are named after this mysteriously cool female character yet, in my opinion, they are a whole…

  • 2012 has been a big year for AlunaGeorge, but 2013 just got bigger. Already named in the longlist for BBCs Sound of 2013 and nominated for the Critics Choice Award at next year’s BRIT Awards, there are high hopes for the London duo. Formed of Aluna Francis on vocals and George Reid producing (hence the name),…

  • Just as Radio One decided to celebrate everything rock, the world was given its first glimpse at the possible future of the genre. Essex three-piece March On Rome released the video for their single ‘Hopeless Paradise’ last week, and although Zane Lowe and co. didn’t give it a spin this time around, it is only a…

  • Disentangling her fan-friendly Facebook page I come across a snapshot of Nina excitedly clutching a bag of pick ‘n’ mix, clearly delighted at the thought of being able to dip into them soon. Come to think of it, pick ‘n’ mix is a worthy way to describe Nina’s music; lots of different ideas and influences…

  • With Scandinavian electro-pop being all the rage, you might assume that Alpines come from the depths of some Norwegian glacier, feeding off the natural aura or something equally fantastical. Yet this enticing, ice cold duo are actually natives of the positively flat Kingston-upon-Thames. In their youth – this is not to say they are old – they’ve also been…