This is so sugary it could rot your teeth. Happy, soulful pop from Fingersnap – the coupling of artist David McAlmont and musical tour de force Guy Davies. Fingersnap’s first release comes in the form of the Smokehouse EP that was written whilst on a writing retreat in Ireland earlier this year and recorded in London over the summer. Check out here.
Recently seen supporting Morrissey, The Courteeners and Hard-Fi following personal invites from all three artists, the rise of AllThe Young continues with the release of their third single ‘Quiet Night In’ on October 10th on Midlands Calling / Warner Bros. Records. Check out here.
This is stunning- I would be very shocked if this didn’t move you in the slightest. Following on from their meteoric rise in 2010 after being selected by the BBC to perform at Scotland’s legendary T In The Park – the band released their debut, the Sold My Soul EP, to heavy critical acclaim in April 2011. Increasingly tipped for big things by heavyweights like iTunes, BBC 6Music and a ‘single of the week’ award in the News Of The World. Check out here.
This is silly and cool at the same time. I can’t help but think that Nicki Minaj is responsible for the rise in this electro American sound- it seems to throw away all attempts at sounding and looking cool and just throwing everything out of the window to come up with something pretty unique sounding. Check out here.
Andrea Moe has already covered vocals from Aviciis infamous summer hit ‘Fade into darkness’. Now this promising Swedish singer is going solo, and it sounds like a super polished Erik Hassle sound with some deep emotion. Check out here.
Right then, it’s almost the end of the week and what better way than to enjoy some outstanding French-disco style beats from Loopalike. And best of all, it’s free to download! Check out here.
Sexy, cute, fun, quirky synth pop from New York. Check out here.
This is one of those tracks that you think you’ve heard before but you probably haven’t, as it’s not out til the 24th October. It gets your bum shaking for sure. French electro/ disco from Paris. Check out here.
Light, cute, shoe-gazey sounds here- think Jack Penate but cuter. They’ve been around for some years now but have yet to release a debut album Check out here.
New, amazing pop from Stockholm. There’s so little out there on the web about Ask Embla but I’m really looking forward to seeing more! Check out here.
London-based talent who describes his sound as ‘balearic disco-step’. Perfect. Check out here.
This is still very, very fresh – upcoming UK talent from Ashleigh Ashley, encompassing r’n’b, hip rock, & funky soul. Check out here.
Be warned, don’t be tricked into thinking this is a cuddly song from the picture- this song is a bit filthy. If Missy Elliott was current, this is what she would sound like. There’s a very strong, fresh, dirty New York beat to this. Check out here.
I REALLY, REALLY, PROPERLY HATED THIS when I first heard it. It just looked like a bunch of bored twats raiding a cornershop trying to look cool. But I don’t know, somewhere down the 1:10 mark into the track I just switched. The beat is sick. So I take back what I said. This is annoyingly amazing. Check out here.
Born in Sweden, raised in the US and now back in Stockholm, Elodie is your typical electro-pop. I still think there’s a long way to go before this sound gets to be perfect but it’s still good. Check out here.
Right then, this one I’m predicting will blow up big time within the next year. Signed to Lava/Universal (the same label behind Jessie J), and with a random track featuring Lady Gaga titled ‘Luv U Sum’, CJ Holland is being primed to be the next Justin Timberlake (or something). And from experience, knowing how hard it is to currently track a decent picture of this guy, or a decent video tells me there’s some big bucks being thrown around behind the scenes. Which is exciting. Check out here.
Promising London sounds from Ben Willis. Currently working on an EP. Check out here.
Bernhoft is one of those ‘one-man-band’ types from Oslo who’s able to sound a whole song using his voice. It’s nothing short of amazing when I hear stuff like this. Check out here.
