Spank

We didn't like this at first because it's unbelievably brash, but brash can be good, especially when backed up by...

Columbia

A really exceptional rock track that we featured ages ago, shortly after Columbia had started working it to radio in...

unsigning

Hearing this reminded us of the first time we heard Coldplay - stylistically, there's been a fair amount of similar...

unsigned

This has been sitting on our desks and occasionally in our CD players for some time, and the melody has...

Epic

Modest Mouse, who formed in 1993, have broken America! Not 'broken' in a Flaming Lips/Bright Eyes/ Interpol-type way, off the mainstream...

Skint

When we received this album three months ago, we spent a disproportiate amount of time listening to it simply because...

Warner (Finland)

Finland's The Crash don't sound like HIM or The Rasmus but they do share some of the same qualities. They...

unsigned/J Boy

The first thing that will catch your ear about this is the riff from Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns...

Open

This is the track to break Aloud - a suave crossover smash that sees them shift from lesser-known French house...

J-Did/V2

On the strength of this single and the follow-up, the massive Free, Estelle is about to eclipse her many female...

Positiva

Like the first flush of love, we're yearning to spend more time with this truly uplifting tune. Our devotion has...

Polydor Island (Germany)

We really like Jam & Spoon. They've done everything from Europop to happy hardcore to gospel-inspired house, with consistently excellent...

Bonnier (Sweden)

A truly classy trance pop smash, produced by Scandinavian newcomers who sound like they've been doing it for years. It's...

Adventure

17 year-old Verbalicious's MCing won a Radio 1 rap competition last year and stopped one of hip hop's top celebrities...

unsigned

A feel good, summery hip hop hit, unsigned and available for the world. Bad Newz are two brothers from Miami...

unsigned

Peplab contains various member of cheesey mid- nineties Dutch group Doop, techno artist Capricorn and the hard house artist Blackburst. There's...

La Boss

We featured this in our magazine a few weeks ago and it's since been no 1 on Channel U's Fresh...

unsigned

What a song! Dogs has all the magic of a Nine Inch Nails ballad, but with a very English twist....

unsigned/Rype

Big Brovaz are hot right now as producers - they did great work on the Alex Cartañá single and this...

Virgin

This David Dorrell-managed act is a major signing and priority for Virgin. Take a listen to this first taster of...

Jive

This is Marvin Gaye circa What's Going On but more upbeat, with an interlude that's as good as the hook...