Tapete

Late last year, Lloyd Cole offered 600 special editions of his then yet-to-be-recorded album for a mere $100 through his...

Island

Starting life as a deep house instrumental that first surfaced on the underground late last year, Sonnentanz (translated as 'sun dance') is the...

Island

Longtime RotD favourite Nina Nesbitt - we first featured her as an unsigned artist last May and invited her to...

Capitol Records

LA-based electro-pop duo Capital Cities - San Fran-raised Ryan Merchant and Syrian-born Sebu Simonian - might be the only band...

Never Fade (EP)/unsigned (album)

18-year-old Callum Burrows, who prefers to go by the name of Saint Raymond, is a despicably talented singer-songwriter who released his...

unsigned

Every once in a while a band comes along with a sound so fully formed it's actually hard to believe...

RCA Victor/Chess Club

A cursory glance at their endless glowing press will confirm that kings of B-Town Swim Deep appear to have a monopoly...

Little Fan Records

Blogosphere-busting Bristol four-piece Seasfire continue their upward trajectory with the release on July 1 of convincing power-pop song Oh..Lucifer. Debut single Falling...

unsigned

Hailing from East London, rising British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Phoenix Martins has been performing since the age of seven, having worked with...

Island Records

As an accomplished music video director with the likes of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream and Lana Del Rey's Born to...

Glassnote/Island

As electronic music continues to surge across the globe, Robert DeLong brings something truly unique to the table. The glitchy,...

Self-released

Unsigned New York dream-folk quartet Wilsen crept onto the scene earlier this year as we quietly fell in love with...

Linn Records

Fans of BBC dramas Wallander and The Shadow Line will already know Emily Barker's music even if they don't yet know...

Communion/Glassnote/Island

The ball is now well and truly rolling for Canadian foursome Half Moon Run. Firm RotD favourites with two previous...

Atlantic

Catchier than norovirus, power-pop smash I Love It is fast running out of countries to infect with Icona Pop's brand of brash, devil-would-care-if-it-weren't-so-busy-crashing-your-car-into-bridges...

Epic

Labelled 'trapstep' for their unique synthesis of trap and dubstep, Atlanta-based trio WatchTheDuck are Eddie Smith III, Jesse Rankins and Jonathan Wells, all...

Atlantic / Dirtybird

Originally appearing on Dirtybird earlier this year, this catchy club banger from UK producer/DJ Breach, aka Ben Westbeech, has been building steadily...

FFRR

Another act from the Crosstown Rebels stable, Infinity Ink are Ali Love and Luca C, who themselves comprise one half of...

Bad Jane Nation (self-release)

Among the posse of rising female MC's vying for dominance in the UK hip-hop scene right now, French-Ghanaian east Londoner Phreeda...

Play Hard Records

Drake-endorsed and jet ski-infatuated, 20 year-old south Londoner Sneakbo has turned his flair for phrase-making into a business in its own right,...