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Loog

No soundclip. Another buzz band who top their hats to the '80s in a big way, but we'll forgive them...

Hit Mania/Mach 1

This is one of those magical tracks that manages to combine a delicious, fresh sound and rhythm (thanks to the...

Brightside

Rooster have got a hell of a lot going for them. Great frontman, great looks, great melodies, great timing, great...

Echo

We first heard about this artist from American major label A&Rs who were trying to sign him amidst a massive...

A&R/V2

Raghav has had three top ten singles this year with the minimum of fuss or hype - his is a...

Globe

We knew this project would be massive before we'd even heard any finished tracks because the vision behind it was...

Shoeshine

Shoeshine label boss and band manager Francis Macdonald describes The Beauty Shop as the Americana Pixies. Close but Monster is...

ID

Wire Daisies are a class act. Our music editor Joe Taylor wanted to sign their publishing (in the end Mike...

unsigned

Brief history of Alexis Strum's career: signed first as a songwriter by Mike Sault at Warner/ Chappell, then as an artist...

Relentless

The buzz on this track is simply too big for us to ignore - thanks to messageboard regular Urban is...

S-Curve/Virgin

Fountains Of Wayne are masters of charming, concise, good old-fashioned pop songs as Hey Julie proves once more. This is...

Lookout

"Rock at its finest,� and "alternative bliss," raves Rolling Stone. Their sound is an exciting marriage of Motown and pop...

Poko/Propaganda

More proof that Finland really rocks, Bitch Alert are incredibly young, great live and impressing all the key rock press,...

Jive

Here's an exclusive preview of the new R Kelly double album Happy People/U Saved Me which is released on August 23....

J-Did/V2

We almost couldn't believe this was British when we heard it first - it's just too good. A breath of fresh...

Festival Mushroom (Australia)

Scribe is the most credible New Zealand hip hopper. Not Many is being heard week-in-week-out by millions of British record...