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DIY Pop Is a Family Matter for Bentcousin
Name: Bentcousin (Amelia and Pat Innit)
Where They’re From: Brighton, UK (Now based in London)
When They Started: 2011
Genre: Indie pop
Most Similar: Scott...
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Ghostpoet Announces New Album, Needs to Stop Snacking Before Bed
Ghostpoet has got a sophomore album coming out on the 6th of May titled Some Say I So I Say Light, and he's teasing it with the glitchy downer jazz number "MSI MUSMID."...
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Great Britain’s Long-Time Love Affair with Black Soul
Words by James Walsh & Joseph 'JP' Patterson. Photo: On January 24 1974, Soul singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder at London Airport with friend Yvonne Wright, who is using a...
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Switzerland’s Got Twang with Heidi Happy
Name: Heidi Happy
Where She's From: Lucerne, Switzerland
When She Started: 2007
Genre: Indie-folk, bluegrass pop
Most Similar: First Aid Kit, Cat Power,...
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Rudimental — “Not Giving In” f/ John Newman and Alex Clare
England’s Rudimental tells the story of two brothers in “Not Giving In.” The video, set in the Philippines, involves lots of high-octane drum & bass, some surprise...
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Jamie Lidell Bares His Soul
Words & Interview by James Walsh and Joseph 'JP' Patterson.
Jamie Lidell returns on the February 19 with the self-titled release of his sixth studio album. The...
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Soosh Makes Beats with Room to Breathe
Name: Soosh (Soroosh Khavari)
Where He's from: Glasgow, Scotland by way of Iran
When He Started: 2011
Genre: Post-dubstep/beatmaking action
Most Similar:...
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Ellie Goulding — “Explosions”
Ellie Goulding, an English indie pop songstress, sings a sad song in “Explosions” from Halcyon. Intimate behind the scenes shots of her live performances coat her eerie,...
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DJ Vadim — “I’m Feelin U” f/ Greg Blackman
Looks like someone has a crush. DJ Vadim pairs with British self-described soulsmith Greg Blackman in “I’m Feelin’ U.” As the duo fools around in a vintage Essex beach...
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Hushed Electro-Pop from Indiana. Not the State, the UK Songstress.
Name: Indiana
Where They’re from: Nottingham, UK
When She Started: 2012
Genre: Minimal soul electro-pop
Most Similar: Jamie Woon, Friends
Sounds Like:...
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Rudimental — “Feel The Love”
It’s a beautiful day in the NEIGHborhood thanks to Rudimental, an English drum & bass quartet. “Feel the Love” brings the art of horseback riding to the ‘hood while the...
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Kris Menace — “Lone Runner” f/ Unai
Help! We can’t stop dancing to Kris Menace’s “Lone Runner,” a single from his album Features. Colored mists of smoke, flashing lights and sullen-but-beautiful detached...
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Young Fathers — “Romance”
Scotland-based hip hop trio Young Fathers gets grainy in “Romance” from their debut Anticon album TAPE ONE. The reggae-tinged track is a mellow mesh of croons and spoken...
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A Dead, Zombified Kavinsky Speaks from Beyond the Grave
If you've seen Drive, you're familiar with Kavinsky's retro electro. His song "Nightcall" was the biggest hit on the noir film soundtrack, garnering over 28 million...
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Various Cruelties — “If It Wasn’t For You”
Darn. Various Cruelties, an East London-based indie pop soul quartet, gets us all emotional in “If It Wasn’t For You” from their self-titled debut album. Intimate...
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Rejjie Is About to Make it Snow
"I'd say my sound is a mixture between a drunken Irish guy, and Charles Bukowski. That wasn't a joke, I swear," says 19-year-old Rejjie Snow with a grin on his face. The...
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Dizzee Rascal — “Bassline Junkie”
Dizzee Rascal preaches the gospel of party-appropriate production in “Bassline Junkie.” Flanked with huge speakers and clefs, the carefully-dressed British emcee visits...
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Random Impulse’s Guitar-Grime is Up Next
Name: Random Impulse
Where He’s From: London, England
When He Started: 2003
Sounds Like: Punky grime
Most Similar: Ed Sheeran, Dot Rotten
During the last...
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Love Echo is a New Group…But They Promise the Sky
Ah, to be laid back and totally #winning. World, meet Love Echo, MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week and the first Luxembourg (via Portugal via the US via Tokyo) artist to...
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Kodaline — “The Answer”
Kodaline, an Irish indie folk quartet, is back at their tear-jerking antics again. “The Answer” from the forthcoming High Hopes EP depicts a lonely inmate’s life in...