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Harts (New band of the day No 1,666)
Super-talented Aussie pop funkateer who does everything - write, perform, produce, arrange - in his PJsHometown: Melbourne. The lineup: Darren Hart (vocals, music). The background: Harts is a young...
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Clean Bandit (New band of the day No 1,668)
They're the brainy Cambridge grads with the classical strings and background in Russian cinema making groovy garage popHometown: Cambridge. The lineup: Jack Patterson (bass, sax, deck), Luke Patterson...
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Cashmere Cat (New band of the day No 1,671)
Norwegian New Yorker offering a beautifully demented hybrid of prog, R&B and Japanese popHometown: Halden, Norway. The lineup: Magnus August Høiberg (music, production). The background: Cashmere...
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Anushka (New band of the day No 1,674)
Meet the Brighton duo specialising in sweet bass music with a hint of bitterHometown: Brighton. The lineup: Max Wheeler (producer), Victoria Port (vocals, songs).The background: Anushka are a duo –...
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Tom Aspaul (New band of the day No 1,682)
One of many, many new R&B boys, but he's working with all the right producers and signed to the right labelHometown: Wolverhampton. The lineup: Tom Aspaul (voice). The background: Tom Aspaul is one...
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Vancouver Sleep Clinic (New band of the day No 1,685)
Meet the Australian boy wonder of ethereal, electronic R&BHometown: Brisbane, Australia. The lineup: Tim Bettinson (vocals, music). The background: Tim Bettinson is a 17-year-old Australian who...
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Rubee Rayne (New band of the day No 1,688)
Meet the rising star of home-grown experimental R&B - the UK KelelaHometown: Sandhurst, Berkshire. The lineup: Rubee Rayne (vocals, music). The background: Forgive us, but when we saw that she was...
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Kwabs (No 1,692)
Gospel meets electronica for this former jazz student and member of Goldie's royal supergroupHometown: London. The lineup: Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong (vocals). The background: Kwabs is the new Seal, and...
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Lawrence Rothman (No 1,695)
LA wild card who is equal parts conceptual/performance artist and warped R&B wunderkindHometown: Los Angeles. The lineup: Lawrence Rothman (vocals, music). The background: Lawrence Rothman, a...
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Circuit Diagram (No 1,696)
German duo purveying a nice line in neo-psychedelic, polyrhythmic electrofunkHometown: Hamburg and Berlin, Germany. The lineup: Kris Alert (synth) and Nicolas Sheikholeslami (drums).The background:...
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King avriel (No 1,697)
Arguably the brainiest exponent yet of the new ethereal, alternative R&BHometown: Los Angeles. The lineup: Avriel Epps (vocals, music). The background: If you've worn out your copy of Kelela's Cut...
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Disclosure on disco, Sting and their new romantic parents
They craft immaculate dance-pop hits with big names from Lorde to Mary J Blige, but when we caught up with them on their US tour in New York, Disclosure's Guy and Howard Lawrence really wanted to tell...
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Thief (No 1,701)
Sydney synth-funker specialising in soulful vocals and quirky pop tunesHometown: Sydney, Australia. The lineup: PJ Wolf The background: There are two outfits called Thief doing the rounds at the...
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Salt Ashes (No 1,705)
Young synthpop artiste currently touted as Kylie meeting Kate BushHometown: Brighton. The lineup: Veiga Sanchez (vocals). The background: What on earth would possess Veiga Sanchez to change her name to...
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Quadron: we partied with Prince and left Pharrell off our album
Danish neo-soul duo's second record Avalanche is 'a nod' to the productions of Quincy Jones, and a reaction against aggressively sexualised braggadocioWhat do Adele, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Kendrick...
View ArticleLater… with Jools Holland: Jamie T, Ali Campbell, Gorgon City, MNEK, Damien...
Its episode three of the new season of Later , with live performances, chat, and the cockneyest of all hosts 10.54pm BST Moment of the night? Thatll be Sam Herring, doing what we just saw him do. On a...
View ArticleNew band of the week: GL (No 25)
Melbourne duo who look thoroughly indie but brilliantly recreate the sound of early-80s boogie (the Aurra, not the ZZ Top kind)Hometown: Melbourne.The lineup: Graeme Pogson (electronics) and Ella...
View ArticleNew band of the week: Tei Shi (No 26)
From Brooklyn via Bogotá comes this dazzling new exponent of celestial R&B/pop/electronicaHometown: New York.The lineup: Valerie Teicher (vocals, music). Continue reading...
View ArticleThe playlist: new bands Bossy Love, Honne, Purple + more
Bossy Love serve up Prince on a trampoline, Owlle gets creepy, Attaque purveys shoegaze electronica and Purple shouts in your faceMany indie musicians need day jobs these days, it seems: Fran OHanlon...
View ArticleNew band of the week: Oofj (No 30)
LA duo who met via Lars von Trier, making darkly sensuous electronica Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jenno Bjørnkjær (music) and Katherine Mills Rymer (vocals). Continue reading...
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