When it comes to female rappers it seems the key to commercial success can pretty much be boiled down to “be American.” However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t loads of talented British rap girls vying for a chance, and one who I recently discovered is Phreeda Sharp. Phreeda is 24 and clearly not a bandwagon-jumper… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Phreeda Sharp
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Unsigned Month: Introducing Relics
There’s a space on Planet Pop for a boyband with instruments, and Relics are my top choice to fill it. They look like stars, seem to be genuine friends and the YouTube cover videos they’ve posted so far show that lead singer Jake is a great pop vocalist. They’ve also got the support of Prestige… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Relics
Unsigned Month: Introducing Parade
Most artists are lucky if they release one song as good as Light Me Up in their careers, but Parade have several ready to unleash on the British public. It’s even more impressive that these songs have all been recorded without any help from a record label. I’m a bit biased as I’ve been working… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Parade
Unsigned Month: Introducing Queen of Hearts
You can always tell when an artist is realising their own vision, rather than fitting into a mould created for them, and Queen of Hearts is definitely one of those artists. Previously part of a girl trio called Red Blooded Women, Liz Morphew created Queen of Hearts as her solo pop persona. She defined a… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Queen of Hearts
Unsigned Month: Introducing Violet
Stop the search for the next Florence and the Machine! It turns out she was under our noses the whole time. Violet is the new band fronted by Pixie Geldof, who I thought of as just another hipster socialite until I saw her perform live. She seems to have inherited the music gene from her… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Violet
Unsigned Month: Introducing Luminites
I’ve already written a lot about Luminites, but it seemed wrong not to include them in Unsigned Month as they’re definitely among the best up-and-coming UK pop acts. The group, made up of Corey, JJ, R-Tizt and Steph, were a surprise favourite at the second This Must Be Pop Live in January. They left with… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Luminites
Unsigned Month: Introducing Jin Jin & The Ragdolls
Proving that you can be funny and make good pop tunes at the same time (yes I’m looking at you, Lucy Spraggan), Jin Jin & The Ragdolls is one of my favourite new pop arrivals of 2012. Jin Jin is the pseudonym of Janee Bennett, former lead singer of Empress, and it feels like she’s… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Jin Jin & The Ragdolls
Unsigned Month: Introducing Rainy Milo
For the past few months Rainy Milo has been a blog darling, but her new EP Limey marks a change in sound that should put her name on the lips of even the most casual music fans. The aspirational yet intimidating coolness of previous songs has been replaced with an enchanting vocal warmth and lyrical… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Rainy Milo
Unsigned Month: Jacob Banks
Jacob Banks is a soulful singer-songwriter who is the latest protegée of the management team behind Wretch 32. He’s got the natural talent, but what he needs are the commercial hit-worthy songs and an exciting marketing campaign to make him succeed where similar acts like Josh Osho so far haven’t. Jacob is already beginning to… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Jacob Banks
Unsigned Month: Introducing Stevie Neale
Stevie Neale is off to a flying start with her debut single Dangerous. Released in November through her management company Week of Wonders’ own label, it got its online premiere on The Fader and has had several plays on Radio 1 thanks to Toddla T and Zane Lowe. Although Dangerous has a very current, garage-pop… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Stevie Neale