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Meet Bricknasty, the Dublin collective thriving in chaos
The making of new mixtape ‘Black’s Law’ nearly killed the band, they tell us, but the result is a dizzying array of brilliance
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Here are the nominations for The Play Next Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025
It's time to honour the stars of tomorrow...
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Meet Sean Trelford, the youngster making ‘acid classical’ for outsiders
Tame Impala and Mahler are but two of the touchpoints for this fascinating new songwriter, who learns the rules of music just to break them
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Meet Fletchr Fletchr, a band of (nearly) brothers ready to take on the world
With a thrilling sound and lofty ambitions, Fletchr Fletchr are on the path to the big time
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Meet The Guest List, the band tackling big themes and even bigger sounds
Just don't call them a Manchester band...
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Meet Rianne Downey, Scotland’s boldest new voice in country music
Giddy up! Rianne Downey is on the path to greatness
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Meet Alessi Rose, the Dua Lipa-endorsed pop newcomer aiming for the stars
With new single ‘First Original Thought’ and an upcoming US tour with Tate McRae, the Derby-born singer is heading straight for the big leagues
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Meet SCALER, the Bristol band fusing dance, metal and trip-hop
On superb new album ‘Endlessly’, the quartet bring in a cast of collaborators to blow their sonic boundaries wide open
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Meet runo plum, the Minnesota songwriter drawing from nature
The singer’s debut album, ‘patching’, is the first of a two-part project that picks apart personal upheaval through beauty and melody
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Meet GANS, the Black Country duo making music that’s good for the soul
With a thrilling sound that's impossible to pigeonhole, GANS are becoming one of the UK's most exciting bands.
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Meet Humour, the Glasgow band exploring identity through fierce punk songs
The Glasgow band’s vocalist Andreas Christodoulidis discusses diving into his heritage on debut album ‘Learning Greek’
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Meet Kellan Christopher Cragg, the prodigious talent making ‘accidentally vulnerable’ music
The Minnesota artist’s 2025 album ‘WRONG BALLOON’ introduces a songwriter with abundant talent and imagination
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Meet Mudi Sama, the guitar star creating his own exciting path in indie music
Mudi Sama deals in huge tunes that throw back to the highs of noughties indie but feel relevant in 2025 too
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Meet Chartreuse, the indie band finding strength in numbers
The Midlands band started recording new album ‘Bless You & Be Well’ amid a world of personal turmoil. The process of making it in Iceland provided shelter from the storm
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Meet Panic Shack, the Cardiff rabble keeping punk fun
On their self-titled debut album, these firm friends self-mythologise while having a right laugh along the way
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Meet Keo, the rising rockers with a refreshingly raw sound
Keo's uncompromising raw sound is winning them fans in all the right places
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Meet Tommy WÁ, the new Dirty Hit signing sharing his own version of Africa
The Nigeria-born, Ghana-based singer discusses going against the grain of 2020s African music, staying true to himself and new EP ‘Somewhere Only We Go’
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Meet Aaron Rowe, the Irish songwriter loved by Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran
With a rich voice only matched by his own knack for vivid storytelling, Aaron Rowe is on the path to the big time.
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Meet PARADE, the London octet prioritising true collaboration
Musicians from jazz, electronic, punk and rock backgrounds come together in this fascinating and unusual new collective
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Meet Sebastian Schub, the folk troubadour primed for global greatness
Sebastian Schub is becoming a troubadour for the modern age