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Meet Westside Cowboy, the guitar band bringing ‘Britainicana’ to the masses
After forming at uni in Manchester, Westside Cowboy are quietly becoming one of the UK's most thrilling guitar bands
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Meet Ugly, the Cambridge band who are always shapeshifting
After emerging as a post-punk outfit in the late 2010s, the six-piece now incorporate folk, choral music and more into a rich and ever-changing sound – their debut album is next
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Jacob Alon marks Trans Day of Remembrance as they win The Play Next Award at Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025
“Those are the beautiful, beautiful shoulders that I stand on the most. Thank you so much for reminding me why love is the only thing that is ever worth it”
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Meet Only The Poets, the Reading band charging a quid for their biggest show ever
With a sound that flecks between RnB and 80s' pop, Only The Poets are carving their own unique place in music.
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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