16 for 2016

Late last year, our ears pricked up when we heard Your Ghost, the lead track from Espa's debut EP 150th & Broadway, and a song which firmly delivered the youngster's musical prowess, whilst entwining her tones with a subject matter clearly close to both...

First breaking onto the scene back in 2013 thanks to a guest role on Chase and Status' Lost and Not Found, it was this year that Louis Mattrs came into his own, thanks to a spectacular effort on his Slow Waves EP. Though released as...

You may not have heard of Billie Marten, but if you've been listening to either Radio 1 or 6Music over the past six months, the chances are you've definitely crossed some of her music. 16 year-old Marten has been making blog-level waves over the past...

With two acclaimed EPs already in the bag, plus a debut full-length album on the way, it's only right that we place Frances amongst our 'Ones To Watch' longlist. Signed to Disclosure's Method Records imprint (themselves on production duties of much of Frances' original material),...

Even if you say you've never heard of Sinead Harnett, there's a high chance you've definitely caught at least one joint featuring her gorgeous vocals. Initially throw into our ears thanks to a guest spot on Disclosure's Boiling, Sinead's been part of the 'new breed'...

Aside from delivering outputs with some of the most desirable cover-art we've seen in a long time, newcomer Leo Kalyan also cuts above the rest when it comes to making sultry electro-soul. In only a short time within the scene, the youngster's talents have seen...

Music discovery is a wonderful thing... in fact, we could firmly say that had it not been for YouTube's 'Recommended' tab, we probably wouldn't have lead ears over BB Diamond until much later in the game. Just over two years ago, BB's rendition of Rosie...

SG Lewis first came into our lives earlier this year, following his startling debut Warm. Delivering a calming sense of ambient lo-fi electronica alongside some eerily soothing vocals, the track quickly led its way to the top of our playlists, and hasn't really shifted...

Bubbling away under Black Butter's roster is Sam Sure - further evidence of the prolific label's strive for supporting specialist talent not confined solely to the house/bass movement. Sam may not have a huge discography to his name (as yet, anyway), but the work...