Belfast City Council’s "Creative Belfast" strategy supports those working in film, music, digital media and design to achieve their true economic and creative potential. Line up: Unknwn, Rams Pocket Radio, Wonder Villain…

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Presented by: Huw Stephens/UK Trade & Investment

Even the simplest of intentions can exceed the wildest of expectations. The story of North London’s Wolf Alice is testament to that – a group brought together through the bedroom writing of frontwoman Ellie Rowsell and i…

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Formed in 2013 Prides is made up of singer and keyboardist Stewart Brock, guitarist Callum Wiseman, and drummer Lewis Gardiner, also the band's producer. Signed to Island Records this Glasgow based band burst on to the i…

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Ideas for songs come to Adio Marchant all the time: when he wakes up, as he’s falling to sleep, in the middle of conversations (which can lead to misuderstandings, when he suddenly zones out). And when he’s washing up. N…

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JUNGLE 'Platoon' & 'Drops' Debut AA-single out 15/07/2013 via Chess Club Records Due out through venerable tastemaker Chess Club Records comes the debut aa-side single 'Platoon' & 'Drops' from London based Jungle…

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We are all SLAVES. We are all slaves to something; our jobs, our families, our friends, our lives, hostage to finance, the money we need to earn to survive. Kent based due Slaves, however, are breaking out of the shackle…

Welcome to the official British presence at SXSW showcasing the some of the best new bands in the UK. Line up: The Wytches, Save Your Breath, Slaves, Dinosaur Pile-Up + guests……

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2013 was a whirlwind year for the half Scottish, half Swedish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt. Last April, her 4-track EP ‘Stay Out’ drew combined YouTube and VEVO views of more than six million (taking her total views to…

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BALLET SCHOOL are a band at the forefront of pop's new alternative. Classic melodies, beautiful beats, real lyrics. Featuring Rosie Blair on vocals/guitar, Michel Collet on lead guitar and Louis McGuire on drums. Rosie,…

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Lawrence Rothman- a musician from the Midwest who lived a nomadic life before settling in Los Angeles to concentrate on a musical project inspired by the writings of Charles Bukowski and a fascination with R&B, film scor…

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HIGHASAKITE New single ‘Since Last Wednesday’ out 20th September Taken from forthcoming intl. debut album “The band is an intriguing proposition, matching blissful indie pop with electronic inflections to a rare s…

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Hypnotic, Arabian funeral. Depression in the desert. Sepia rainbows. This is the psychedelic nightmare spun by The Wytches, who are spreading their subversive message in the dark guise of 50s surf riffs, desert whips, m…

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If you ask Jetta to describe her music, the response proves quite a propos. "It's like a roller coaster," she proclaims. "It's got all of the ups and downs and bits in between. It's based on adrenaline and energy." T…

Welcome to the official British presence at SXSW showcasing the some of the best new bands in the UK. Line up: Holy Esque, Drenge, Casual Sex, Battle Lines, Wonder Villains……

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THUMPERS' kaleidoscopic sound is the work of childhood friends Marcus Pepperell and John Hamson Jr. whose shared memories provide the inspiration for their alt-pop imaginings. Both buoyant and lush, the London based band…

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KCRW: "The most pleasant surprise of the 50 some odd bands I saw at CMJ this year ...Think R2D2 meets RJD2 in an editing workshop at the Anthology Film Archives, with an ipod featuring DJ Shadow, The Books, El Ten Eleven…

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Unsigned 21 year old Cousin Marnie grew up in Hackney in an Irish Catholic family. Her mother doused her in country music from infancy. While attending a convent school run by nuns, Cousin Marnie began writing songs, ass…

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Heroically crestfallen alt.popsters Longfellow released their second single ‘Siamese Lover’ on January 27th 2014 but the promotional campaign inadvertently started way ahead of even their own schedule: in late October 20…

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Earlier this year, Brighton duo Royal Blood made their first public musical statement - a 3 minute slice of thrilling, primal rock & roll called 'Figure It Out' that appeared unannounced on the band's Soundcloud page but…

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Welcome to the official British presence at SXSW showcasing the some of the best new bands in the UK. Line up: Prides, Thumpers, Until The Robbon Breaks, Unknwn + guests……

Presented by: Creative Scotland/AIM

Withered Hand is the performance name of Scottish based artist and songwriter Dan Willson. Born of a punk ethos tempered by a love of folk and indie rock, Dan began writing songs at age 30 in a period of reflection betwe…

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Meursault (formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2006) are led by songwriter Neil Pennycook. Varying between the scratchy "epic lo-fi" aesthetic of their early recordings and the more muscular 'band orientated' sound of their…

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Presented by: Creative Scotland/AIM

Honeyblood are the Glasgow two-piece comprised of Stina Tweeddale (vocals, guitar) and Shona McVicar (drums). Despite their fledgling status and minimal setup, their songs are fully formed and perfectly assured. With not…

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From the UK via Liberia, Nigeria and Scotland, Young Fathers have pursued a unique trajectory, from mid-teen hip hop trio via psych-pop rap to where they are now, on their own original island thrown up by a pop volcano, …

Welcome to the official British presence at SXSW showcasing the some of the best new bands in the UK. Line up: Kins, The Crookes, Rams Pocket Radio, Meursault + guests……

Presented by: NME/PRS For Music

Fitting into a year what most bands achieve in three, it’s hard to believe Splashh are still only at the beginning of their journey. Formed in early 2012 after New Zealand-born frontman Sasha Carlson and Australian guita…

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San Fermin is the work of Brooklyn composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone. His self-titled debut album is strongly influenced by his unique background in classical music, which includes a job assisting composer/arran…

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Enlightenment activists from far east psychedelic underground.Bo Ningen are from Tokyo, Gunmma, Tajimi, Nishinomiya, but all met in London.In 2006 Taigen (vocal & bass) met Kohhei (guitar) at a gig and they formed the fi…

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TEMPLES SEPTEMBER 2013 " Doing something different with a pop song, breaking the convention of verses and choruses– it's something we always keep in mind when we're recording,” says bassist Tom Warmsley, who founded …

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Fat White Family formed in South London in 2011 when brothers Lias and Nathan Saudi threw in their lot with Saul Adamczewski. Joined later by Adam Harmer, Dan Lyons and Joe Pancucci, they became recognised as the most ex…

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Listening to Drenge is like being jolted back to life, and that’s the effect they’re having on the guitar music scene. A galvanising, revitalising effect. It’s rock’n’roll - punk, metal, grunge - the way they used to …