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24th April 2017

HARRI ENDERSBY

Soulful singer-songwriter from Durham, Harri Endersby is set to storm the contemporary folk scene in the North East. Mixing acoustic and electronic elements in her new album Homes/Lives , Harri develops a more ethereal, otherworldly feel than her previous...

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5th December 2016

TOTT 2016 #10: BENEDICT BENJAMIN

THUS BEGINS our countdown of our favorite tips from 2016 – a selection of emerging artists (voted for by our excellent Tippers) who have made a great impression this year and are destined for bigger and better things in...

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20th June 2016

BENEDICT BENJAMIN

As part of Peggy Sue and frontman of The Mariner’s Children, Ben Rubenstein helped to create warm, memorable indie and alt folk. It’s perhaps little surprise, then, that his solo project under the name Benedict Benjamin is thoroughly engaging...

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11th May 2016

IDER

‘Sorry‘, an ambient track combining elements of folk, soul and electronica, is the debut release from Ider, a fresh new duo out of North London who have been working together for less than a year. Lyrically the song focuses...

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5th May 2016

FENNE LILY

Hailing originally from Dorset, 19 year old songstress Fenne Lily has truly mastered the craft of making beautifully dainty alt-folk numbers, with a real understated elegance that belies her youth. Lily’s first single ‘Top to Toe‘ is a subtle...

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19th February 2016

HOLLY MACVE

Captivating from start to end through picturesque storytelling and a gorgeous tone, Holly Macve is a brilliant choice for today’s tip. Holly who is based in Brighton is actually a Yorkshire lass and like fellow singer and tearjerker songwriter...

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16th February 2016

JEALOUS OF THE BIRDS

Hailing from County Armagh in Northern Ireland – and an alternative folk scene that’s already given rise to the likes of the Mercury Prize-nominated SOAK – multi-instrumentalist Naomi Hamilton’s project Jealous of the Birds sees her taking often simple...

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9th November 2015

BILLIE MARTEN

Alongside the likes of MØ and Tove Styrke, Billie Marten finds herself in good company at Chess Club Records. Unlike her counterparts, however, there’s no hiding under a thick overcoat of imposing production and peppy electronica with Marten. Instead,...

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27th October 2015

PASSPORT TO STOCKHOLM

It’s been nearly two years since Londoners Barny, Tom, Henri and Mariona got together and started playing as Passport to Stockholm but in that time they’ve managed to work with some of the country’s best producers, been championed by...

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