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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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26th October 2016

NILUFER YANYA

As the velveteen and soulful vocals of Nilüfer Yanya flow softly over her delicate melodies, it is worth noting that if everything had gone according to her original plan, you would never have heard them. You would not have...

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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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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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27th April 2016

BROOKE BENTHAM

“Infatuated by your little words. You’re so naive about the world,” sings Brooke Bentham on her new track “Oliver”. Like glowing embers in cold grey ashes, vulnerable melancholic passion haunts the essence of this floating folky song. Simple yet...

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29th February 2016

JOY CROOKES

It’s astonishing to listen to Joy Crookes’ debut single ‘New Manhattan ‘and think that the South London singer/songwriter is just seventeen years old. A beautifully understated slice of sultry R&B pop, ‘New Manhattan‘ is artful and controlled, yet manages...

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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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18th November 2015

GEORGIE

In a world in which substantial and heartfelt alternative singer-songwriters are on the decline, it’s nigh on euphoric when someone like Georgie rises to the surface. Hailing originally from Nottingham, Georgie’s forte is making gorgeous acoustic music, which packs a...

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