Fresh UK Artists You Don’t Want To Miss

Looking for some new music to obsess over this month? We got you… These fresh UK artists are taking over the game across the pond. Stream their tracks, spread the love, and share their greatness with the world. ✨

Fresh UK Artists You Don’t Want To Miss

Carla Prata

“Carla Prata is an Angolan-Portuguese musician born in London. Singing in Portuguese & English, she has built an amazing career in Portugal and Angola. Returned to her hometown in South London Carla Prata’s heritage has helped solidify her versatility. From afro, to R&B, Carla is not afraid to cross genres, push boundaries & find new ways to express herself.” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

X CLUB.

“The sound of X CLUB., the dance production duo of Ben Clarke and Jesse Morath, is not easily defined. Inspired by early 90s techno all the way through to future-facing drum’n’bass, X CLUB. has carved out a space entirely their own thanks to their authentic and eclectic take on dance music with serious consideration for underlying groove… X CLUB.’s sets are at once precise and considered as they are unrelenting and propulsive. The pair opt to guide their audience on a dynamic, energetic and unpredictable ride, gaining buzz as ‘one of the hottest new dance acts’, as labelled by BBC-R1’s Sarah Story, which is the result of friendship, authenticity, and of course, hard n’ fast tracks.” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

Lucy Gaffney

“Hailing from Belfast, Irish singer-songwriter 
Lucy Gaffney’s music conveys an abundance of hypnotic and sensuous charm with vocals that flow effortlessly over laid-back brooding lo-fi rock, enveloped in a bohemian haze… Recent single 
‘Easy Come Easy Go’ captures your attention from the first note. It invites you into a world that preaches of the beauty in the mundane, everyday loneliness and coping with the anxieties of the unforeseen. It takes you on a journey immersed in distortion-driven guitars reminiscent of the Pixies that counter low evocative conversation in Lucy’s voice. Tilting a cap towards Elliot Smith, Lucy’s vocals evoke a warmth, longing and urgency that sparkle with a glimmer of hope from beginning to end. Lucy recorded the track in her home-studio in Liverpool in 2021 and it was produced by her brother Thom Southern.” (Bio via Breaking Tunes). // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

Findlay

“Natalie Findlay, known as Findlay is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from Stockport, England. Crafting her own intimate reality within her songwriting, twisting wry humour and heavy subject matter, Findlay’s world is unique within itself… Natalie is a prolific songwriter and has collaborated and co-written with multiple artists across different genres, most notably her work with Suki Waterhouse has garnered her a platinum certified record for the track ‘Good Looking’ Natalie currently resides in London and is working on new Findlay songs to be released in the near future.” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

Balcony Sunrise

“The Balcony Sunrise plan is a simple one – “soundtrack your daydreams”. With over 2 million streams, daydreams have been enhanced in New York and LA, in São Paulo and Seoul. Over on Instagram, a community of music fans have used this music to accompany their blissful reels of Norwegian sunsets, beach days in Cyprus and Miami mornings… Balcony Sunrise is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is a collaborative project with brothers David and Stephen. The music is composed on synths and Ableton software and smartly picked guitar lines on a Fender Stratocaster. Producer, David Ferris, finds his inspiration in the city pop artwork of Hiroshi Nagai, in the music of The xx and the family’s old Dire Straits records…” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

Grace Lightman

“After the 2019 release of her debut album Silver Eater, Grace Lightman has released EPs and singles covering a variety of sounds to make up her eclectic body of work. With the upcoming 5 year anniversary of Silver Eater in July, Grace is set to release new music – a spin off, if you will…” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

Thom Southern

“Thom Southern started his musical career busking in Belfast city centre aged 16. After winning a Belfast Busking Competition he played a run of concerts in the Belfast Nashville Festival supporting Foy Vance, Iain Archer and Nanci Griffith…. He later teamed up with his sister Lucy (Gaffney) to form the band ‘Southern’ and in 2013 they signed to Marathon Artists. After the release of their debut EP the duo were described by The Guardian as “The most promising singer/songwriters in Ireland today”, and within 18 months they saw their work used in international campaigns by ESPN, Netflix, Channel 4 and performed events around the world for brands such as for Saint Laurent and Burberry…”

“After recently playing his sold out hometown headline show in April 2023 and releasing new single ‘Love Hz’ Thom Southern is set to release his second self-produced album in the autumn of 2023 with a headline tour of Ireland and the UK. Written around the same time as his NI Music Prize-nominated 2022 solo debut, ‘PLAZA’, Thom’s new material is a return to the source – a lo-fi yet luminous collection of indie gems recorded in his home studio.” (Bio via Sofar Sounds) // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊

DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD

“DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD is an artist from Wales exploring the alchemy of pop music. Their adventurous discography swerves between emotionally raw torch songs and glittering pop bangers. Support has come from CLASH, DIY, Attitude, Euphoria, I-D, Nylon, Line of Best Fit and Billboard as well as Spotify, KEXP & BBC Radio with The Jo Whiley Show making him ‘Obsession of the Week’… DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD directs and produces all of their own visuals which have been featured in NOWNESS, screened at Vienna Shorts festival and nominated for a Berlin Music Video Award…” // Discover more on Spotify… 🔊