6 DAY RIOT
www.myspace.com/6dayriot
'Unashamedly poppy and irrepressibly charming'

THE AGITATOR
www.myspace.com/theagitatormusic
'Astonishing, a great unexpected pleasure, ferocious and exciting'

ALICE GUN
www.myspace.com/alicegun
'Eerie string-laden candlelit ballads - could become a real cult fave in the coming months.'

BETTY FRANCES
www.myspace.com/bettyfrances
'Wonderfully spooky - would be right at home in Berlin circa 1925 or Paris in 1952'

BOBBY LONG
www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong
'Like drops of rain on a bullfighter's back, like punches breaking through a windy gale'

DARREN HAYMAN
www.myspace.com/darrenhayman
'A genius - bloody marvellous'

DIZRAELI
www.myspace.com/dizraeli
'Seminal folk-hop - incisive and often dark, cutting brutally to the heart of the matter'

GAMAGES MODEL TRAIN CLUB
www.myspace.com/gamagesmodeltrainclub
'Like a cage battle between Belle and Sebastian and Arcade Fire held in Nick Cave's living room'

JEREMY WARMSLEY
www.myspace.com/jeremywarmsley
'A fantastic singer/songwriter and melodic master'

JOANA AND THE WOLF
www.myspace.com/joanaandthewolf
'Thrilling new wave rock. Proper New Favourite Band material'

THE JOHNNY PARRY TRIO
www.myspace.com/thejohnnyparrytrio
'Poems of morbid carnality and romance, framed by heavy velvet curtains of theatrical gloom'

JOSE VANDERS
www.myspace.com/vandersmusic
'She's on that whole Regina Spektor tip, phenomenal'

KING CHARLES
www.myspace.com/kingcharlesuk
'Jamie T/Bob Dylan-influenced folk hip-hop in obscene long johns'

THE LA DE DAHS
www.myspace.com/theladedahs
'No gimmicks, no instruments and no recorded sounds - just beautiful harmonies'

MARCUS FOSTER
www.myspace.com/marcusfoster
'A raw, honest and timeless sound recalling Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and Sister Rosetta Tharpe'

MARY HAMPTON
www.myspace.com/maryhampton
'A true original - her vocal lines are not so much melodies as weather systems'

NIC DAWSON KELLY
www.myspace.com/nicdawsonkelly
'One of the most extraordinary voices to grace pop in years... a visceral, compelling presence'

POLARBEAR
www.myspace.com/polarbearspoken
'An approachable yet thought-provoking breakdown of real life & real people'

POP MARTYR
www.myspace.com/popmartyr
'A dented trumpet, a stomping Ham-Glam beat, kinky slinky, utterly wonderful'

ROWAN COUPLAND
www.myspace.com/rowancoupland
'A brave and charming multi-instrumentalist'

ROXY RAWSON
www.myspace.com/roxyrawson
'Beautifully peculiar; a sweet mix of classical notes and frenzied, catch-me-if-you-can lyrics'

SHE KEEPS BEES
www.myspace.com/shekeepsbees
'Dark rock that recalls Rid of Me-era PJ Harvey, ignited by rich, soulful vocals'

THE SLEEPING YEARS
www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears
'Songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for, one of our great off-centre songwriters'

STAIRS TO KOREA
www.myspace.com/stairstokorea
'The latest in our eternal hunt for shonky heartfelt interesting pop music'

TIPTOE AROUND THE JUNGLE
www.myspace.com/tiptoearoundthejungle
'A wonderful electro-pop treat - destined for greatness'

TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU
www.myspace.com/trevormossandhannahlou
'Evoking Desire-era Dylan... Exquisite, carefully spun folk tales'

TRISTRAM
www.myspace.com/tristramsongs
'Lullabies for dark and uncertain times'

THE ZETLAND PLAYERS
www.myspace.com/thezetlandplayers
'Original swing pop strange acoustic stuff'