Sasha and Theo are brother and sister. While they draw from a wide range of influences, their music is best informed by the history of two people who grew up sharing a wall: summery Los Angeles weather, the simultaneous comfort and rivalry of family, and just the right hint of nostalgia.

The first song the band wrote together, 'Opossum', is also their first introduction

Call it cliche but sometimes a musician's inspiration can be broken down simply. Some are inspired by fame and money and some just want to tell their story to everyone. The latter is the best way to describe 25-year-old singer-songwriter Allison Weiss. "When I started playing, I wasn't so much inspired by other musicians as I was inspired by the need to get a feeling out

"I like to inspire confidence. I feel people are too self-aware and worried about their looks or their gut or whatever and I feel if I go onstage and go 'who gives a fuck?' it really inspires people and helps them throw those inhibitions out the door."

'Bye Bye 17' by Har Mar Superstar was written in New York City and recorded in Austin, TX. The ten songs, a departure from h

The Preatures' blend of Gothic Soul and Rock & Roll combines classic songwriting with raw, infectious delivery. Described as The Velvet Underground crashing into Motown, their live shows are cultish: deliriously charged and magnetic.

Led by the ferociously sexy and cool-toned Isabella Manfredi, and the rich and brazen vocals of Gideon Bensen, the result is a dynamic uni

Bad Suns are a band from Los Angeles. The band's back history is minimal: founded at the top of 2012, and spending the majority of that year writing and recording. However, in the first month of the band's existence, after sending out a demo of the song 'Transpose' to KROQ 106.7 FM, Kat Corbett decided to air the song on their Locals Only program. Much to the band's surprise,

Moko is a 21 year old soul singer from New Cross in London. She grew up singing every Sunday in church, moving on to bands when she started at Goldsmiths University in 2010. Moko's solo music is a mix of the soul, gospel and house records she heard as a child in the 90s, anchored by beats made on a genuine 1997 MPC sampler.

Moko has upcoming shows at Boiler Room, The

He is the by far the hippest poet in Britain. You may have seen him on the BBC, Channel 4 or Sky TV, heard him on BBC Radio or attended one of his performances, blending poetry and rap to hypnotic effect. You might also be one of the half a million people who have watched him perform poems on YouTube or Vimeo. Some of his poems have received up to and over 50,000 hits, t

Something has been rising from New York's underground of late and finally the first new release from Curses is upon us.

Curses made his official debut at Miami WMC this year and it was there where he connected with his old Parisian crew.

The reaction from Miami was strong, and Curses then hit the road with Tensnake throughout North America. With support from Maya Jane

Phlo Finister was born Elijah Finister, in Oakland, California to half Portugeuse and Irish parents. Phlo's early childhood was notably reserved and traditional, she attended a small private Christian school where her Grandfather was Pastor and her Grandmother a local English teacher. Finister was banned from listening to hip-hop and R&B records while growing up. Phlo att