This Birmingham-based quartet have enjoyed a rapid rise to success since they met at college in Staffordshire in 2003. Influenced by iconic bands such as Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen, their 2005 debut album reached no. 2 in the UK, thanks in part to an unrelenting tour schedule. The continued increase in the popularity of their live shows in 2006, along with a top ten single show that the band have the potential to become one of the 'big names' of the decade.
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Listed on Ents24.com since: Jan 2005
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, aka Southend boy Sam Duckworth, has gone from strength to strength since the world sat up and took notice after an open mic session in late 2005 caught the attention of Radio One's Huw Stephens. Fusing softly punk vocals and simple acoustic melodies, GCWCF appears to have stumbled across a formula that has seen critics and fans alike, bowing at his feet.
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Listed on Ents24.com since: Nov 2005
This Arkansas trio have weapons of mass destruction in their no high-hat style drumming, innovative guitar tuning and charming vocals. All of these create a bluesy nu-wave garage rock sound. Photo: Larissa James.
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Like a cross between Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen, only with more balls, Kate Nash makes trashy kitchen-sink pop with hints of Regina Spektor and Tori Amos. '…the quintessential suburban teen female with a gutful of gripes about bad boyfriends and even worse girlfriends...' – Guardian Unlimited
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Listed on Ents24.com since: Mar 2007
Tennessean alt-rock group comprised of three brothers and a cousin. The Kings Of Leon take their titles very seriously, producing country-laden rock’n’roll with hints of blues and boogie-woogie. Brought up in the Deep South and having spent most of their childhood’s travelling, the Kings Of Leon (whose name comes from the brother’s father and grandfather) have a deep, drawling, rootsy sound and a suitable legacy to match.
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The BRIT awards winner of Best British Female Solo Artist of 2006 needs little introduction these days - the evidence of her success is unavoidable in Britain today. By her own testimony, her rather personal and reflective music is rooted in her adopted childhood; 'I grew up knowing I could have had a million different lives. It makes your life mysterious and your imagination go wild.' She's earned a solid reputation as a live performer and also pioneered the use of live sampling in chart music, which features significantly in her concerts with the use of a pedal she refers to as 'Wee B**tard'.
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Five-piece indie-popsters The Feeling, already have a string of recognisable, radio-friendly hits under their belts aided by their unadulterated brand of ‘proper’ pop. Harking back to the heady days of The Beatles and Supertramp, the Feeling are a good-time band, whose foot-stomping, heart-wrenching anthems will melt the coldest of hearts. 'They write ornate and soaring conversational love songs, full of heart, bittersweet observation and unashamed street-level Englishness.' (Observer Music Monthly)
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Angular, spiky rock'n'roll with a hint of the indie and another hint of the pub. The Fratellis have been accurately described as 'T-Rex crossed with the Libertines' by the Barfly in their hometown of Glasgow. They are a three-piece (Barry, Mince and Jon), utilising the time-tested combination of guitar, bass 'n' drums to create their infectious and energetic rock music.
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Listed on Ents24.com since: Mar 2006
An alt-rock band from Welwyn Garden City. They first came to the attention of the wider world when they were picked by Michael Eavis to play at Glastonbury. Hype has been surrounding them in the wake of that performance, and judging by the relentless urgent energy and polished songwriting they are able to conjure up, it seems justified.
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