Antoine Smith - Best Male Solo Artist

Big things are expected of Antoine Smith
who drops
this classy instrumental jazz track into the
award to land
the top spot in the best male solo chart.

Worryingly for others, the Ohio native is
just 15-years-old
but is already a gifted pianist, drummer
and composer with
ideas and skills well beyond his years.

His music is modern and exciting and it
seems he has only
just begun, so everyone else would do
well to watch out.
(Click here to listen now)

The Storys - Folk/Jazz/Classical/World
Music

Fans of classic song-writing and
west-coast style country rock
should look no further than the Storys.

This six-piece from South Wales feature
no less than four
singer/songwriters and while for some too
many cooks make a
mess in the kitchen, these boys manage to
turn out a tender ballad
of slow-burning intensity.

This year they have been cooking up a storm
at some of Britain's
biggest festivals and have even toured with
Elton John, such is his
liking for their Eagles and Crosby Stills Nash
& Young stylings.
(Click here to listen now)

Kyle Tallman - Pop

There is more than a little nod to jangly
indie pop of yore to
Kyle Tallman's brilliant slice of pop which
may remind some
thirty-somethings of their student days.

The singer-songwriter is just 22-years-old
is still a student himself in
the US, where he juggles penning his
heartfelt songs about love and
loss with studying and work.

It's not often you can say to someone
"do give up your day job" but with
tunes this sweet we'd shout it from the
rooftops!
(Click here to listen now)

Moodbase - Dance/Electronica

Mr Moodbase is a clearly a very bad
man. He has produced some
seriously deep funky break-beat, which

would simultaneously scare
the bejesus out of your gran, whilst making
you dance around in your
underpants.

He has been making dance music in his
native Lithuania for 10 years
and whatever they put in the water over
there it sure gets the old booty
shaking.

The DJ started out doing remixes before
graduating to his own tunes
of which Apocalypse is the second proper
release. But if this is the sound
of the end of the world then bring it on!
(Click here to listen now)

Eponym - Off the beaten Track

It's music Jim but not as we know it, in fact
Eponym is a weird and wonderful
trip around the outer limits of electronica.

Every Necessary Weapon of War is a
bizarrely beautiful track, complete with
rolling keys, off kilter singing and eerie
George Bush samples, which they dub
"experimental electro-folk."

Fans of Bjork, Portishead and Nick Drake
should look no further for a dose
of tuneful oddness.
(Click here to listen now)

Krate Krusaders - Hip Hop/Trip Hop/RnB

The Krate Krusaders have clearly been
delving through the history of Hip
Hop and clearly know their stuff on the strength
of this outing.

Straight out of Plymouth, the dynamic duo
are Un Passa and Bad Habitz
and they have certainly delivered a knock
out track with the raptastic
Glorious.

The track boasts big and beefy vocal
performances, thoughtful lyrics
and guest appearance from west London
MC Crucifix.
(Click here to listen now)

Neech - Funk/Soul/Blues

Proving their really is no substitute for
originality Neech scoops the
funk/soul/blues award this week with her
ace twisting of soul, blues and
electronica.

East London songwriter Neech influences
include PJ Harvey, Jill Scott
and Aretha Franklin and takes a left turn
into new territory, adding a dark
hue and hints of indie and even trip hop.

She already has a self-produced album in
the can and there should
definitely be more to follow, you can even
join the Neech family on Facebook,
and with music this good you'd be a fool not to.
(Click here to listen now)

Beth Tysall - Best Female Solo Artist

The Teacher who told a young Beth
Tysall "you can't play Mary because
your voice is too square," would probably
like to eat their words these days.

Because on the strength of her singing on
her power ballad Make Me
Happy, the 22-year-old could probably play
Jesus, Mary and Joseph and
still have lungs to spare.

The Rubgy born singer has produced a great
pop song which would give
Kelly Clarkson or Heart a run for their money,
"square voice" or not.
(Click here to listen now)

Kropp Circle - Indie/Rock/Metal/Punk

The angel faced boys from Las Vegas
have shot to the top of the chart
again with their perfectly crafted pop magic.

Now kings of the indie chart, they are three
brothers from Nevada aged
12, 14 and 16, and one of whom started
playing the piano at two - at which
point I was still dribbling Farley's Rusks
into my lap.

Apparently they write all their own songs,
sing on them and play the guitar,
drums, sax and probably some instruments
yet to be invented.

In fact, you would hate them if they weren't
quite so brilliant.
(Click here to listen now)

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