New Music, Here First. Our ‘Ones to Watch’ list of 2021 is finally here and features the latest and greatest in up and coming queer musicianship.
Tracks featured include entries by Billy Cullum, Paul Usher, TIËRNY, Lynks and more and can be streamed on Spotify now through the playlist below.
Ready to submit your music to our lists? We’re always on the lookout for new music. Submit your releases now through our ‘Ones to Watch’ form here.
It’s our second ‘One To Watch’ of May 2020 and who best to showcase this week than the talents of ELM! Dublin based four piece ELM are bringing in a new era of relatable queer pop, sharing their personal experiences as they go along. Listen to ‘Fear’ now on Spotify!
It’s our last ‘Ones To Watch’ for now, and who better to round off our 2020 list with VINCINT!
Praised by Billboard as a ‘legend in the making’, and considered one of ‘our generation’s greatest vocalists’ by PAPER Magazine, pop superstar VINCINT is ready to have the biggest year of his career.
Stream ‘Middle of Love’ now on Spotify!
It’s time for our second ‘Ones To Watch’ Wednesday in May, and this time we’ll pleased to showcase the amazing Aidan Martin!
Aidan is a singer/songwriter from Newcastle whose raw storytelling and emotional vocal really play a part in his music. From some of the dark moments in his life come these songs that pull at the song.
Aidan has written songs for Joss Stone, Will Young and many more.
Here’s Aidan Martin with ‘Punchline’ on Spotify!
Martin Badder is here for our first ‘Ones to Watch’ of May!
Already gracing some of the finest labels house music has to offer including Strictly Rhythm, DFTD, Cr2, Simma Black, Armada and more, Martin Badder is spreading perfectly crafted productions far and wide
Badder has gained support from Dubfire, Joseph Capriati, Nicole Moudaber & Sasha amongst many more, and you can listen to ‘I Can’t Keep My Hands Off You’ on Spotify now!
Arlo is a 19 year old poet/singer from London. In her words, she spent most of school feeling like that black kid who couldn’t dance for shit, listening to too much emo music and crushing on some girl in her Spanish class. Her songs are confessional and tender, mainly inspired by Portishead and Earl Sweatshirt.
It’s our last ‘Ones to Watch’ of April and this week we’re thrilled to introduce the awesome Arlo Parks.
Stream ‘Cola’ now on Spotify!
The Amazing Benedict Cork takes pride of place in our ‘Ones To Watch’ this Wednesday with the incredible ‘Fear of Lonely’.
Benedict released his first EP ‘Piano Tapes’ over the summer of 2018, a completely live performance of five tracks recorded at Red Gate Recorders in LA, which garnered support from Elton John who called lead track ‘Ghost’ ‘Sensational’ and Benedict’s name to look out for’.
Play ‘Fear of Lonely’ now on Spotify.
TIËNY marks our 2nd ‘Ones To Watch’ this month with the fantastic track ‘Solid Ground’.
TIËNY combines modern pop sensibilities with an original take on more classical and baroque learnings, powerful raw vocals atop a meticulous production.
Catch ‘Solid Ground’ now on Spotify!
It’s time for another ‘Ones To Watch’ Wednesday and this time we’d love to share ‘Waste of Time’ by Natty Paynter!
Natty, a singer-songwriter from Cardiff, started posting covers to YouTube where she gandered thousands of views and built up global recognition. As she grew in popularity, she progressed with her original music and started writing from her own and others’ perspectives.
Here’s Natty with ‘Waste of Time’ on Spotify.
It’s ‘Ones to Watch’ Wednesday, and who better to start with than the awesome Andrea Di Giovanni!
This contemporary pop artist started their journey at 19 when they moved to London and enrolled at the British Institute of Modern Music. They became a huge fan of androgyny-style as a concept and have adapted this to fit with their own definition combining elegance yet edgy, to adapt to their personal vision of ‘Andrea’ as an act.
Here is ‘Bang’. Play now on Spotify!