Courtney Barnett

Melbourne-based singer, guitarist and songwriter now making waves over here. Her first UK single 'History Eraser' has picked up extensive play on BBC 6Music. With her brand of 'slacker' garage-folk music, Pitchfork describe her material as 'shambling folk songs about the dangers of gardening and the quiet crises of modern relationships, all with a keen eye for detail and a wicked sense of humour'. Consider a female Yo La Tengo meets Jeffrey Lewis, and you'd be on the right path.

Jacob Alon is a singer-songwriter based in Edinburgh. Both intimate and devastatingly introspective, Alon's music is touched by a rare timelessness. Drawing fair comparisons to artists such as Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright, his sound cuts through the air with powerful and haunting vocals, intricate guitar playing, and pensive, poetic lyrics.