Artists

Adam Moss

Adam Moss is a young acoustic pop singer-songwriter from England. Known for his quirky style, he is endorsed by Vintage Guitars and cites the likes of Newton Faulkner, Jack Johnson and Paulo Nutini as influences. profile & recordings >>

Admiral Fallow

Admiral Fallow were born out of a Glasgow based musical collective in 2006. A gathering of precocious talent fronted by the young foot-stamping, utterly captivativing singer-songwriter Louis Abbott.

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Alain Bashung

Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor who is considered among the most influential French artists. profile & recordings >>

Alice and Michi

Alice and Michi is the odd convergence of wildly contrasting musical sensibilities and the special fruit of a long-standing friendship. profile & recordings >>

Alice Russell

Alice Russell is natural, pure natural talent, a natural presence, a force of nature. Whether on a big stage with her 16 piece band, charming a crowd of 4000 into staying out dancing in the rain (as she did at Montreal Jazz Festival) or rocking out an intimate club set with a stripped down 6 piece band, she's a singer who demands attention. profile & recordings >>

Ange

Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar and keyboards). profile & recordings >>

Art Mengo and Lara Guirao

Art Mengo and Lara Guirao are a French duo which formed in order to create ‘Ce petit chemin', an album dedicated to romantic French compositions which are both sweet and timeless. profile & recordings >>

Autour de Lucie

Autour de Lucie is a French pop rock band, consisting of vocalist Valérie Leulliot, guitarist Olivier Durand and bassist Fabrice Dumont. profile & recordings >>

Baba Scholae

Baba Scholae were a legendary late-sixties progressive rock band whose music has a distinctive psychedelic element. profile & recordings >>

Bachar Mar Kalife

Bachar Mar Khalife is a multi-instrumentalist who performs as a vocalist and pianist as well as on synths and vibraphone. Being Lebanese-born French, he finds inspiration in the struggles he endured as a result of his heritage. profile & recordings >>

Beaten by Them

Drawing from rock, jazz, classical, ambient and electronic music, Beaten By Them's music looks forward and speaks directly to the gut, heart and brain. profile & recordings >>

Ben Howard

Ben Howard is a London-born English singer-songwriter notable for his unique guitar playing style. profile & recordings >>

Bernard Falaise

A Montreal native, where he is still based, guitarist Bernard Falaise exploded on the new music scene in the late '90s. profile & recordings >>

Bertrand Cantat

Bertrand Lucien Bruno Cantat is a French singer and songwriter and was the frontman for the rock band Noir Desir. profile & recordings >>

Bill Wells

Wells is a jazz pianist who's won jazz awards and led his own octet and trio, a session guitarist and a key contributor to Scotland's indie scene. He has collaborated with Phantom Engineer, Future Pilot AKA, Isobel Campbell, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and - most recently - the former Arab Strap vocalist Aidan Moffat. He's also worked with the Pastels, the German electronica artist Stefan Schneider, the Canterbury Scene legend Kevin Ayers and saxophonist Lol Coxhill. profile & recordings >>

Blubell & Black Tie

Blubell & Black Tie are a self defined ‘chamber-pop' group who perform unique renditions of popular music inspired by their Brazilian heritage. profile & recordings >>

Calogero

Calogero is a French singer-songwriter of Italian origin who also plays bass guitar. profile & recordings >>

Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni is an Italian-French singer-songwriter and former supermodel. profile & recordings >>

Connie Talbot

Connie Talbot is a phenomenon, and much beloved around the world for her peerless vocal talent and her heart-warming persona. A normal lovely little girl, she melts the hardest souls with her angelic voice. profile & recordings >>

Conquering Animal Sound

Conquering Animal Sound is a pop group from Glasgow, Scotland who were formed in 2009 and have released albums on Gizeh Records and Chemikal Underground. profile & recordings >>

Dawn Langstroth

Dawn Langstroth is a Toronto based singer-songwriter ... one of Canada's undiscovered musical marvels. profile & recordings >>

Diane Tell

Diane Tell is a Canadian singer-songwriter who composes her own works and has also performed in musicals. profile & recordings >>

Eddy Mitchell

Eddy Mitchell is a French singer and actor who has recorded across the Western world and cites rock music as one of his major influences. profile & recordings >>

Emily Barker

Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving melody and words. Her talent is perfectly complimented by the magnificent arrangements of her band The Red Clay Halo, whose rootsy ensemble playing underpins Barker's agile vocal blend of strength and fragility. profile & recordings >>

Found

A stunning electro pop collective, comparisons to Hot Chip are not without foundation. FOUND share a cheeky sense of humour, although their music has a quirky character all of its own. profile & recordings >>

Frank Turner

Frank Turner continues his rise to prominence with an ever increasing following for his popular brand of honest and passionate folk/punk. profile & recordings >>

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury was a rock musician, best known as the front man and lead singer of the English rock band Queen. profile & recordings >>

Gaspard Royant

Gaspart Royant is a French singer song-writer whose style bridges the gap between 60's folk and late 20th century rock. profile & recordings >>

George Harrison

Lead guitarist and backing vocalist duties with The Beatles thrust George Harrison into the limelight. After the success of The Beatles he produced several critically acclaimed solo albums and also found success with The Travelling Wilburys. profile & recordings >>

Holy Mountain

An intensely loud and unorthodox high-energy trio from Glasgow combining the riffs of Black Sabbath, the frenzied energy of Lightning Bolt and the attitude of the MC5. profile & recordings >>

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in Belgium and France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. profile & recordings >>

Jeanette Hubert

Berlin-based singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeanette Hubert has an authentic, no-frills style with a discrete jazz flair. profile & recordings >>

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor whose iconic performances and recording in the French speaking world have led to his being likened to Elvis Presley in terms of fame and prestige. profile & recordings >>

Jones

‘Jones' is Trevor Jones; principle songwriter with the critically acclaimed duo Miracle Mile, where he works alongside collaborator, arranger and musical partner Marcus Cliffe. profile & recordings >>

KISS

KISS is regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time. Their career milestones are staggering. KISS holds honors as one of America's top gold record champions, recording 37 albums over 36 years selling over 100 million albums worldwide. profile & recordings >>

Little Freaky Things

Little Freaky Things are a French duo from Paris who perform catchy pop numbers fused with elements of soul and electronica. profile & recordings >>

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond are an American band from Portland, Oregon whose sound combine artful, understated melodicism with the psych-folk musings of Mercury Rev and the multi-instrumental fables of The Decemberists. profile & recordings >>

Lucinda Drayton

Lucinda Drayton is a singer/songwriter from Cornwall who has had success with her partnership with Andrew Blisset in 'Bliss' and as a solo artist beginning with her debut release, 'Suicidal Angel' in 1997. profile & recordings >>

Maeve O'Boyle

Singer / songwriter Maeve O'Boyle is described as a 'natural lyricist' with an 'exceptional' voice. profile & recordings >>

Magguy Faraux

Magguy Faraux is a Creole singer and instrumentalist who is known for her storytelling, approachable style. profile & recordings >>

Manu Katche

Manu Katche is a French musician of Ivorian origin and is both a drummer and songwriter. profile & recordings >>

Mara & David

Mara von Ferne and David Sick met at the Academy of Music in Dresden. There was an musical instant connection, and with the combination of vocal artistry and filigree guitar technique this duo effortlessly crossed style borders to sing and play its way into listeners' hearts: irresistible melodies, upbeat folk and pop-funk rhythms. profile & recordings >>

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler is a founding member of the band Dire Straits which by the mid-1980s had released Brothers in Arms, one of the best selling albums of all time, and had been tagged 'the biggest band in the world'. Mark has been the recipient of countless awards and accolades from Grammies to an OBE. profile & recordings >>

Miracle Mile

Critically acclaimed duo Miracle Mile are comprised of songwriter Trevor Jones and collaborator, arranger and musical partner Marcus Cliffe. Together they have produced seven critically acclaimed albums. profile & recordings >>

Musica Nuda

Musica Nuda are an unconventional duo comprising vocalist Petra Magoni and bassist Ferruccio Spinetti. profile & recordings >>

Na Ozzetti

Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as 'Na Ozzetti' is a Brazilian Singer/Songwriter who has been recording and performing for over 30 years. Her group's unique style of 'Brazilian chanson' has taken them to many different countries and won her many international awards. profile & recordings >>

Olympic Swimmers

Olympic Swimmers are a Scottish, Glasgow-based band whose unique and immensely emotive brand of dream-pop-meets-Scottish-indie is captivating audiences across the UK. profile & recordings >>

Pascal Humbert

Pascal Humber is French multi-instrumentalist who played bass, guitar, melodica and keys in the religious, Appalachian gospel, folk, rock, country and punk band '16 Horsepower'. Currently he performs with ‘Lilium'. profile & recordings >>

Pelussje

Pelussje, a.k.a. James Nayler & Chiara Benelli are a couple of Italian EDM producers and Djs. Artistically Born in 2004 through flaming walls of sounds and energy-filled stage diving, they're the sons of acrobatic street moves, of fuzzboxes, rimshots and rough feedback. profile & recordings >>

Peter von Poehl

Peter von Poehl is a Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, musician and director. profile & recordings >>

Phoenix

Phoenix rose from the ashes of 70s super-group Argent in 1976. Now reformed, they have returned to the studio and the results show that the fire still burns. profile & recordings >>

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd is an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music.

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Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt is an English musician and founding member of Soft Machine. He has a long and highly successful solo career and writes and performs a mixture of rock and jazz. profile & recordings >>

Rush

Rush is a Canadian prog-rock band formed in August 1968 in Ontario, Canada and is currently composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Lifeson, and drummer, percussionist and lyricist Neil Peart. profile & recordings >>

Scott Walker

The ultimate cult artist, it is hard to think of another American who had such an impact on rock music as a whole while being almost completely unknown to his countrymen as Scott Walker. profile & recordings >>

Serge Fortin

Serge Fortin is a French Canadian singer who combines a rebellious appearance and a charming smile with a Bohemian and deeply honest musical style. He composes his own songs and interprets popular music. profile & recordings >>

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music, he was renowned for his often provocative and scandalous releases, as well as his diverse artistic output, which embodied genres ranging from jazz, chanson, pop and yé-yé, to reggae, funk, rock, electronic and disco music. profile & recordings >>

Shambles Miller

Shambles Miller is a Scottish singer-songwriter whose witty acoustic style is infused with pop culture references and self deprecating charm . profile & recordings >>

Smitech Wesson

Smitech Wesson is a DJ and Producer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Having made his mark among European labels as one of the most promising electro house artists from Turkey, his tracks keep kicking and hitting hard all over Europe. profile & recordings >>

Susan Wong

Susan Wong is one of the best selling Hong Kong artists throughout South East Asia in recent years. If you talk to many serious music fans in South East Asia they'll give rave recommendations of Susan, who has been labeled as the ‘Queen of audiophile', for her soft and sultry vocal style and laid-back music that has won the hearts of her wide and diverse legion of loyal fans. profile & recordings >>

Terry Emm

Terry Emm is an English singer-songwriter-guitarist who has fast gained renown for his soothing and distinctive style since the release of his debut album ‘White Butterflies' in 2009. profile & recordings >>

The Aliens

The Aliens explore the outer limits of sunshine pop, psychedelic rock and acid dipped electronics. profile & recordings >>

The Delano Orchestra

The Delano Orchestra is a French folk-rock band comprised of six musicians who combine traditional folk elements with a modern electronic twist. profile & recordings >>

The Gathering

A ‘Super Group' playing from the heart. Last October, for one life-enhancing week, this amazing group of musicians congregated in a barn in Cornwall to ask themselves some questions about music improvisation and composition. The subsequent recording was released under the group name 'The Gathering'.

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The Poems

A Glasgow-based band. profile & recordings >>

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are a British rock band whose career first began in the early 60's. Their influence is immense on an international level as a result of both their compelling live performances and decades of and timeless, powerful albums. profile & recordings >>

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Formed in Glasgow, this rock band has been described as "a great band" by Alice Cooper.

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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

The Heartbreakers were a tight, muscular, and versatile backing band that provided the proper support for Petty's well crafted songs. While his slurred, nasal voice may have recalled Dylan and Roger McGuinn, Petty's songwriting was lean and direct, recalling the simple, unadorned style of Neil Young. profile & recordings >>

Tori Amos

Since the release of her debut Little Earthquakes 20 years ago in 1992, where she smashed apart boundaries with her piano rock and raw, confessional poetry, Tori Amos continues to be adored, picking up new fans along the way, romanced by her messages of empowerment, tenderness, acerbic assertiveness, and that utterly unique sound. profile & recordings >>

Trashcan Sinatras

The Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish treasure and should be mentioned in the same breath as bands such as Teenage Fanclub and The Go-Betweens.

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Wilfred

The Norwegian band Wilfred would seem perfectly at home in New York, L.A. or Seattle, their classic Rock'n'Roll sound has a decidedly global ring to it. Thanks to its refined combination of monolithic Guitar-Rock and vivid Songwriter-Pop, the trio's debut album instantly turns them into an act to watch out for in the future. profile & recordings >>

Zazie

Zazie is a French signer-songwriter who co-produces all of her albums and is well known for her playful use of language. profile & recordings >>

Zoey Van Goey

Clever, twee and always catchy, Zoey Van Goey have a gentle beauty about their music. It's very reminiscent of early Belle and Sebastian, the mix of girl/boy vocals and light-footed, catchy pop tunes never failing to put a smile on your face. profile & recordings >>

Rock / Pop Artists