New band of the week
Paul Lester gives new groups a whirl, so you don't have to
New band of the week: Phoenix and the Flower Girl (No 145)
The last ever New Band of the Week brings an appropriately phantasmagoric end to the column’s 11-year run
New band of the week: The Orielles (No 144)
This West Yorkshire trio ply a jangling, funky sound that has already earned props from cutie-indie legends the Pastels
New band of the week: The Physics House Band (No 143) – a perfect prog rock storm fit for gig veterans
Brighton trio beloved of comedian Stewart Lee whose dazzling instrumental work will appeal to ancient prog fans and young math rockers
New band of the week: Girl Ray (No 142) – lo-fi pop of teen romance with nods to 70s balladry
North London indie trio specialising in wan, winsome heartache have ambitions to rival the songwriting greats
New band of the week: Ménage à Trois (No 141) – lounge funk and synthadelic slow jams
Mancunian boy band who met at a gay karaoke bar specialise in music that ‘longs for sun and love and good times’
New band of the week: Papooz (No 140) – masters of the infectious pop throwback
French duo specialising in warm-toned bossa nova pop songs so catchy they should carry a health warning
New band of the week: Gothic Tropic (No 139) – object lessons in shiny pop
She’s not very goth and there isn’t really a tropical flavour to her music, but if you like pure pop 70s/80s style, then you’ll love this one-woman band
New band of the week: Parcels (No 138) – rapturous retro-pop and studio slickness
The Aussie band, now living in Berlin, make immaculately polished MOR pop that would sound at home in the company of Chic or 70s-era Fleetwood Mac
New band of the week: Kairon; IRSE! (No 137) – Nordic funk, freakout jazz and shoegaze
Finnish prog band whose dexterous music ranges from dreamy pastoral passages to angular metallic surges
New band of the week: Øslø Pårks (No 136) - synth music with soul
Brighton duo channelling Bowie-era Berlin and 80s downer electronica for their maudlin, reverb-heavy disco
New band of the week: Magnus Bechmann (No 135) – sweet-toothed grunge-pop
Young pop craftsman from Scandinavia making witty, intricate music that makes you think and dance
New band of the week: Ojerime (No 134) – murky, melancholic R&B
This musical poet of south London’s city streets offers a distinctly British take on quiet-storm soul and noir R&B
New band of the week: Sløtface (No 133) – perky pop with a feminist edge
Norwegian band aiming to make moshing safe for women and create the most joyous punk ditties you’ve heard since the 90s
New band of the week: CaStLeS (No 132) – psychedelic, shimmery guitars
Welsh indie-pop trio channelling psych, baggy, west coast pop and krautrock
New band of the week: Denzel Curry (No 131) – a psychedelic hip-hop apocalypse
This Florida rapper has a tragic, troubled past and a bright future, and his music draws on both the dark and the light
New band of the week: Bad Sounds (No 130) – 70s-inspired grooves and upbeat vibes
Bath band channelling hip-hop and Beck whose top single, Wages, was crowned hottest record in the world by Annie Mac
New band of the week: Blackash (No 129) - acid rock meets acid house
These Midlands motorik metallers are like some unholy cross between acid rock and acid house
New band of the week: Hey Violet (No 128)
Punky Los Angelinos and tourmates of Foo Fighters who have suddenly - successfully - transformed into shiny exponents of R&B pop
New band of the week: Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda (No 127)
Worried about increasing international tensions? Feeling a little pre-apocalyptic? For effective relief, try some hypnotic instrumental jazz-funk-disco
New band of the week: Freak (No 126) – one-man Nirvana who hits hard
Straight outta Chelmsford comes this angry young man who attended the same school as Rat Boy and left the Co-op to rage against the Man and the machine
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