Sweet country music from North Carolina singer-songwriter April Cope

Overtones of the Everly Brothers on a bitter-sweet breakup album

Scary stuff from a self-mythologising Californian Goth

Mood swinging brilliant folk from Iceland

Dreamy mood music from London Based mega project

Groovetronics from Ellee Ven

Impressive debut from New Jersey band following in the footsteps of Springsteen and Dave Matthews.

Brian Wilson’s name provokes equal parts fear and excitement in John J. Doyle as he approaches the ex-Beach Boy’s latest solo album

Dark country-folk from Western Australian duo (with guest appearance from a bad seed)