Becky and The Birds: Becky and The Birds is the nom de plume of Swedish singer, songwriter and producer Thea Gustafsson. She released a self titled EP in 2018 and, since signing to 4AD, has released three singles. Were it not for the pandemic, she would be touring now. You can find out more here.
Birch: Birch, aka Michelle Birsky (not to be confused with the singer/songwriter Diane Birch or Gina Birch of the Raincoats) is an NYC based singer and songwriter who makes quietly political observational guitar and synth based music. Her debut album, femme.one, was released in 2019 and included the single 'Spelling Lessons'. You can find out more here.
Connie Constance: Watford singer songwriter and poet Connie Constance released her debut album, English Rose, last year. She has been described as 'indie soul' and early single 'Clouds' certainly promised much. She has been steadily building up her sound since then, as well as gigging and writing extensively. One to watch. You can find her on Insta.
Overcoats: NYC based synth pop/soul duo Overcoats released their second album, The Fight, back in March. Even they recognised it wasn't a great moment to be bringing a new album into the world, but they decided to go ahead anyway in the hope that the album might provide comfort for a few people in an uncertain world. They have a knack for bending genres and singing the unsayable. You can find out more about them here.
Phoebe Bridgers: Los Angeles Singer songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, as well as being an accomplished artist in her own right, has worked extensively with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus (as Boygenius) and with Conor Oberst (as Better Oblivion Community Center). Solo single 'Kyoto' has been something of an indie rock summer hit, and it's taken from her new album Punisher. You can find out more here.
Basia Bulat: Canadian singer songwriter Basis Bulat has her roots in folk but she's also highly capable of making sparkling classic pop as well, as her 2016 album Good Advice will attest. Her most recent album, Are You In Love? was a more sprawling affair, but well received nonetheless. You can find out more here.
Chvrches: Glasgow's Chvrches make sometimes dreamy, often beautiful, many times frenetic, synth pop. Their most recent album, Love Is Dead, was released in 2018. You can find out more here.
Lorde: Auckland's premier electro pop star seemed recently to be gently teasing us by changing her Twitter handle to 'Did Lorde release an album today?' the answer, so far, is No. On the basis of her previous two albums, Pure Heroine, and Melodrama, album number three should be worth the wait. You can find out more here.
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