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This is where you'll find our hot tips and ones to watch. These are bands that we've found after searching high and low all over for the best upcoming acts. Just for you. We've got quite a selection here, you may not like them all, but have a listen, it's good for you. Check out our Kent Bands page for exclusively Kentish indie bands to look out for.

NEW BANDS TO CHECK OUT...

- sometimes mellow, sometimes energetic, tight rock/pop. - super energetic , catchy synth pop with stadium-sized hooks. - mental pogo-pop synth with frequent cowbell usage. Dancey beats and catchy riffs. - Futureheads-influenced indie guitar pop madness. - breezy, light indie tracks with sing along harmonies, some more rock electric stuff too. - this group of 16 year olds from North London make driving and soulful indie rock. - gleefully cheeky indie music with ridiculously catchy hooks and danceworthy songs. - simple, intimate and blissfully relaxed tunes [see our live review]. - cheers to Rosie for this tip-off, teenage indie pop that will soundtrack your summer. - like nothing you have ever heard before. Ben (BackBeat writer) may well dislike me for doing this because it's his band! But check it out. Seriously. Catchy synth uber pop melodies and drum machines. - Australian noise-pop garage 3-piece. Like Be Your Own PET but better. And with an Aussie accent. Our tip for 2006...

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