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Holly Newins

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I am resident "New Kid" around these parts. I have an unhealthy obsession with pop-punk, androgynous frontmen and Rihanna. You can usually find me either on a chairlift up a snowy mountain, or lost somewhere in a muddy festival field.

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TMF meets Texas

Holly meets Sharleen Spiteri in 'Conversation'. (That's very clever - Ed.)
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Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light

What do we say about Ghostpoet's follow-up to his Mercury nominated debut?
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Josh Kumra - Good Things Come To Those Who Don't Wait

Just Joshin'.
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Major Lazer - Free The Universe

Confusingly addictive fare with guest appearances from Vampire Weekend and Ms Dynamite.
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Hurts - Heaven, London

Holly falls under the duo's spell.
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Larkin Poe and Thom Hell - The Sound of the Ocean Sound

Disappointing team-up from the sister duo and the Norwegian singer-songwriter.
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Acres of Lions - Collections

Inoffensive yet bland stylings await.
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I.R.O.K. - The Intergalactic Republic of Kongo

Prepare to be taken way outside of your comfort zone.
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Everything Everything - Arc

Manchester indie outfit build their own Arc d'Triumph.
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Green Day's American Idiot - The Musical - Hammersmith Apollo

The circus comes to town. Is it more Basket Case than Welcome to Paradise? Holly investigates.
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Feeder - Portsmouth Guildhall

Feeder: how low can you go? Geographically speaking, obviously.
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Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

Does she still have the keys to our heart?
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Ne-Yo - R.E.D.

Bum rush the Ne-Yo.
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JLS - Evolution

Can the UK's premier boy band finally grow some?
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The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough

Mysterious yet strangely enjoyable debut.
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Lucy Rose - Like I Used To

Prepared to be swooned.
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The xx - Coexist

A thousand advertising executives get their chequebooks out.
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Rita Ora - ORA

She's a l'ORA, l'ORA laughs. Holly checks out Jay-Z's newest prodigy.
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Gallows

Can Gallows cope post-Carter?
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Noisettes - Contact

Solid, sophisticated pop - with a nod to the era of flares and cheesecloth.
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Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye

Just don't mention the telly thing.
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Jessie J - Camden Roundhouse

Is it a gold or a false start for Jessie J's one-off Olympic gig?
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The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten

Will this be the album to take them into the mainstream?
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Introducing...Candice Gordon

Is that a smokin' gun in your pocket - or a mathematics set, perhaps?
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Josh Kumra, Alexander Wolfe & Kimberly Anne - Black's, Soho

A mysterious night of acoustic revelry.