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Amongst an industry of almost too saturation, we bring you an extended edition of mvm’s spotlight – a quick look-see into the new and upcoming artists who are bringing the most heat. //

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Genre-bending expressionist sk. knows no bounds. Balancing lyrical musings, skippy rap flow over a jazzy bar backdrop, Inconsistent is a compartmentalised goldmine of an artist easy to dive into any genre. Exploring the challenges of living with ADHD and learning to love yourself, sk. shines an introspective lens on himself as it brings an unprecedented flow to the mix. “And there’s people I thought I’d know for the rest of my life that I just don’t see anymore / Plan A hasn’t really worked out yet so I’m not really sure who to B anymore / but these days I’mma just be like me until I D.I.E and just can’t breathe anymore / but there’s things I want to put behind me I said B.Y.E, I’m never leaking the sauce.” While at his most vulnerable, sk. flourishes with sensibility making it one of his most strongest tracks to date.

It’s not like its his first taste either. Behind it, comes addictive catch 3DS or Marcopolo or even the kicked back Infrared, which through their structure, drives the narrative that this isn’t just a lucky one-off. Equally outspoken as it is enchanting, sk. comes out swinging – and delivers a knockout.

Bold and abrasive right out the gate, post-punk industrialists TV Priest rekindles the fire with The Mud Never Dries – their first release in four years. It’s throbbing base line is the balancing act, everything else seemingly spinning out in chaos. A collision of drums, bass and cut-throat lyricism, the song rarely settles enough to form any shape. An old-school drive-by of electronic post-punk tribalism, TV Priest Charlie Drinkwater and Alex Sprogis are again, part of this Windmill scene that are on the right path.

After taking so much time out, it would be perfectly reasonable for the outfit here to attempt a few tries before landing on a perfect sound. But, they’ve seemingly found it right out the gate. It’s electric and equally as exciting – it’s nice to see them back.

New kids on the block soft-metal duo Eigengrau (or “intrinsic grey”) gorge on mammoth riffs and potent vocals to deliver Sick of Loving You – a seismic introduction to a new project turning all heads. A new sonic, Eigengrau – coined after the darkest shade of grey right after we close our eyes – is an invitation to leave your assumptions at the door, open your ears and dive right into the unestablished. Made up of permanent members, guitarist Oisin Greengrove and vocalist Sherilyn Mortenson, this new venture is surely set to appease any alternative fanatic.

Divulging into a story of a young woman’s relationship lost to a man’s ineptitude of understanding, vocalist Sherilyn Mortenson vehemently speaks to women, groups and individuals of every creed and colour who have been marginalised in an expansive Alternative music scene. It’s makeup is visceral and highly explosive, made no better than those time signature shifts daring to off-balance and flummox. It’s eerie key signature exchanges skeeter on the edges as it portrays this push-pull. One minute the narrative is assertive, concise. Next minute, among the half-time passages, its indecisive, the young woman in question constantly in between minds of pulling the trigger or not. Tempers flare and tension increases the deeper we get into the track – has she made her mind up? Haunting cries and guttural guitar chugs deliver an epic all-out closer which rounds out the starting chapter for this pair. Now, that’s how you introduce yourself. A warm embrace into the world of heavy, Eigengrau marks the start of an all-inclusive collaboration – eager to leave no one in the dark.

Twinned between the instinctive Marmozets’ blow-outs and Lady Gaga’s sheer glamour, Eigengrau have cultivated a sonic idea – and made it entirely their own.

Holly Head have firmly ascended to an underground status of “in the know.” With their infectious grooves, deftly formulaic guitars and patchwork percussion, I’ve Had Want is a danceable indie-rock rollcall of “hey look, listen!” These guys mean business. Their credentials easily surmounted by supporting tours with the likes of Sprints and Westside Cowboy, their familiar stomping grounds in the North of England will soon be placed across the whole country.

As such, the band have a set of stretched dates upcoming aswell as a slot at Left of the Dial Festival on the 31st of October. A festival savvy into the best newbies on scene.

One of the most vital voices in guitar music from the Nordic underground, Stockholm-based four-piece Clutter deliver another powerhouse in anticipation for their upcoming debut in October.

A post-punk quell of fuzz and feelings, the four bring their hotly-tipped sonics to the dance-floor, eager to please. Born from organising their own DIY shows, Clutter have become a band built entirely on their own terms. Now, they celebrate this fiery ethos and distinct songwriting to the forefront with their first grown project.