Eli's deeply confessional, utterly head-bopping Y2K-coded pop has brought her closer than ever to her childhood popstar dreams – but she's come to realise that “there's bigger fish to fry, and bigger conversations to have”. Read #NMETheCover: www.nme.com/the-cover/el...

The music of After is the embodiment of Y2K mall-pop and wistfulness, evoking a sense of déjà vu in first-time listeners: “We’re trying to create that feeling of a dispatch from another life or time.” Read #NMETheCover: www.nme.com/the-cover/af...

With their fiery live shows and songs of pain, longing and rage, Dublin rockers Gurriers want to be a band that matter – and nothing less. Read #NMETheCover: nme.com/the-cover/gu...

HorsegiirL420 is proving her neighsayers wrong with joyous, whimsical dance music, channelling outsider alienation into creative horsepower. Read #NMETheCover: www.nme.com/the-cover/ho...

Gabriel Jacoby's sound – steeped in funk, soul and grit – has gotten him countless comparisons, but he's no starry-eyed revivalist: "I want you to be able to experience something new." Read #NMETheCover: www.nme.com/the-cover/ga...

Daine is stepping into self-aware popstardom: “To yearn, to suffer, be a freak, lose your mind and do it publicly… what a thrill.”

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