BPI and Brit Awards chief executive, Geoff Taylor, said the figures showed the UK is a “creative powerhouse” & he is absolutely correct. British acts account for 1 in 7 albums sold worldwide with 13.7% of worldwide sales. Sales of albums by British artists rose in Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, as well as the US.

Kings of A&R recently featured new acts from the UK including Flight Brigade who released their new track Housefire.

Flight Brigade  almost completed their debut album, co-produced by Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, Kings of Leon, Robert Plant) and mixed by Donald Clark (The Knife, Noah & The Whale, Muse) at Artillery Studios. The album is due for release in early Autumn. Flight Brigade have released the official music video for their upcoming single ‘Housefire’ which is set in the Welsh mountains and follows the story of a girl fleeing the haunting influence of her past. They have been confirmed for Bestival and Glastonbury Festival. Housefire has a haunting atmospheric vibe with a singable anthem.
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1. Mr. Probz, “Waves – Robin Schulz Radio Edit” (Ultra / Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V.)

2. Sam Smith, “Stay With Me” (Capitol Records Ltd.)

3. Calvin Harris, “Summer” (Columbia Records)

4. Iggy Azalea, “Fancy” (Virgin EMI Records)

5. Clean Bandit, “Rather Be feat. Jess Glynne” (Warner Music UK Limited)

6. Ed Sheeran, “Sing” (Atlantic Records)

7. John Legend, “All of Me” (Columbia Records)

8. Jason Derulo, “Wiggle (feat. Snoop Dogg)” (Warner Bros. Records)

9. Coldplay, “A Sky Full Of Stars” (Parlophone UK)

10. Kiesza, “Hideaway” (Lokal Legend/Universal Music Ltd.)

Check out the track Mr. Hollywood and In the Green Room by UK indie act Moon Visionaries.

The band will perform at Proud in London on Sunday, 30 January.

For fans of Joy Division, Cold War Kids, etc.

contact: carsten.windhorst@googlemail.com

I’m loving this song Lost Wings by Wrestling With Angels who hail from Sweden.

The video is awesome too which can be viewed here.

This indie pop band was recently picked up by Scandinavia’s biggest independent label
Cosmos Music Group and are building a good buzz in the UK.

For fans of Travis and early U2.

Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com

Check out the track Skyline by Mark Stoney.

He had a buzz a few years back and it’s starting again. He spent most of his time in the UK but decided to make move to Austin, recording new songs with
producer/mixer/engineer CJ Eiriksson (U2, Jack’s Mannequin,The Rocket Summer).

His song Jailbird released a few years back is a Kings favorite. Check out the video here.

Mark Stoney has shared the stage with the Magic Numbers, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, Athlete and Feeder.

Contact: markstoney@googlemail.com