Manchester holds a unique reputation in the consciousness of the music world. From Tony Wilson’s Factory Records to the heady days of The Smiths, The Happy Mondays and Oasis, the city’s musical heritage is full of pioneering figures rich in attitude, ideas and independent spirit.

Manchester’s past is almost mythologically revered, but Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles represent spins into fresh new territory. Bouncing between sumptuous soul, psychedelic rock and pop-orientated hip-hop, singer-songwriter JJ Rosa also contributes something very different from the norm.