Medi's trademark is Côte d’Azur-rooted West Coast-pop and American Motown-soul. This pedigree French performer appeared at the side of Charlie Winston when he won worldwide fame, and he's already opened for Duffy and KT Tunstall. Now there's his solo debut ‘You Got Me (Moving)’, recorded in the studio of Tony Berg (the man who accommodated Beck on the Geffen label and would later work with Aimee Mann and Wendy & Lisa). On this album full of earwigs, Charlie Winston returns the lyrical favour, and single ‘How Would You Do It’ is already a big hit now. The sunniest of Mika coupled with the hit-sensitivity and retro sound of, say, Lenny Kravitz: please welcome Medi!

Tiger Lili deals in softly pulsing pop, of the sort that you'd like to wake up to on a promising summer's day. At the helm, singer-songwriter Ben Van Camp: a man who effortlessly distills laid-back songs from his guitar and is backed by an exquisite band live. Tiger Lili goes for purity and charming and clever arrangements. Just the thing for fans of G. Love and consorts …

Tiger Lili Live @ Charlatan, 2009.

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