Kaya Scodelario as Effy in Skins
Since teen dram Skins hit our screens in 2007 it's been known for it's fashion, it's wild story lines and more importantly for it's music.
The programme has gotten a reputation for using up and coming artists in the soundtrack and helping launch their careers. Take for instant The Gossip. When Standing in the Way of Control was released in 2005, it made little impression on the world. Que one skins advert and a re-release and it became one of the biggest songs of 2007. the show has also helped launch bands such as The Foals and and Feist
As we embark on the third series, Femalefirst looks at the four best new talents being launched by the show.
How this guy isn't more well known is a mystery but if Skins has its way we'll all be eating, sleeping, breathing as well as several other 'ings this guy. Matt, who records under the name of Fat Segal on Skins and Segal for other projects, remains unsigned, and modestly describes his talent as, "i make music with a computer" yet is played on skins more than any other artist. As well as being responsible for the Skins theme, he features heavily in the new series, with 5 tracks in episode one alone.
This scottish singer is a new find and is likely to hit the big time when her song appear in episode 7 later in the series of Skins. Track, Free Like The Sun won a competition to appear on the show. The 28 year old has remaioned fairly under the radar and up until Skins took her on, not many people outside of her homeland of Scotland had heard of her, but she look set to make it big in 2009. The singer is hoping interest from the show might score her some festival appearances this summer so keep eyes peeled for that.
In January 29-year-old Ryan Lott, AKA Son Lux was voted NPR.org’s "Best Unknown Artist" of 2008. Another act who has yet to be discovered by most. As the award suggests a great performer who no-one knows about yet. With an apperance of track Break on episode two , he is finally begining to get some of the recognition he deserves. Critics are falling over themselves and anyone else in the way to praise him so expect big things from him this year.
Thsi guy is no stranger to the music world having released two albums, The Early Learnings Of Eugene McGuinness and Eugene McGuinness . Both were met with huge praise from critics but failed to make an impression on the listening public. His newest track, Fonz is starting to get people noticing and his appearance on the very first episode shouldn't help either. McGuinness is one of the best new talents and it doens't look liek it'll be long before everyone starts to realise that