There's no shortage of male British and Irish solo artists bubbling up right now, inspired by Sam Smith's and Hozier's recent conquest of America. 2015 is likely to see Hertfordshire crooner James Bay make the step up, but for us, some of the most interesting voices coming through belong to Aussies. And no-one more so than heavyhearted Brisbane balladeer Jarryd James.

Already feted by Auckland's 2014 breakthrough duo BROODS, who linked to James' thumping debut 'Do You Remember', asking, "Have you ever heard an angel sing?" recently on Twitter; there's really no ceiling on his heavenly tone. It's hard to box 'Do You Remember's genre - the instrumentation glides seamlessly from febrile 'Take Me To Church'-style marching beats to more honeyed textures, tilting guitar motifs befitting of James Blake and astronomyy. James likes to keep guessing, but the one constant is those crystal-clear pipes. Always reaching skywards. - DC