July: Six artists you need to check out this month

Hipsters Don’t Dance are London-based DJs Kazabon and Hootie Who. Their sets string together everything from dancehall and bashment to Afropop and gqom to create what they call ‘World Carnival’ sounds. The pair have been mainstays on the London scene for the past few years, and showcased their vast musical knowledge on their Radar Radio residency. Their reputation is growing, and a new slot on NTS will only boost their profile.

Hipsters Don’t Dance, 5pm–7pm on NTS, monthly Fridays

The biggest achievement most of us can claim at 19 is finishing school or getting a driver’s license. Not Jetsss: the grime and trap DJ has established herself as one of the country’s freshest selectors. The youngest and only female member of the License 2 Trill crew, the Woolwich native has now founded her own club night, Ribena, nailed down a regular slot on Radar Radio and guest starred on Stormzy’s Beats1 radio show. Did we mention she only started DJing when she was 15? The sky really is the limit...

Jetsss plays Outlook this September

Charlotte Bendiks is the latest producer to graduate from Norway’s fertile Tromsø scene, following in the snowy footprints of Röyksopp and Biosphere. She makes a percussive style of house, incorporating live instruments and sampled sounds, and says 2014’s ‘Aurora’ EP was “an echo of a Chicago that’s been abandoned and moved to become a ghost town in the Arctic”; new cut ‘Kaia’ was inspired by a make-believe wilderness of “dramatic intrigue and desperate fantasy”.

The ‘Hidden Tracks’ EP is out now on Cómeme

The Rhythm Method sit somewhere between Madness, Pet Shop Boys and The Streets. Rowan Martin and Joey Bradbury channel infectious pop, shining 80s synths and brass trumpets set beneath choruses with playful yet sincere lyrics about sex, drugs and love for the capital city. Suggs, Elton John and Mike Skinner are fans, the latter producing the UK reggae-tinged ‘Cruel’, while post-Brexit anthem ‘Party Politics’ and Fabric-referencing ‘Home Sweet Home’ are upbeat piano-house.

The ‘Single Life’ EP is out in June

No-one’s influenced Birmingham grime more than Jaykae. The Small Heath MC is the scene figurehead and most popular artist in the city. While he has a colourful and troubled past, including a stint in prison, he seems to have found the right path again since becoming a father. His track ‘Toothache’ has over 3m streams on Spotify and he’ll be making his first ever appearance at Glasto in the summer. He’s also been booked to play Merky Fest in Ibiza, curated by none other than Stormzy.

Jaykae’s ‘Where Have You Been’ EP is out this summer

Born in DRC Congo but raised in Peckham, rapper and producer Omo Frenchie mixes zouk and Afrobeat rhythms with grime and UK rap. Last year’s underground hit ‘Makelele’ adds ominous vocals to a sweet, carnival bounce; ‘Bêtise’, on debut EP ‘Diamond In The Dirt’, is a grimey affair, all French slang and stinging synths. Whether spitting bars or making beats, this 24-year-old is helping craft the future sound of London.

‘Diamond In The Dirt’ EP is out now on Cotch Intl