UK Unheard Pt. 3
By Brenessa Roach | November 19, 2025
Welcome back to the third part in our “UK UNHEARD” series where we spotlight underrated and emerging talent from the UK music scene. In this article, we will highlight six more artists who are making waves and deserve more listeners.
Let’s get started…
Current monthly listeners: 75
Nikhita is a South Asian-British R&B/Soul singer and songwriter from Edinburgh. She made her debut on May 13, 2022, with the single “Aphrodite”. Following her debut, she was named the “BBC Asian Network Introducing Artist of the Week”. She released “Unwrap Me” in March 2023 and “Golden Child” in May before taking a break from releasing music.
Nikhita returned on February 6, 2025, with the single “Lake Karachay”, which was a pre-release single for her debut EP Solace, which released on April 4.
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Current monthly listeners: 175.8K
Only The Poets are an English band from Reading, UK. Formed in 2017, the four-piece consists of Tommy Longhurst (lead vocals, guitar), Andrew “Andy/Roo” Burge (bass), Clem Cherry (guitar), and Marcus Yates (drums).The group made their debut on February 20, 2017 with the single “Ceasefire,” and released their first EP Speak Out in 2021 which centred around mental health awareness.
In 2022, the band steadily rolled out a series of singles leading up to their second EP, Our Time, released on October 14, 2022. That same year, they supported Louis Tomlinson on the European leg of his world tour. They continued their momentum in 2023 and dropped their third EP, One More Night, on May 31, 2024. We recently discovered them through their single “Saké,” released on September 3, and instantly connected with their sound. We hope to catch them live one day.
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Current monthly listeners: 10.4K
Cristina Hart is a Switzerland-born, UK-based pop-rock artist whose sound blends honest storytelling with a punch of alt-pop energy. A multilingual talent, she first stepped onto the scene with her 2022 debut single “Never Be Her,” and has been releasing consistently ever since.
We first discovered her through her 2025 single “Thank You For Leaving,” released on August 1st, a track that instantly pulled us into her world. She followed it up with “Little Crimes” on November 7th, continuing a year of bold, emotionally charged music. This past July, she even opened for Louis Tomlinson at his Zurich Open Air show, marking a major moment in her rising journey.
Cristina is an incredible artist whose rawness and clarity cut through the noise. We’re excited to keep championing her and watching her story unfold.
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Current monthly listeners: 188.6K
Arthur Hill is a 26-year-old singer-songwriter based in London, UK. Before launching his music career, he built a massive online presence through comedic content on TikTok, where he has amassed over 1.7 million followers. He officially debuted as an artist on January 26, 2022, with his single “Tiny Room.”
Since then, Hill has continued to develop his sound through a series of singles, leading up to his debut EP In The Middle Of Somewhere , released on February 14, 2025.
In May, he released the single “Appetite” which is how we discovered him after it played on shuffle following Bradley Simpson. This song was a pre-release track for his sophomore EP *Missed Again,* which came out on October 30.
Following the new project, Hill is currently touring across Europe and Australia, with a North American tour scheduled for next year.
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Current monthly listeners: 222.9K
Déyyess is a queer indie-pop singer hailing from Canterbury, UK. They made their debut on November 3, 2023, with the single “Cherry Pie (i think i love you)”, which has become their most popular track, amassing over 2 million streams. They consistently released music leading up to their debut EP, Claire, released on February 14, 2025, followed by a deluxe version on March 26.
On November 14, Déyyess released their second EP, Would You Go Down On A Girl?.
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Current monthly listeners: 215K
Cosmo Pyke is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from London. He made his debut on October 24, 2016, with the single “Social Sites,” which has amassed over 34.1 million streams. His most popular single, “Chronic Sunshine,” (2017) which has over 51.8 million streams, is how we discovered him on TikTok. This single was a pre-release track for his debut EP Just Cosmo, released on February 24, 2017.
Since his debut, Pyke has consistently released music, most recently with the EP Low, released on April 5, 2024. Despite not releasing new music for over a year, he remains active in the industry, touring earlier this year and performing at Nodo Bar in Milano, Italy, on November 21.
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