First up is folk newcomer Benjamin Francis Leftwich. This is a stripped back, acoustic rendition of Arcade Fire's seminal single 'Rebellion (lies)'. Bare, but hypnotic and soothing.
MS'F favourite Clare Maguire has already featured in my 25 artists for 2011 list and is now on the BBC sound of 2011 longlist too. On the back of releasing debut single 'Ain't Nobody' and completing support slots with Hurts and Plan B, she has uploaded this, a cover of Antony & Johnsons' 'Hope there's Someone', from their Mercury Prize-winning 'I am a Bird Now'. Her controlling voice magnificently prevails.
