Plymouth-based Cat Rose is an indie-folk singer-songwriter whose debut EP, Waste Land, explores isolation, whimsy and magic, with every track supported by BBC Introducing. With echoes of Laura Marling, she writes with warmth and candour about mental health, neurodiversity and working-class life, and has toured her distinctive songs across the UK.

Hong Kong-born Monica Wat is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose ethereal indie-pop and folk explores identity, love and loss. Her forthcoming EP, Gaslight, received support from Youth Music UK’s NextGen Fund, while single 23 featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday. She has performed internationally, from Seoul and Melbourne to London and Bristol.