Ones To Watch – July 3

TMN’s charts team predict the hottest new music breaking over the next quarter.From emerging acts to established artists, we’ll give you our industry tips, based onforthcoming album releases, past performance, inside info and a myriad of charts data.

Josh Pyke
But For All These Shrinking Hearts
(SME) Out July21

Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke recently announced what is to be his fifth studioalbum titled But For All These Shrinking Hearts. Recorded in March this year with producer John Castle (Meghan Washington, Vance Joy), the albumis set to be his most successfulyet. Though Pyke has already notched up his share of accolades, including ARIAs and APRAs, this is tipped to be the one that sees him pushed hard at commercial. The recently released lead single, Hollering Hearts, has already had a go at alternative radio and as of last week has had a soft push to commercial. Given his recent tour success, including his shows at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Pyke is no doubt still fresh in everyone's minds and is set to stay that way up to and following the release of this album.

Ashley Monroe
The Blade
(WMA) Out July24

American country artist Ashley Monroe has her second album The Blade due for release on July 24 through Warner Bros Records. The first single off the album,On To Something Good, has so far clocked up 5 million plays on Spotify, and locally it is still receiving some airplay on Country Music Channel. Produced by mentor and friend Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, The Blade will no doubt be her most accessible album yet. Aside from the lead single, she was the feature artist on Blake Shelton’s Lonely Tonight,which saw its fair share of airplay in Australia and made for her first #1 on the US Country Radio charts.