Green Gardens
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Leeds’ Green Gardens form intricate indie-rock songs that value tenderness and extremity in equal measure. Real love and care for sweet melodies, lo-fi guitars, warm drums and the tension of their relationships sits at the heart of their music. Reflecting on loss and relishing the euphoria of passing joys, they explore a hushed sanctuary inspired by Sparklehorse, and the crushed lo-fi guitars of the genre’s giants The Microphones and Broken Social Scene.
Lauren Mikki
Lauren Mikki is an artist who turns quiet moments into something luminous. Fusing ethereal vocals with literary inspired lyricism, she shapes an indie soul sound that exists beyond genre, intimate yet expansive, delicate yet emotionally direct. Influenced by the warmth of Laufey, the introspection of Clairo and the soul rooted elegance of Olivia Dean, her songs unfold like short stories, grounded in feeling and carried by melody.
Her work has earned plays on BBC Radio 6, a Spotify Fresh Finds UK and IE feature, and praise from BBC Introducing, who named her “one of the most exciting artists in the uploader.” Now supported by Youth Music through their Next Gen Fund, Lauren Mikki represents a new wave of thoughtful, genre-blurring UK artists, crafting music that resonates long after the final note fades.
MAAME
Maame is an independent Leeds based artist carving out an honest, emotionally driven space in music. Blending pop, soul, R&B, and ballads, her songwriting is guided by feeling—delicate when needed, powerful when it matters. Her voice carries just the right emotional weight, cutting through with clarity and conviction.
Each track unfolds like a new world: raw, unpredictable, and unforgettable. Her passion for music deepened whilst she was living in Margate, Kent after taking vocal lessons with artist Hughie Gavin (JAKL). She later joined the Social Singing Choir and the Institute Collective Choir, lending her voice to SWIM DEEP’s To Feel Good (2018) and BBC Radio Kent (2020). Maame has performed at Dreamland with the choir, Elsewhere in Margate, and as a solo artist at the POW Festival in Ramsgate. After the release of her debut single, she has received coverage from press such as York Calling, Beach-house and Music Arena Ghana.
Launchpad is delivered by Music Local, and is supported by Youth Music, with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, PPL Giving, Bradford Council, Leeds City Council funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and PRS Foundation's Talent Development Partnership supported by PPL.
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