By Brian Parker

Now in it’s twelfth series, the BBC Sound Of poll has released its 15-strong longlist of candidates for the Sound of 2014. Last year’s polls were sharply accurate, predicting the successes of HAIM, AlunaGeorge, Angel Haze, Laura Mvula, and Chvrches. Here are the contenders in the running this year, with audio clips from each:

Banks

Chance The Rapper

Ella Eyre

George Ezra

FKA Twigs

Chloe Howl

Jungle

Kelela

MNEK

Nick Mulvey

Royal Blood

Sampha

Say Lou Lou

Luke Sital-Singh

Sam Smith

BBC will publish the rankings of the Sound of 2014 poll in January.

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