Sound of 2008: The pundits

The BBC News website's Sound of 2008 survey has canvassed almost 150 influential and impartial UK-based music critics and broadcasters to find their favourite new acts. The pundits were:

• Stephen Ackroyd - This Is Fake DIY editor-in-chief
• Mark Adams - Head of music, Box Television (The Hits, The Box, Kiss, Smash Hits, Magic, Q, Kerrang!)
• Sean Adams - Drowned in Sound editor-in-chief
• John Aizlewood - London Evening Standard, Q magazine
• Kirk Anthony - Choice FM head of music
• Martin Aston - Mojo, The Times
• Mark Beaumont - NME
• Sarah Boden - Observer Music Monthly
• Keeley Bolger - HM-PJ (Holy Moly, Popjustice, Channel 4 music)
• Piers Bradford - BBC Radio 1 executive producer
• Lauren Brennan - BBC 6 Music music scheduler
• Lucio Buffone - Capital 95.8 & Hit 40 UK DJ
• Jenny Bulley - Mojo magazine reviews editor
• Martin Burns - News of the World
• Jim Butler - Observer Music Monthly, Big Issue
• Ally Carnwath - Observer
• Tim Chester - NME gig guide editor
• Tim Chipping - HM-PJ editor
• Richard Clayton - Financial Times, Sunday Times
• Greg Cochrane - NME
• Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D music editor, Guardian
• Matt Cook - MTV UK & Ireland director of talent & music
• Doug Cooper - UKmusic.com managing director
• Simon Cosyns - The Sun
• Amber Cowan - BBC Collective music editor
• Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
• James Cowdrey - bbc.co.uk/music
• James Curran - Virgin Radio head of music
• Robert D'Ovidio - Heat Radio acting station manger, Q and Mojo Radio programme controller
• Kim Dawson - Daily Star
• Sarita De Gruchy - Radio 1 music executive
• Tim De Lisle - Mail on Sunday
• Mike Diver - Drowned in Sound editor
• Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine deputy editor
• Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
• John Earls - Teletext
• Emily Eavis - Glastonbury festival organiser
• Matilda Egere-Cooper - The Independent
• Priya Elan - NME
• George Ergatoudis - Radio 1 head of music
• Russ Evans - Heart senior head of music
• Chantelle Fiddy - The London Paper, Mixmag, RWD
• Mark Findlay - Head of music, GCap Media's The One Network
• Jon Fletcher - New-noise.net live & features editor
• Paul Flynn - Grazia, i-D, Pop, Attitude
• James Foley - Record of the Day music editor
• Anthony Gay - Station director, Rock FM (Preston), The Hits and Smash Hits Radio
• Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music editorial
• Simon Goddard - Q magazine
• Thomas H Green - Telegraph, Mixmag, Q
• Phoebe Greenwood - The Times rock & pop editor
• Gareth Grundy - Q magazine deputy editor
• Bill H - Notion magazine editor
• Michael Hann - Guardian film and music editor
• Nigel Harding - Radio 1 music producer
• Kevin Harley - The Independent Information
• Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
• Sophie Harris - Mojo, Time Out, The Times
• Laila Hassani - New-noise.net editor
• Charlotte Heathcote - Sunday Express
• Sophie Heawood - The Times
• Tom Horan - Daily Telegraph
• Alison Howe - Later with Jools Holland producer
• Ludovic Hunter Tilney - Financial Times
• Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine
• Maurice Jay - U105 Belfast head of music
• Steve Jelbert - The Times
• Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
• Ben Jones - Virgin Radio DJ
• Anna Karatziva - MTV UK & Ireland label director, talent and music
• Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
• Ras Kwame - BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ
• Dolapo Ladeinde - Thestyleslut.com, NME, Pimp magazine
• David Lambert - Virgin Radio programming assistant, Virgin Radio Xtreme music producer
• Will Lavin - One Week To Live, Touch, RWD, i-D
• Eddy Lawrence - Time Out music editor
• John Lewis - Uncut, Guardian, Metro
• Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
• Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
• Vince Lynch - Virgin Radio creative director
• Dorian Lynskey - Guardian
• Ben Machell - The Times, Mojo, Q
• Paul MacInnes - Guardian Unlimited music editor
• Sheena Mason - Capital Radio head of music
• James Masterton - Yahoo! Music chart commentator
• Nadine McBay - Metro music editor (English regions and Scotland)
• Neil McCallum - Channel 4 head of music
• Neil McCormick - Daily Telegraph
• Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Observer Magazine, Word
• Conor McNicholas - NME editor
• Bernadette McNulty - Daily Telegraph
• Malik Meer - Guardian Guide editor
• Alexander Milas - Metal Hammer editor
• Alex Miller - NME new music editor
• Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
• Hollie Moat - Arena magazine
• Iain Moffat - Rock Sound, Attitude, The Fly
• David Mogendorff - MTV UK & Ireland digital talent and music manager
• Chris Mugan - The Independent
• Joe Muggs - Mixmag, Word, London Lite
• John Mulvey - Uncut deputy editor, The Times
• Krissi Murison - NME deputy editor
• Jon Myer - BBC 6 Music music manager
• Tim Noakes - Dazed & Confused magazine
• David O'Coy - Fused magazine
• Dermot O'Leary - BBC Radio 2 DJ and TV presenter
• Andre Paine - London Evening Standard, BBC 6 Music, Billboard
• Pete Paphides - The Times chief rock critic
• Cat Park - Channel U
• Mike Pattenden - The Times, Mail On Sunday Live! Night & Day
• Louis Pattison - Plan B magazine reviews editor
• Des Paul - Senior music editor, MTV Networks
• Andrew Perry - Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Observer Music Monthly
• Matthew Power - Pyro Radio
• Chris Price - MTV UK & Ireland director of music programming
• Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
• Simmy Richman - Independent on Sunday
• Cheryl Rickman - Ilikemusic.com
• David Riley - Soundfires.com editor
• Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com, NME, Observer Music Monthly
• Chris Salmon - Guardian
• Rachel Seagrave - Capital Radio music programming
• Eddie Shaw - Lincs FM Group head of music
• Adam Sherwin - The Times
• Joe Shooman - The Fly magazine live reviews editor
• Jeff Smith - BBC Radio 2 head of music
• David Smyth - London Evening Standard
• Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
• Paul Stokes - NME news editor
• Tom Stroud - The Local Radio Company group music co-ordinator
• Stuart Stubbs - Loud & Quiet
• Caroline Sullivan - The Guardian
• Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine London bureau chief
• Jacqui Swift - The Sun
• Darren Taylor - Rock Sound editor
• Graeme Thomson - Observer Music Monthly, Word
• Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
• Terry Underhill - Guardian Media Group Radio head of music
• Tim Vernon - Virgin Radio national music producer
• Lisa Verrico - The Times
• Ben Walker - BBC Radio 2 producer
• Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
• Rob Webb - NME, Drowned in Sound, Sheffield Telegraph
• Chris Wells - Echoes magazine editor
• Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 1 DJ
• Jonas Woost - Last FM head of music
• Camilla Wright - Popbitch