Jamie Lenman

Jamie Lenman fronted the Surrey trio Reuben until the band split in 2008, then stepped away from music for several years to work as an illustrator and cartoonist. He returned in 2013 with Muscle Memory, a double album that split his writing in two: one disc of heavy, abrasive rock and one of folk and acoustic songs.

His later albums, Devolver and King of Clubs, fold those two sides together more closely, setting thick, distorted riffs next to clever pop hooks and lyrics with a dry, self-mocking streak. Lenman draws much of his own artwork, and the visual humour of his cartoons carries over into his videos and record sleeves.