YOUR ENTERTAINMENT recommend their 'one to watch', this week, The Big Moon.

Find out why you should be listening to London's coolest new girl band

WHO: The Big Moon

WHAT: Four-piece from London; Juliette Jackson (guitar and vocals) Soph Nathan (guitar and vocals), Celia Archer (bass and vocals) and Fern Ford (drums). All but Ford, who hails from South Wales, are from London or the surrounding area.

WHY: The coolest young band in Britain, destined to be huge in 2016 with their Slits and Elastica-inspired punky gems. They also do a great cover of Madonna's Beautiful Stranger during their live shows.

HOW: Jackson wanted to form a band, and had all but given up on the idea of forming one until she was introduced to the other three members by mutual friends. The girls clicked immediately and before long they were in a north London rehearsal room, eating Doritos and bringing to life Jackson's song sketches.

"The first time we played together, I cried because I'd wanted a band for so long, and I'd finally found the right people," Jackson told NME earlier this year. "These guys think I'm an emotional volcano, but I just don't care about other things as much as this."

A quick name change later - they were originally called The Moon but had to change it - and they were ready to go. That was just a year ago. They also have a pre-gig ritual - to have a big hug. "We hug before a gig and say, 'Well done, good luck, I love you' even though we haven't done anything yet," says Nathan.

WHERE: Their first single Sucker was released in June, and since then they've played a handful of shows around the country and released a second single, Nothing Without You. You can download their songs from iTunes, or listen on soundcloud.com/commoonicate. One of their earliest songs, Eureka Moment, a mass of feedback, pounding drums and Elastica-esque vocals, should be enough to convince you to delve further. The girls appear at Lennon's tomorrow as part of the Independence Festival, which takes over Engine Rooms and Lennon's this weekend. They're also supporting both Ezra Furman and The Vaccines on their respective UK tours throughout November.

Check them out on Twitter @commoonicate and Facebook at www.facebook.com/commoonicate.