New band of the day - No 407: Stonefoxx

This sugary R&B girl group need to boot their collaborators up the backside if they are to score any hits Stonefoxx ... the girls show promise, but they must try harder. Photograph: PR Hometown: London. The lineup: Gem Allen (aka Rockfoxx), Stacy Burton (aka Popfoxx), Lizzy Williams (aka Funkyfoxx). The background: While the nation waits for Simon, Cheryl, Louis and Dannii, Pop TV's gang of four, to decide what this year's Christmas No 1 is going to be, here come Stonefoxx, a new girl group managed by Kiss 100 presenter James Merritt, who look and sound like X Factor entrants, no more, no less. There are three of them, and they've got aliases that sort of capture the blend of pop, rock and funk they're trying to achieve. Did we say blend? That sounds bland. A collision would be better, but we'll take what we can get. Mind... [read full story]