A Worthing singer-songwriter has been named among the acts to watch out for in 2014.

Chris Simmons has been tipped as one to watch by music shop chain HMV in its annual talent list.

The music firm says that despite his high-profile support for Passenger, Beth Orton and The Maccabees he “remains grounded” and lets his “ballads do the talking”.

Click here to hear his Argus Download of the Week, The Grit that Makes the Pearl.

He will be performing a headline set at Trading Boundaries in Sheffield Green near Uckfield on March 14.