'Trampoline' rapper Tinie Tempah has shared his opinion on why he believes the much expected 'year of the guitar band' never happened in 2013, despite an influx of brilliant new indie bands.

At the start of 2013, attention turned to the likes of Peace and Palma Violets as two of the potential biggest bands in the UK over the coming 12 months. Instead, rap and dance music has still dominated sales and playlists across the UK. This comes as no surprise to Tinie Tempah, however, who foresees a return to a more band-orientated sound in the mainstream, but not for some years.

"I just think that hasn't happened because this generation still love rap and dance music the most," he tells Gigwise. "Maybe in a few years it will change, slowly but surely I see a few bands creeping in which, I think is great. People grow up with a new set of bands that they listen to and buy into, and that's just how it goes."

He also adds that the youngsters that grew up listening to his music, and the likes of Dizzee Rascal as young teenagers, are still the ones buying music, and as such, are the ones who influence trends, and of course, the charts.

"When UK rap exploded a few years ago, what people don't realise is there was a generation of 12, 13, 14 year olds that grew up and all they'd ever known was Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah," he adds. "I've been making music from about 2006 and I ended up getting my record deal in 2009. All of those teenagers who had heard of me then, releasing 'Pass Out' five years later, were 19 and20 and they are the people who are buying music."

See Tinie Tempah discuss rap, dance and the potential for a return of the guitar band above.