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BBC Sound of 2014
The website is up http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ky6g6 so It's soon gonna be that time of year again when the great and the good tell us what we'll all be listening to in the year ahead. I'm sure HAIM haven't been off your gramophone this year, huh?
If The Independent is to be believed Sam Smith, Ella Eyre and Royal Blood should feature, but what do DS users think will end up on the list? Who are your tips for the top?
The top three newcomers I've enjoyed most this year who may trouble the list would be:
Radkey: Some punky metal grungey hardcore for you. Hard to believe they're still in their teens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5K0ZOH-koY
The Orwells: More youngsters from the States here with their brand of garage rock: On my 'to do' list, live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjWPUR1STOc
Findlay: Really enjoyed her/their brand of pop-rock-blues this year; gonna see them on Tuesday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSt_GZuGxP0
What say you, DS?
If The Independent is to be believed Sam Smith, Ella Eyre and Royal Blood should feature, but what do DS users think will end up on the list? Who are your tips for the top?
The top three newcomers I've enjoyed most this year who may trouble the list would be:
Radkey: Some punky metal grungey hardcore for you. Hard to believe they're still in their teens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5K0ZOH-koY
The Orwells: More youngsters from the States here with their brand of garage rock: On my 'to do' list, live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjWPUR1STOc
Findlay: Really enjoyed her/their brand of pop-rock-blues this year; gonna see them on Tuesday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSt_GZuGxP0
What say you, DS?
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She is heavily tipped for great things. There is no music website i go where people are raving about her. Her material so far is brill.
I also watched them live twice this year and may possibly see them again this month, if not I'm sure I'll see them in 2014.
I did also go to a couple of their gigs in 2012 so didn't need the BBC to tell me how good they were!
MØ
FKA Twigs
Banks
Wolf Alice
Circa Waves
Marika Hackman
Chloe Howl
Say Lou Lou
Honeyblood
I reckon at least two of those will make the list:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXICXbzDOZk
all about she
Ry X
Chloe Howl
Florrie
Vance Joy
Not sure. 2013 rules - assume they are the same this year - also say: "They must not already be famous i.e. generally known by the UK public, (e.g. member of a hit band going solo)."
Good shout. Berlin is one of my tunes of the year.
Oh, the list is revealed at midnight, apparently.
I did read an article the other day where it said the record labels are looking for young male acoustic singer-songwriter types because of the success of Ben Howard and Jake Bugg. The artists mentioned were Lewis Watson (meh), Hudson Taylor (meh) and Luke Sital-Singh (better) so one of them could be on the list.
BANKS
Chance The Rapper
Chloe Howl
Ella Eyre
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Jungle
Kelela
Luke Sital-Singh
MNEK
Nick Mulvey
Royal Blood
Sam Smith
Sampha
Say Lou Lou
Especially as those "tastemakers" will have absolutely no concept or idea of the genres I like, so the best of those bands will never make the list no matter how good they are.
Aye I have to say, referring to the pundits who came up with this list as "tastemakers" did strike me as being particularly ludicrous.
But I'll give this lot a listen anyway, there's some acts in here I'm not familiar with and I've no problem with using things like this as a way of discovering interesting music that might otherwise have passed me by.
BBC Sound of 2014 Longlist (with artist previews)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nsQl2rhjnZg
I have no problem with listening to music other people have heard and recommend.
I just find the whole concept of a person being called a "tastemaker" staggeringly pretentious. :rolleyes:
Also bit disappointed that there are not many bands in the longlist but still not a bad list.
There are some promising artists on the list but I always think an album is the true test and a better way of judging them. I like the sound of Jungle but judging by their soundcloud page their songs could be a bit samey. The kid dancing in their video is great though .
I think thats the best way to look at it & use it give a listen and see if anyone like that may have past you by otherwise