Wednesday, December 6, 2023

2023: THE BEST NEW/EMERGING ARTISTS…

 


 

Every year, one of the joys for any critic is discovering new artists creating magic or those already semi or fully established, finally trip into the source and find a successful code. Here are this year's outstanding batch:



Troye Sivan: 





finally pulled all his disparate urges, desires and dreams into one solid core. 










the rest (in no particular order):



Olivia Rodrigo:






 I still couldn’t name two songs on her debut but I sure can on this stellar sophomore. Rinsed through 90s teen angst rock, Rodrogo bleeds Gen X fantasy gore in every thrilling track. 



 

Caroline Polachek: 





been a long time coming and now a reality. 








 

Ryan Beatty: 





been aligned to Brockhampton and particularly Kevin Abstracy for some time but he struck gold solo this time. 







  

Liv. E: 





her experimental alternative music starting to take deep root. 







 

RAYE: 






this is the best revenge swing and let’s just give her applause. 

 





L’Rain: 







the groundswell of all the minute parts coming together for Taja Cheek this year has been so heartwarming. 





 

Bobbing: 






you are excused for not knowing who Robert Ross is but here at last is the breakthrough year. 





 

Victoria Monet: 






been around a long time writing/producing and bided her time to perfection and now everyone is rightfully talking about her including critics and the Grammys. 








Jim Legxacy: 







proves that the global influence and reach of hip/hop is still very much a thing.







Yaeji





all in her own very fascinating lane.

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