A great year for discovering new or emerging acts.
Head of the class:
Sampha:
ignored by the North American critics but rightly lorded in England where his outstanding debut, PROCESS, won the Mercury Prize. Now watch this star rise...The rest, in no particular order:
Brockhampton:
daring to release three (3) albums in one year gets you noticed and even they are brash frat guys, there's enough promise here to stay tuned.Priests:
as I stated last year, that voice is gorgeous.Algiers:
interesting proto-rock/funk hybrid going on here.Rapsody:
in light of Lauryn Hill constantly not showing up, I'm all for Rapsody to fill that spot.SZA:
when even the Grammys gets it right then you know the stars are aligning properly.Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever:
all EPs should be this strong and full of heavy rock grooves.SOHN:
chilled out music at its finest.Sundara Karma:
your average shitty US pop-rock band wishes it could rock so nicely.Billie Eilish:
nearly 16 and already she's putting the likes of Lana Del Rey to shame.
2 comments:
A good read. Very proud Sampha and SZA made the cut; their albums were great! The rest will have my ears and eyes and attention from now on.... :)
Thanks. Always happy to link people up with great music.
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