Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This might not be the most poptastic tune, but I had to share it as the song and video are so charming and uplifting. The Musical Slave is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, Kristin Vollset, who moved to Dublin a few years ago. By chance, she… Continue reading Song of the Week: The Musical Slave – No Plan
Month: January 2017
Future Hits: Bask in the glory of all our problems
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles in the UK. Tracklisting: Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa – Scared To Be Lonely James Blunt – Love Me Better Major Lazer ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj – Run Up Julia… Continue reading Future Hits: Bask in the glory of all our problems
Future Stars: Stefflon Don (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Stefflon Don was one of the three artists (along with AJ Tracey and Tom Grennan) on the BBC Sound of 2017 longlist that I wasn’t already familiar with. After a quick look, that won’t be changing with AJ or Tom, but Stefflon Don definitely… Continue reading Future Stars: Stefflon Don (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Yebba (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Yebba is the artist name of Abbey Smith, a talented 22-year-old singer from Arkansas, who is rising to fame thanks to collaborations and shoutouts from big stars. Her controlled, smooth and powerful vocals make her a singer’s singer, like Tori Kelly and Andra Day,… Continue reading Future Stars: Yebba (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: Dusky Grey – Told Me
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s always a delight to find that a new track I’ve discovered on Spotify is actually by a British act. Currently sitting atop the very diversely international New Pop Revolution playlist is Dusky Grey, aka Gethin Williams and Catrin Hopkins, two 19-year-old singers from… Continue reading Song of the Week: Dusky Grey – Told Me
Future Hits: We’re too busy making hurricanes
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles in the UK. Tracklisting: Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee Tinie Tempah ft. Tinashe – Text From Your Ex The Chainsmokers – Paris Noah Cyrus ft. Labrinth –… Continue reading Future Hits: We’re too busy making hurricanes
Future Stars: Hare Squead (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The Irish had a strong showing at Eurosonic, thanks to acts such as Áine Cahill and Brian Deady, but one group you’d never guess were from Dublin, until you heard their accents, is Hare Squead. The strangely-named trio (it’s a spoonerism of “Square Head”,… Continue reading Future Stars: Hare Squead (Columbia)
Future Stars: Alma (Virgin EMI)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I loved Alma’s single Dye My Hair from first listen, but I was confused as to why it was getting a push in the UK, when so many Scandi artists with bigger followings and more local success don’t. It all made much more sense… Continue reading Future Stars: Alma (Virgin EMI)
3 things to love about Eurosonic and 1 thing that HAS to change
Earlier this month I headed over to Groningen, a small city in the Netherlands, for one of Europe’s biggest showcase festivals. Taking place in mid-January, Eurosonic Noorderslag is the first gig of the year for most of the artists and attendees, which means it sets the tone for the year ahead. It’s a chance for… Continue reading 3 things to love about Eurosonic and 1 thing that HAS to change
Song of the Week: Glowie – No More
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week I’m off to the Netherlands for Eurosonic festival, where artists from around Europe will be performing. As the first showcase festival of the year, this is their chance to get the attention of live agents, festival bookers and the media, in the… Continue reading Song of the Week: Glowie – No More