Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. After selling 100,000 singles in the US, electro-pop duo Cherub have signed to Columbia for the release of their forthcoming second album, Year of the Caprese. The band is made up of Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, who surprisingly (considering their sound) hail from… Continue reading Future Stars: Cherub (Columbia)
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Nico & Vinz (Warner Bros)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last year a duo of Norwegian singer/songwriters called Envy had a big hit in Scandinavia with Am I Wrong, a pop song with a strong African feel. A few weeks ago I was confused to find the same song rising up the international Shazam… Continue reading Future Stars: Nico & Vinz (Warner Bros)
Future Hits: Because I’m Happyyyy
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five uplifting new singles that I think could be big hits. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_4bnWsf_3o7xzFLxItnFHV] Tracklisting: Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down Clean Bandit ft. Sharna Bass – Extraordinary Disco Mystery – No Price Shift K3Y – Touch… Continue reading Future Hits: Because I’m Happyyyy
Future Stars: Josh Record (Virgin)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The theme of this week’s Future Pop seems to be “boring bloke makes surprisingly good song,” as Josh Record is another artist who has caught me off guard recently. I usually turn off the radio when his music is played, and purposefully avoided his… Continue reading Future Stars: Josh Record (Virgin)
Future Stars: Nick Mulvey (Fiction)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Nick Mulvey is an indie-folk artist who has been around for a few years, but has finally started to get recognition over the past few months. His music’s generally a bit dreary for my tastes, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed… Continue reading Future Stars: Nick Mulvey (Fiction)
Future Stars: Raury (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 17-year-old U.S. singer Raury could be the next big teen star, but he’s certainly not the next Justin Bieber. I can see him following in the footsteps of his idol Kanye West instead, creating distinct, impactful and controversial music and visuals. In his powerful… Continue reading Future Stars: Raury (Unsigned)
Future Hits: British Boys
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new singles by British male artists that I think could be big hits. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_j7wnEmq9VmvT5jbS04n-j] Tracklisting: Sigma – Nobody To Love Calvin Harris – Summer Tourist ft. Will Heard – I Can’t Keep Up Sam Smith – Stay With… Continue reading Future Hits: British Boys
Future Stars: Ben Khan (Dirty Hit)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m starting to think indie-electro could be the landfill indie of the 2010s, as the most excruciatingly dull examples seem to be earning recognition and praise. I can’t believe that these artists will appeal to anyone other than production geeks and pretentious posers, but… Continue reading Future Stars: Ben Khan (Dirty Hit)
Future Stars: Mr. Probz (Sony Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Mr. Probz is 29-year-old Dutch singer/songwriter/rapper Dennis Princewell Stehr. Many of his tracks reference the shooting he survived in 2010, and his breakthrough hit is typically sombre. He is currently enjoying success across Europe and starting to create a buzz in the UK with Waves.… Continue reading Future Stars: Mr. Probz (Sony Music)
Future Stars: Royal Teeth (Dangerbird Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Whenever Royal Blood or The Royal Concept are mentioned I always think “that’s the band who did that brilliant song Wild,” but it’s not… then one day I was watching American Idol and the actual Royal Teeth turned up! They were invited by Harry… Continue reading Future Stars: Royal Teeth (Dangerbird Records)