Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Just like indie-R&B, the female rapper trend is also missing a British representative. That role should rightfully go to the brilliant Lady Leshurr, who is the highlight of every track she features on, such as Boring Bitches and Blazin'. However, her ascent has been… Continue reading Future Stars: Lady Leshurr (Unsigned)
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Joel Compass (Outsiders/Polydor)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The trend for sparse, intricate indie-R&B has certainly spread to the UK but no British artists have yet made their mark on the genre. 19-year-old Joel Compass is the first strong contender, named "the UK Weeknd" by The Guardian. He's already well respected for… Continue reading Future Stars: Joel Compass (Outsiders/Polydor)
Future Stars: Capital Cities (Capitol/Universal)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Capital Cities have enjoyed success in their native America with hit single Safe and Sound, but new release Farrah Fawcett Hair is way more interesting to me. "Quirky" is an understatement when describing this song. It's a self-referential musical collage of spoken word sound… Continue reading Future Stars: Capital Cities (Capitol/Universal)
Future Hits: Genre Mash
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My top tips for future hits this week are five collaborations by artists from different genres, combining to make a fresh new sound. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9xN1uOGGzOGwVxCcbOHxco] Tracklisting: Martin Solveig & The Cataracs ft. Kyle – Hey Now Lawson ft. B.o.B – Brokenhearted Professor Green ft. Miles… Continue reading Future Hits: Genre Mash
Future Stars: Kilo Kish (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Pretty 23-year-old Lakisha Robinson, better known as Kilo Kish, is part of a trendy Brooklyn art scene and she's also a big deal on Tumblr. She looks like Little Nikki's older sister (Big Nikki?), but has a more subtle poppy trip-hop sound. She recently… Continue reading Future Stars: Kilo Kish (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Hot Natured (FFRR/Warner Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Despite the presence of Ali Love, I wasn't interested in Hot Natured until Vice described them as "house music's Boyzone." I presume they meant it as an insult, but it inspired me to finally give Hot Natured a listen. They are part of the… Continue reading Future Stars: Hot Natured (FFRR/Warner Music)
Future Stars: Findlay (Polydor)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Natalie Findlay was one of my favourite performers from last month's Great Escape festival, a rock-pop chick with real attitude and stage presence. She is the lead singer of Manchester band Findlay, who released their infectious, incestuous first single Your Sister last August and… Continue reading Future Stars: Findlay (Polydor)
Future Hits: British Boys
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist is all about the British boys. Watch out for these new singles featuring heavily in the charts this summer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9P_5CoIIEf8ZVv_RFmHphA] Tracklisting: John Newman – Love Me Again Dizzee Rascal ft. Robbie Williams – Goin Crazy Union J – Carry… Continue reading Future Hits: British Boys
Future Stars: London Grammar (Metal & Dust Recordings)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. London Grammar are one of the most talked-about new indie acts of the moment, with many comparisons to The XX. Like The XX, they do little for me. Pleasant but irrelevant. I do like lead singer Hannah's lovely, versatile voice, which reminds me of… Continue reading Future Stars: London Grammar (Metal & Dust Recordings)
Future Stars: RaeLynn (Big Machine/ Universal Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. RaeLynn was one of my favourite contestants on series two of The Voice U.S. – as a cute, fun and talented 17-year-old she had true pop star potential. She's a country-pop crossover artist, and following her unreasonably early elimination she was signed to a… Continue reading Future Stars: RaeLynn (Big Machine/ Universal Republic)