Last October, I ran one of the most popular features ever on This Must Be Pop (mainly thanks to A&R scouts frantically refreshing the page), Unsigned Month. Every weekday I posted a new unsigned UK pop act that I felt needed more recognition, and it ended with a vote, which was won by indie-poppers Bluebell.… Continue reading Unsigned Month: One Year On
Tag: Rainy Milo
The Great Escape 2013: Day 3
The final day of The Great Escape Festival was all about the pop girls, as I got the chance to see some of the exciting new female artists I have featured in Future Pop live for the first time. I only attended two seminars on Saturday but both were interesting. The first was about music… Continue reading The Great Escape 2013: Day 3
Future Pop stars at The Great Escape
I’m headed to the Great Escape festival in Brighton next month and the full line-up has just been confirmed. I was excited to see so many Future Pop artists included, so here’s my countdown of the top 10 Future Pop featured acts to see at The Great Escape. Click their names to read more about… Continue reading Future Pop stars at The Great Escape
Future Stars: Last Night In Paris (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The London-based music and art collective Last Night In Paris first came to my attention in 2011 when member Rainy Milo hit the blog scene with 'Bout You. Since then they've put songs by other members online, but none had quite the same effect.… Continue reading Future Stars: Last Night In Paris (Unsigned)
The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2013
We all know that music success is really impossible to predict, but it’s fun to try. Last year I did pretty well, with artists including Little Mix, Rita Ora, Jake Bugg and Azealia Banks on my list. Ariana Grande hasn’t quite taken her place as the next Miley Cyrus yet, but maybe 2013 is her… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2013
Unsigned Month: Introducing Rainy Milo
For the past few months Rainy Milo has been a blog darling, but her new EP Limey marks a change in sound that should put her name on the lips of even the most casual music fans. The aspirational yet intimidating coolness of previous songs has been replaced with an enchanting vocal warmth and lyrical… Continue reading Unsigned Month: Introducing Rainy Milo
Future Stars: Rainy Milo (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rainy Milo‘s parents must have known they’d given birth to a pop star when they gave her that brilliant name, and they were right. Rainy is 16, a student of the Brit School and member of young urban music collective Last Night In Paris.… Continue reading Future Stars: Rainy Milo (Unsigned)