As well as the new discoveries, I also saw some of my favourite Future Pop stars at The Great Escape. Here is a playlist of the top 10 best performers I saw at the festival this year… [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Quf9t5tgKN7eSYpFxPwZ_] 1. Aurora 2. Delta Rae 3. Shamir 4. Al Bairre 5. Susanne Sundfør 6. Ekkah 7. Tobias… Continue reading The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015
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The Great Escape 2015: 10 Future Stars to see at TGE
This week is one of my favourite weeks of the year, as it’s The Great Escape in Brighton. It’s a chance to see the most hotly-tipped new artists in small venues before they get big. Over the years I’ve seen some (Iggy Azalea, Years & Years, Haim, Chvrches, Madeon, Marina & the Diamonds etc) who… Continue reading The Great Escape 2015: 10 Future Stars to see at TGE
The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2014 – Part 2
Let me know what you think of my choices in the comments box below, or tweet me @Poptastic. The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2014 Shamir – On The Regular Released: 29th October (USA) Writers: Unknown Trivia: On The Regular provides my favourite music video and lyrics of 2014. The rest of Shamir’s music is… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2014 – Part 2
Future Stars: Shamir (XL Recordings)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I had Shamir Bailey down as a pretentious electro artist aimed at indie bores, but after watching his new video for On The Regular I realise that he can be, and obviously wants to be, so much more than that. The 20-year-old rapper/singer from Las… Continue reading Future Stars: Shamir (XL Recordings)