BBC sound of 2013 (Haim 1st)

[Black Dagger]

AlunaGeorge
A*M*E
Angel Haze
Arlissa
Chvrches
Haim
King Krule
Kodaline
Laura Mvula
Little Green Cars
Palma Violets
Peace
Savages
The Weeknd
Tom Odell


I like Little Green Cars, Peace, Palma Violets <3<3 and Haim

[Doogle]

Will give some a listen

Weird to think in a few months some of these names will be very well-known

[Black Dagger]

I am going to go with (not want but think)

Angel Haze
A.M.E
Aluna George
Tom Odell
Arlissa

for top 5.

[Doogle]

ANGEL HAZE :worship: Missed her

Not quite Azealia but I love

[Black Dagger]

'Arlissa's solo material is compared to Florence & The Machine'

OMG I NEED TO LOOK AT MORE OF HER STUFF <3.

[Mrluvaluva]

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:love:

[Shaun]

The Weeknd's been known since 2011 :suspect: silly BBC

[Black Dagger]

The Weeknd's been known since 2011 :suspect: silly BBC

I thought that, apart from the 3 critic choice picks, they were the only name I recognised.

[Marc]

Aluna :love:

[Z]

A*M*E's City Lights is a fun track, I've liked it for a while, the guy who produced it did All Fired Up by the Saturdays too.

Mutya Keisha Siobhan > all, though.

[Black Dagger]

Chvrches
Little Green Cars
Haim
Kodaline
Palma Violets

My top 5 now I've listened to all of em :worship:

[Mystic Mock]

'Arlissa's solo material is compared to Florence & The Machine'

OMG I NEED TO LOOK AT MORE OF HER STUFF <3.

Really? if so I will need to have a look at her songs aswell.:joker:

[Doogle]

Someone post a youtube video of every single person/group on the list please

[Black Dagger]

Really? if so I will need to have a look at her songs aswell.:joker:

On the BBC article it says that is who they are comparing her to, couldn't see much of her stuff on youtube though, so hopefully they will do a background on them all in the next week or so with some more of her stuff =).

[Black Dagger]

Someone post a youtube video of every single person/group on the list please

ngl, I was going to do that, but I was too lazy.

[King Gizzard]

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[Mrluvaluva]

AlunaGeorge

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A*M*E

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Angel Haze

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Arlissa

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Chvrches

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Haim

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King Krule

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Kodaline

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Laura Mvula

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Little Green Cars

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Palma Violets

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Peace

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Savages

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The Weeknd

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Tom Odell

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[Jords]

^^^

Thanks Luva!!!

[Jords]

Shall be giving them all a listen at some point, love this :D

[Brother Leon]

The Weeknd ftw. Although he's comfortably more known than the others already and he's been about for a couple years now..:suspect:

[Shaun]

based off those vids... King Krule, Haim, Angel Haze, Tom Odell, Laura Mvula and AME :love: [already love The Weeknd so ignoring him from this :p]

I like Churches' sound but are they supposed to be that boring in the live video? The crowd's practically comatose. They're also not terribly original. AlunaGeorge bore me. Kodaline's song is pretty but unremarkable. Little Green Cars song is okay. Palma Violets are your typical band the NME will go mental over for about 6 months and then, when the album is released and inevitably just average, be uncool before you can say "oh Rihanna has a new album out".

might grow to like savages and peace

[Mrluvaluva]

I quite like the Savages track. I listened to "Flying to Berlin" also but I wasn't as impressed with that.

[King Gizzard]

Listened to Savages on Jools and they were just noise..and that is something coming from a fan of metal/heavy rock

[Doogle]

mrluvaluva :worship:

[LemonJam]

****ing love King Krule and he deserves this. He hasn't really released much this year [2 songs as far as I'm aware] but I don't even care, his stuff prior is fantastic:

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[King Gizzard]

can remember you played him in the music sharing game now actually, thought I'd heard of him before

[Harry!]

Love A*M*E she performed Play The Game Boy on FD and she was great!

[Marc]

Just heard Laura Mvula on the radio. Stunning

[Black Dagger]

Love A*M*E she performed Play The Game Boy on FD and she was great!

I like her as well actually, hope Play The Game Boy is a hit in 2013. <3

[Loukas]

AlunaGeorge
A*M*E
Angel Haze
The Weeknd

:love:

[Jarrod]

A*M*E is totally amazing :amazed: I've seen her live supporting Olly Murs and Pixie Lott.

[Doogle]

Okay I'm listening now, in order.

Going to update this post with my opinions on each one.

AlunaGeorge: I didn't like Analyser at all, had to stop listening after 1 minute. You Know You Like It is a jam though :love: Will be playing it a lot. Their other song is good too. I'm going to listen out for them.
A*M*E: I think I'll like her, but Play The Game Boy is more annoying than catchy on first listen. Sounds like a grower though.
Angel Haze: Amazing, bought her EP the other day after Scott told me about her. Hope she does well.
Arlissa: I love her voice, might be my favourite so far.
Chvrches: Nice enough. Tiny bit dull.
Haim: Really boring. The EP ended and I hadn't even realised I'd been listening to them.
King Krule: The re-master of Angel Haze's song was good, didn't realise it was him. I like the sound of his stuff too.
Kodaline: Really nice song but it sounds like 829328 other things and I will never listen to it again ever, felt like 20 minutes.

[Jords]

AlunaGeorge
Boring but I do like "Analyser" after finding it highly annoying on first listen.

A*M*E
"Play the Game Boy" has a catchy chorus, bit of a jam in a club, however dont think Id have much interest in an album though.

Angel Haze
Great rapper! "New York" has a crazy cool beat, a def favourite.

Arlissa
zzz

Chvrches
Love their electro sound!! Gonna be downloading some of their stuff for sure.

Haim
Known these for a while, their music is nice.

King Krule
Dont understand the hype actually. Quite dull and long-winded.

Kodaline
"All I Want" is lovely.

Laura Mvula
I was prepared to not like this one for some reason. I think because I compared her as an 'Emeli'. Shes got an interesting style. Im intrigued.

Little Green Cars
I think theyll grow on people the more they get heard.

Palma Violets
Ok.

Peace
Like them a lot, "Ocean's Eye" got me hooked.

Savages
Bit annoying.

The Weeknd
Overrated? Thats what comes to mind anyway. Music sounds alright but thats about it. [Ellie's version of High For This >>>]

Tom Odell
Hopefully a successful male soloist, enjoyed listening to him. Interesting tone to his voice.


Best: Chvrches, Peace, Angel Haze, Tom Odell, Laura Mvula

Worst: Arlissa, Savages, King Krule

[Black Dagger]

5. CHVRCHES
A hard vein of electro runs through this band's sweet and yearning synth-pop.

Based in Glasgow
Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry and Martin Doherty are CHVRCHES - all caps a must. If the Glasgow trio's moniker isn't the most conveniently pronounceable name of recent tipster times, that's just another reason to let their music do the talking.
They've experience in their ranks - Doherty toured the world with The Twilight Sad, and Cook was formerly a member of Aereogramme. Both acts attracted admirable fanbases; but fans should expect something entirely new when approaching the music of CHVRCHES, more likely to channel Prince than post-rock pyrotechnics.
This is electro-pop that shimmers only when the tears are washed from its speaker cones. Debut single The Mother We Share rightly caused something of a stir with its accessible yet ambitious synth angles, positioned somewhere between Robyn and The Knife. Undeniably sad but also euphoric, it's a captivating calling card that sets them apart in 2013.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/chvrches

Great stuff, they were one of my top 5 <3

[Black Dagger]

4. Laura Mvula
Impeccably arranged and beatifully sung, Mvula's storytelling impresses.

Based in Birmingham
Age 26
Neither the domestic nor international music scenes are desperately crying out for more female solo artists; it's a tremendously crowded market. But in Laura Mvula there's talent to suggest that the adage of room for one more may ring true.
I'm the geeky kid of RnB
Mvula
As a priority act for her label, RCA, in 2013, Birmingham singer Mvula is being groomed for greatness - and her She EP of November 2012 made waves sizeable enough for many a critic to not only take notice, but instantly mark her as a tip for the next 12 months.
"Like hearing Billie Holiday with The Beach Boys," is how Guardian and BBC Music writer Paul Lester summarised her sound. Strong praise - but Mvula's not letting it go to her head. "I'm the geeky kid of RnB," she told The Observer, feet grounded. Yet in her songs are whispers of Winehouse-style magic. She just might put a spell on you…

Wasn't a huge fan of Laura, but she's got a nice sound.

Hopefully Little Green Cars are in the top 3, but they seem to be fodder to fill up the top 15.

[Doogle]

Laura Mvula :worship:

[Shaun]

churches top five? utterly derivative nonsense

[Black Dagger]

I wonder if Tom Odell will be the 3rd person to do the double? BBC sound of and Critics Choice.

I am still expecting Angel Haze and The Weeknd to be top 3.

[Shaun]

it'll be AlunaGeorge, The Weeknd and Tom Odell.

[Shaun]

probably in that order

[Shaun]

third to first that is

[Doogle]

I wish these artists were more interesting. Most of them had nice music but it stopped there :(

[Jords]

CHVRCHES :love:

PEACE plz

[Black Dagger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20866923

Angel Haze comes 3rd. Right top 2 will be The Weeknd and Tom Odell or AlunaGeorge

Nice to see she's a big fan of indie rock music.

[Shaun]

I doubt she'll have any commercial success, but she should be interesting to watch.

[Jords]

Angel :worship:

Great 3 so far, Peace and somebody now. Id say Tom but Im already bored of him lol, well, Another Love

[Doogle]

AlunaGeorge and The Weeknd please

[Black Dagger]

Tom is already Critics Choice, he dun need this as well, give it to Little Green Cars, hehe.

[Brother Leon]

Don't think Weekend will be in the top 2 tbh. Then again, him not being in the top 4 at all would be ridic, so he might be. It's weird as he's already comfortably bigger than the others. Dunno why he's nominated :laugh:

[Black Dagger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20753996

Aluna take 2nd.

Yeah, can't see past a Tom win here.

[Marc]

Aluna :love:

[Black Dagger]

Poor George :sad:

[LemonJam]

Really? I find AlunaGeorge kindof... dull? Don't get the love for them.

I wouldn't be horrified with a Tom Odell win but I'm not really a fan of his music.

[Jords]

Dont get the love for AlunaGeorge either :S

[Mrluvaluva]

I bet you Savages get it. :idc:

[Shaun]

AlunaGeorge are tedious.

[Black Dagger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20900614

Wasn't expecting them to win at all, can't see them being the most successful, Little Boots year all over again :tongue:

[Shaun]

... :crazy:

[Tom4784]

Hyuna was robbed tbf.

[Niall]

I didn't expect them to win, I'm quite pleased. :amazed:

[Samuel.]

So what's the point of BBC Sound of? Surely they know Weeknd will be the most successful out of any of those, even if it's because he's already an established artist.

[LemonJam]

Unexpected. They're quite alright though so I'm not disappointed :spin:

[Jords]

Nice little shock :bigsmile:

Ive known them for a while now.

[Shaun]

So what's the point of BBC Sound of? Surely they know Weeknd will be the most successful out of any of those, even if it's because he's already an established artist.

the BBC only ever hype up British acts, it's quite sad and ignorant really. See: Little Boots winning over Lady GaGa.

[Black Dagger]

But Haim are American :tongue:

[Shaun]

.... :suspect:

okay i can't explain it then

[Brother Leon]

Weeknd not even in the top 4? :suspect:. He's already bigger and will be more successfull than the others either way :laugh:

[Gav H.]

Haim are decent winners, but I would have preferred AlunaGeorge, or Palma Violets who were totally snubbed, weirdly. That list feels so dated anyway, most of the acts have been banging around for quite a while now anyway.

[King Gizzard]

Congrats to him I guess

http://uploadscdn.sportnetwork.net/upload/379/EMP-5007004.jpg

[Shaun]

death to palma violets and their 2001 sound

[King Gizzard]

basically a cheap Libertines knock off mixed with the annoyingness of the Vaccines

[King Gizzard]

Just looking back at previous winners

Mika in 2007 :joker::joker:

[King Gizzard]

50 cent in 2003

[King Gizzard]

The list of people 50 cent beat http://www.audi-tt.ru/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/facepalm.gif

1. 50 Cent
2. Electric Six
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. The Thrills
5. Dizzee Rascal
6. Interpol
7. Audio Bullys
8. Mario
9. The Datsuns
10. Sean Paul

[Black Dagger]

Interpol were robbed that year!

[Brother Leon]

50 went on to easily have a better career than all those peeps. Don't see the problem.

[Shaun]

50 was a fair choice based on his success, but obviously the YYYs were leagues ahead.