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Post by ManicKangaroo on Dec 11, 2018 1:51:19 GMT 1
Flamenco singer Rosalía, R&B star Ella Mai and pop artist King Princess are among the rising stars who have made it onto the BBC's Sound of 2019 longlist.
Now in its 17th year, the list showcases 2019's hottest new artists. Past winners includes Adele, Sam Smith, Years & Years and Sigrid.
This year's selection focuses on solo acts, with only one band in the top 10.
It was voted for by 136 critics, broadcasters and DJs, including former nominees Ellie Goulding and Stormzy.
For the first time, the list includes an artist who performs in Spanish.
Catalan singer Rosalía has struck gold by fusing flamenco rhythms with the aesthetics of trap and hip-hop, and recently won two Latin Grammys for her breakout hit Malamente.
Signed to Sony, she is being promoted as a mainstream act in the UK, rather than being relegated to the ghetto of "world music" - a sure sign of Latin pop's increasing significance.
BBC SOUND OF 2019
Grace Carter Searingly personal, piano-led pop
Flohio Raw, punchy, poetic rap
Dermot Kennedy Folk roots with a hip-hop influence
King Princess Queer pop queen-in-waiting
Mahalia Casual, effortless soul anthems
Ella Mai Platinum-certified retro R&B
Octavian Genre-defying London MC
Rosalía Catalan star who's revitalising flamenco
Sea Girls Fired-up indie anthems
Slowthai Truth-telling outsider rap
Also among the nominees is France-born, London-based rapper Octavian, whose minimal, spacious mixtapes have marked him out as one of the UK's most intriguing talents.
His breakout song Party Here even earned a co-sign from Drake - although the 22-year-old was quick to assert his independence. "It proves that it's all possible, but I don't want anything more from him," he told Pitchfork earlier this year.
The resurgence in soul is reflected by Mahalia and Ella Mai. The latter is already a breakout star in the US, where her sumptuous single Boo'd Up topped the R&B charts over the summer.
It also and earned her two Grammy nominations on Friday, including one in the prestigious song of the year category.
The list also includes Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy, whose expressive voice and heart-wrenching ballads have earned comparisons to Damien Rice and Rag N' Bone Man; and the absurdly catchy indie band Sea Girls.
US singer King Princess has been branded "an icon for the next generation of queer youth" for her refreshingly honest, lyrically-led pop songs, while soulful singer-songwriter Grace Carter has just finished her first UK headline tour.
Two UK rappers complete the 10-strong list - Flohio from south London and Slowthai from Northampton.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac said the list was "filled with incredibly talented people and is a real reflection of where music is heading in 2019".
She added: "So many of the artists are truly innovating in their fields. It's exciting to champion new music across the BBC and share these artists with the audience."
Last year's winner Sigrid said topping the list "helped me so much with reaching a new audience and giving my music some extra exposure on the radio".
This year's top five will be revealed in January on Radio 1 and BBC News, with one artist announced each day from Monday, 7 January. The winner will be revealed on Friday 11 January.
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 11, 2018 7:57:07 GMT 1
Sea Girls are the best for me but its quite scary thst we have a new generation forming bands influenced by The Killers. The 00s revival starts here.
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Post by Mic1812 on Dec 11, 2018 12:18:46 GMT 1
I only know of Ella Mai on that list.
And she got booted off at bootcamp on x factor a few years back.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 11, 2018 12:34:01 GMT 1
Usual nonsense by the BBC
During the 8 months of 2018 when I was still properly discovering new music, the Tailormade were clearly the best newcomer British act.
But the BBC would ignore them because no matter how good their music might be, they weren't on a stupid list made last year, and probably weren't on a big enough label for them either.
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 11, 2018 13:53:32 GMT 1
Usual nonsense by the BBC During the 8 months of 2018 when I was still properly discovering new music, the Tailormade were clearly the best newcomer British act. But the BBC would ignore them because no matter how good their music might be, they weren't on a stupid list made last year, and probably weren't on a big enough label for them either. So is your chart dead now? The Tailormade have been played on Radio 1 a bit since there was only one vaguely indie act on this list, they would have had no chance anyway. Out of all the bands I know this year who haven't had an album yet Sea Girls did probably have been my choice anyway. Btw I think you would like Dermot Kennedy. He's folk pop. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Dec 11, 2018 14:52:17 GMT 1
RAZZLE DAZZLE'S SOUND OF 2019
Only Sun
Pretty Vicious
FREAK
Jade Bird
The Pale White
The Dunts
Wulfman Fury
Parliamo
Calva Louise
GRDNS
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 11, 2018 15:09:17 GMT 1
Yes no Jade Bird is surprising
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 12, 2018 10:12:00 GMT 1
I have continued to make weekly playlist - well unfiltered ones - so the plan is to have a whole year of catch-up.
Obviously if Sea Girls turn up and have videos from their songs they'll be considered on merit as with any other artist.
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 12, 2018 10:59:39 GMT 1
I have continued to make weekly playlist - well unfiltered ones - so the plan is to have a whole year of catch-up. Obviously if Sea Girls turn up and have videos from their songs they'll be considered on merit as with any other artist. Their last two singles both have videos Thats a good but also crazy plan but you will get songs by acts that release their videos 2 or 3 months after the track goes to Spotify, you missed all of those before as they spread it out to keep the hype alive. Sea Girls had almost left my chart by the time this video came out. |
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 12, 2018 11:24:46 GMT 1
They stay on the search list for videos for about 7 weeks.
And then it needs to be the first search result. I could improve the program but haven't yet done so.
So I may well have missed them if the track came out 2-3 months on Spotify then fell off the end of the list before the video appeared.
I used to catch some through imvdb but that was limited in the number of new videos that got returned. There is a means of getting a list of new songs on Spotify, and then the can be checked on youtube. There isn't a method I know that works in reverse, i.e. getting new official videos on youtube with proper metadata i.e. artist name and title, and then checking back to get the Spotify link.
Artists want to get their music heard and discovered but make it difficult for themselves, and it doesn't help that youtube isn't a proper music video channel: Vevo isn't really a video channel at all.
(A proper music video channel would only show formal music videos by the artists and would have proper tagging of who the artist is and what the title is, and featured artists should be part of the artist not the title too in my opinion).
If someone is willing to provide a service that makes a fairly comprehensive list of these together with the genre of the artist, it would be very useful. A Spotify link to go with it would be great.
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Post by Paul on Dec 13, 2018 7:36:34 GMT 1
I saw Sea Girls supported by the Pale White earlier this year. Both very good, but I’d have said the Pale White were more worthy of a spot on this list
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 13, 2018 21:53:25 GMT 1
This would be my Sound Of 2019 Sea Girls Sam Fender Jade Bird Stereo Honey Cleopatrick Ten Tonnes Zuzu whenyoung Dylan Cartlidge Yonaka not very diverse I know  |
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Post by Mart!n on Jan 7, 2019 12:08:35 GMT 1
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Post by harperkoma on Jan 7, 2019 18:00:38 GMT 1
Btw, Jade Bird and Sam Fender were longlisted for Sound of 2018, that's why R1 didn't include them this year.
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Post by Mart!n on Jan 8, 2019 10:07:33 GMT 1
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Post by Mart!n on Jan 9, 2019 10:26:36 GMT 1
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Post by vastar iner on Jan 9, 2019 22:56:14 GMT 1
She sounds like she's imitating a vocoder. There's nothing interesting there at all.
Slowthai actually does sound interesting, although it's not my thing.
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Post by Mart!n on Jan 10, 2019 10:17:09 GMT 1
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 10, 2019 11:47:27 GMT 1
She is the best so far but it's a pretty poor shortlist so far.
Radio 1 are really pushing a return for rock in 2019. Will they put their money where their mouths are and make Sea Girls win???
I doubt it, I feel it will be Octavian.
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Post by vastar iner on Jan 10, 2019 21:36:47 GMT 1
Someone should mash up "Love And Pride" and "Say I'm Your Number One". That would be better.
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