Saturday, December 6, 2014

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 10 Hottest Newcomers in 2014

It was Rosie Lowe, Sísý Ey, Jungle, Poisonous Relationship, Germans, Easter, Lulu James, Dornik, Cinema and FKA Twigs this time last year when I was cherry-picking the most breakthrough new acts in 2013. Here are the most interesting newcomers I was lucky to discover throughout 2014:

10. Oceaán

FROM: Manchester, UK
LABEL: Chess Club
KEY TRACK: "To Lose"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



9. We Are Shining

FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Marathon Artists
KEY TRACK: "Hot Love" - feat. ESKA
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



8. Ibeyi

FROM: Paris, France
LABEL: XL Recordings
KEY TRACK: "River"
FACEBOOK PAGE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE



7. Shura

FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Bsessi Limited
KEY TRACK: "Indecision"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



6. Yumi Zouma

FROM: Auckland, New Zealand
LABEL: Cascine
KEY TRACK: "Sålka Gets Her Hopes Up"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



5. GL

FROM: Melbourne, Australia
LABEL: Plastic World
KEY TRACK: "Take Me Back"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



4. Nao

FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Little Tokyo Recordings
KEY TRACK: "So Good" - feat. A.K. Paul
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



3. JUCE!

FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Island Records
KEY TRACK: "(H)ours"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



2. Zhala

FROM: Stockholm, Sweden
LABEL: Konichiwa Records
KEY TRACK: "I’m in Love"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD



1. Shamir

FROM: Las Vegas, USA
LABEL: Godmode
KEY TRACKS: "On The Regular" + "If It Wasn't True"
FACEBOOK PAGE
SOUNDCLOUD