by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Australian falsetto crooner discovers commercial value in aching sadness and wintry desolation. Hometown: Los Angeles. The lineup: Ry Cuming (vocals, music). The background: If you were wondering who the desolate-sounding singer with the Bon Iver-ish falsetto was on...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
They’re signed to Julian Casablancas’ label, they’re on tour with Albert Hammond Jr, and they sound like an ’80s synth-rock Strokes. Hometown: Mexico City. The lineup: Diego Solorzano, Rodrigo Blanco and Andres Velasco. The background: Rey Pila...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Ex-Kid British boy wonder turned solo hybrid of the Streets and Blur. Hometown: Manchester. The lineup: Adio Marchant (vocals, music). The background: You could call it a case of every dog having his day, or simply just reward for (dogged) persistence, but anyway,...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Hometown: London. The lineup: Rebekah Raa (vocals), Nic Nell (music). The background: This year’s BBC Sound Of… poll has had the usual mixed reaction. We think it’s a pretty strong lineup, even if just on the basis of FKA Twigs and Kelela, but...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
He’s the new piano man with the husky voice whose stark confessionals have made him the go-to balladeer for hip hoppers and dubsteppers. Hometown: Morden, South London. The lineup: Sampha Sisay (music, production). The background: Sampha first made a cameo in...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Buzzworthy Brightonians channelling Zep and Pixies using the tried-and-tested two-piece format. Hometown: Brighton. The lineup: Mike Kerr (vocals, bass), Ben Thatcher (drums). The background: Although Drenge, Southern, Ruen Brothers and now Royal Blood have their own...
