I am renowned in the Syllabus office for having pretty bad taste in music. I don’t think it’s bad, other people do. I just like a good pop tune. What’s wrong with that?
So with this in mind, for my first blog, I thought I would spend a little time recommending some of my favourite new artists of the moment, that aren’t as cheesy as I might usually go for. And before anyone gets all antsy, telling me instead that I should be recommending some Afghan-Neo-Psychedelic-Techno-Grindcore, remember these are MY favourites.
I’m going to make this up as I go along, so they’ll be in no particular order:
A couple of Ed’s to start with. Incidentally managed by the same person, but rather different:
1. Ed Drewett - amazing voice: http://tinyurl.com/drewett
1. Ed Drewett - amazing voice: http://tinyurl.com/drewett
2. Ed Sheeran - freaking incredible mix of beatboxing, acoustic guitar playing, rapping, and singing, all brought together with a loop pedal. This is him in a car park with Example (not as dodgy as it sounds): http://tinyurl.com/22rfeav
3. Matthew and the Atlas - beautiful songwriting: http://tinyurl.com/2beuxdd
4. Visitor - I used to manage this band when they were called Cobra Dukes, so I am slightly biased. Check them out here: http://tinyurl.com/2dopvb9
5. Jamie Woon - this is probably one of my favourite “covers” ever: http://tinyurl.com/2f3cbo
6. The Milk - I tried to book this band a while back, and they cancelled at the last minute. I still like them though: http://tinyurl.com/yen2aht
7. Gentleman’s Dub Club - live dub/ska/reggae performed by middle class white boys anyone? Yep, weirdly it works: http://tinyurl.com/2d2k4ax
8. Real Fur - I like these guys a lot. Not seen them live yet, but I’m expecting big things: http://tinyurl.com/2bvylls
9. James Blake - I hadn’t heard of this dude until about 15 mins ago when our lovely friends at Track In The Box sent it to me. It’s rather good: http://tinyurl.com/28epz79
10. Finally, I just couldn’t resist one classic cheesy 70’s tune in this list, and what a classic this is: http://tinyurl.com/yl75u5u
JK
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