Hey all, TSRE's countdown to 2010 marches on with a special New Year's Eve feature -
8 young artists/bands to keep an eye on in 2010
To start, some of my thoughts on the past year: 2009 has been a year of the new and the trailblazing. Everything I loved this year took me in new directions and pushed the boundaries of how mainstream music could sound. From Merriweather Post Pavilion that will heavily influence much future music to the nascent DIY, glo-fi, and woodsy movements, established bands and precocious youngsters alike expanded the scope of popular music this year. It is exciting. Hell, we've even seeing commercials featuring Phoenix and Passion Pit.
Anni Rossi
Ellie Goulding
We have been infatuated with Ellie Goulding here at TSRE for a long time now and are convinced that she will very soon take up the mantle as an electro hipster goddess. Trained as a singer songwriter, but evolving into a pop siren, Goulding has it all - the pipes, the hooks and the bass - plus she sings about boys.
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (YSI) (zshare)
Jovi Rockwell
Yet another lady on this list. Seemingly part of the world music explosion that is rocking the blogosphere in 2009, Jovi Rockwell's dancehall bangers deserve recog nition in their own right. Edgy and catchy, Rockwell is one of Chris' personal favorites and in 2010 she will most certainly dominate.
Jovi Rockwell - Rizzla (YSI) (zshare)
Local Natives
In a time when synths and other alternative instrumentation have risen to not only indie, but also mainstream prominence, Local Natives churn out some honest to goodness guitar rock, while still managing to be innovative. Vacillating from frantic and angular and expansive and folky, Local Natives know how to be evocative and also unexpected. We're looking forward to their debut LP Gorilla Manor due out in early 2010.
Local Natives - Sun Hands (YSI) (zshare)
Sleigh Bells
Face melting, yet eclectic, electro jams from a duo primed to unleash aural destruction in 2010. "Music to light fires to" according to Chris. I would tend to agree. This stuff is heavy.
Sleigh Bells - (YSI) (zshare)
Thats all folks (be sure to check out all of our year end screed). Thank you for reading our ramblings this year and here's to a prosperous and music-filled 2010!
If you missed 2009's impressive debut Rockwell, well you simply missed out. Entrancing viola and unique percussive methods using an old suitcase portend tremendous heights for Anni Rossi in the coming year. Her simple, yet supremely catchy songwriting doesn't hurt either.
Tune Yards
I love Tune Yards' debut album from 2009 Bird-Brains. A lot. Its quite possibly my favorite album of 2009. Tune Yards is pretty much the epitome of DIY music in 2009 - lo-fi and home made,but available to all through the miracle of the interwebs. Huge soulful and potent voice + hand-made, complex rhythms = rugged and thrilling songs that will shake how you approach music. Seriously. Her live show overflows with energy to boot. I cannot explain how excited I am to see what she creates in 2010.
Mountain Man
The most delicate and bleak folk songs you will encounter. Use carefully in 2010. THEY ALSO WEAR GREAT FLANNEL!!!
Throw Me the Statue
While slightly more veteran and established than the other artists on this list, Throw Me the Statue craft happy indie rock with an impressive toolbox of tricks (handclaps and horns!). Pretty straightforward, but so fun.
Ellie Goulding
We have been infatuated with Ellie Goulding here at TSRE for a long time now and are convinced that she will very soon take up the mantle as an electro hipster goddess. Trained as a singer songwriter, but evolving into a pop siren, Goulding has it all - the pipes, the hooks and the bass - plus she sings about boys.
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (YSI) (zshare)
Jovi Rockwell
Yet another lady on this list. Seemingly part of the world music explosion that is rocking the blogosphere in 2009, Jovi Rockwell's dancehall bangers deserve recog nition in their own right. Edgy and catchy, Rockwell is one of Chris' personal favorites and in 2010 she will most certainly dominate.
Jovi Rockwell - Rizzla (YSI) (zshare)
Local Natives
In a time when synths and other alternative instrumentation have risen to not only indie, but also mainstream prominence, Local Natives churn out some honest to goodness guitar rock, while still managing to be innovative. Vacillating from frantic and angular and expansive and folky, Local Natives know how to be evocative and also unexpected. We're looking forward to their debut LP Gorilla Manor due out in early 2010.
Local Natives - Sun Hands (YSI) (zshare)
Sleigh Bells
Face melting, yet eclectic, electro jams from a duo primed to unleash aural destruction in 2010. "Music to light fires to" according to Chris. I would tend to agree. This stuff is heavy.
Sleigh Bells - (YSI) (zshare)
Thats all folks (be sure to check out all of our year end screed). Thank you for reading our ramblings this year and here's to a prosperous and music-filled 2010!
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