Rae Morris – Under the Shadows
Were it called "Under the Ivy," the K. Bush alarms would have rung louder.
SOAK – B a Nobody
Teen, talking 'bout teen things...
Sunset Sons – Remember
The fifth of November...
Slaves – The Hunter
We continue our BBC Sound Of roundup with a UK duo with a name that... uh... yeah...
Novelist x Mumdance – Shook
Next, a teenage grime MC and former mayoral candidate reteams with equally rising producer...
Wolf Alice – Moaning Lisa Smile
A London four-piece remembers the '90s, and somehow no one broke out "sound of 1995"...
George the Poet – 1, 2, 1, 2
Next up: a slam poet. No, wait, come back...
James Bay – Hold Back the River
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Låpsley – Falling Short
Falling just a bit short of average...
Years & Years – Desire
We begin our annual autopsy of the Sound of 2015 with some London lads influenced by Aaliyah and synthpop and their frontman's tenure as Jakob on Skins. Hey, it worked for Fucking Drake...