The BBC's "Sound of..." series has always been a great place to find new music, and this year is no exception. Since 2003, BBC has been putting out a shortlist of artists to watch over the next year in their "Sound of..." series. They usually list like 15 artists and then will later crown their top 5 artists to watch. Not every artist they put on there ends up really making it, but they've gotten it right quite a few times (50 Cent and Adele both won, and Florence and the Machine and Lady Gaga were both shortlisted).
I actually tend to like a lot of the shortlisted acts more than the winners. This year is an exception however, with winner Michael Kiwanuka probably being my favorite artist on the list. This British singer just released his first album, Home Again, which is pretty great. People just don't make music like this anymore, and they should. The opening track on the album, Tell Me A Tale, is brilliant.
I actually tend to like a lot of the shortlisted acts more than the winners. This year is an exception however, with winner Michael Kiwanuka probably being my favorite artist on the list. This British singer just released his first album, Home Again, which is pretty great. People just don't make music like this anymore, and they should. The opening track on the album, Tell Me A Tale, is brilliant.
Other artists worth listening to from Sound of 2012 are Lianne La Havas, Ren Harvieu, Niki & The Dove and Frank Ocean. I haven't heard much from all of them, and not all of them have albums out yet, but what I've heard has been great.
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