It was Rosie Lowe, Sísý Ey, Jungle, Poisonous Relationship, Germans, Easter, Lulu James, Dornik, Cinema and FKA Twigs this time last year when I was cherry-picking the most breakthrough new acts in 2013. Here are the most interesting newcomers I was lucky to discover throughout 2014:
10. Oceaán
FROM: Manchester, UK
LABEL: Chess Club
KEY TRACK: "To Lose"
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9. We Are Shining
FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Marathon Artists
KEY TRACK: "Hot Love" - feat. ESKA
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8. Ibeyi
FROM: Paris, France
LABEL: XL Recordings
KEY TRACK: "River"
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7. Shura
FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Bsessi Limited
KEY TRACK: "Indecision"
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6. Yumi Zouma
FROM: Auckland, New Zealand
LABEL: Cascine
KEY TRACK: "Sålka Gets Her Hopes Up"
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5. GL
FROM: Melbourne, Australia
LABEL: Plastic World
KEY TRACK: "Take Me Back"
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4. Nao
FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Little Tokyo Recordings
KEY TRACK: "So Good" - feat. A.K. Paul
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3. JUCE!
FROM: London, UK
LABEL: Island Records
KEY TRACK: "(H)ours"
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2. Zhala
FROM: Stockholm, Sweden
LABEL: Konichiwa Records
KEY TRACK: "I’m in Love"
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1. Shamir
FROM: Las Vegas, USA
LABEL: Godmode
KEY TRACKS: "On The Regular" + "If It Wasn't True"
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