Wednesday, December 12, 2018

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 10 Hottest Newcomers of 2018

Many of the emerging artists I have selected exactly this time last year for a list celebrating Top 10 Hottest Newcomers of 2017 continued to inspire and impress us throughout 2018. Miink, Ellen Milgrau, Sink Ya Teeth, Nathy Peluso or Kwaye all remained creatively prolific throughout this year. It is always exhilarating to discover up-and-coming artists at the very beginning of their artistic journeys. Here's my selection of the most promising new artists of 2018, the first of my year-end rankings I am delighted to share with you until the end of December.

10 MIEL DE MONTAGNE
Photo by Gabriel Maydieu 

FROM: France
LABEL: Pain Surprises & Délicieuse Records
KEY TRACK: "Pourquoi pas"
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9 LYZZA
Photo by Nikola Lamburov

FROM: Brazil
LABEL: self-released
KEY TRACK: "Girls R Us"
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8 MILD MINDS
Photo by Andrew Noel, Tegan Butler and Julian Burak

FROM: Australia
LABEL: Foreign Family Collective
KEY TRACK: "Swim"
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7 PONGO


FROM: Angola
LABEL: Jardin Rouge
KEY TRACK: "Kuzola (Meu Amor Me Deixou)"
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6 LYNDA DAWN
Photo by Hannah Faith

FROM: UK
LABEL: Brownswood
KEY TRACK: "Move"
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5 BARRIE
Photo by Joanna Sullivan

FROM: US
LABEL: Winspear
KEY TRACK: "Canyons"
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4 BELLA BOO


FROM: Sweden
LABEL: Studio Barnhus
KEY TRACK: "Keep Me Warm"
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3 BUZZY LEE


FROM: US
LABEL: Future Classic
KEY TRACK: "Better (Demo)"
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2 OTHA


FROM: Norway
LABEL: self-released
KEY TRACK: "One of the Girls"
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1 CHANNEL TRES


FROM: US
LABEL: GODMODE
KEY TRACK: "Controller"
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