Hi All, on a slightly different tangent to What are your favorite albums of the year / of the last months? I thought it might be interesting to get people's feedback on who they rate as the best new artists/talent they have discovered so far this century? Say a maximum of 3 artists per person...
My first one that comes to mind is:
A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol)
Her first two albums especially are stand outs for me:
One Cell in the Sea (2007)
Bomb in a Birdcage (2009)
It's a pity she has focused more on acting than music (she has only released 3 albums plus a Christmas EP, no new albums since 2012) - people who don't know her may know her from her acting, most recently as Queenie Goldstein in the Harry Potter Universe Fantastic Beasts films (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald).
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2020-01-20, 11:31 #1Senior Member
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Your Best New Artist of the 21st Century To Date (2001-2019)
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Easy!
A grand total of zero.
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You really.haven't found any new artists in 20 years? You should listen to Radio Paradise more
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Your Best New Artist of the 21st CenturyTo Date (2001-2019)
One of my favourites of the last years is defenetly the album "The Boy
Who Died Wolf" from "Highly Suspect".
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Oh yes - plenty 'new' artists. 99% range from awful to mediocre (as well as all sounding ptetty much the same) ! My memory is so shot now that I can't recall the 1% ! Originally Posted by slartibartfast
You really.haven't found any new artists in 20 years? You should listen to Radio Paradise more
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I had to check some of these to see the year of their first release. Personally, If I had to pick one it would be Kendrick Lamar followed closely by the The National and Bon Iver.
Here are my runners-up:
Kamasi Washington
Ryan Adams
Eminem
Vampire Weekend
Kanye West
Arcade Fire
TV on the Radio
James Blake
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Nice - I have some of her early work... Originally Posted by RobbH
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In no particular order:
The National
Sharon Van Etten
Emily Barker
Dope Lemon
I feel there should be more... and may well be.
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