BBC NEWS Entertainment Sound of 2008: The Top 10
The BBC have published their top ten list of those artists who will 'make it big' in 2008, according to experts (well, critics and broadcasters).
Some interesting people on the list including Glasvegas and Duffy but many of the bands only have their live pedigree to justify a place in the top ten. Two bands I will be checking out over the next few months are The Ting Tings and Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong. Foals sound like another one to miss as does Vampire Weekend. Personally I would put Sons & Daughters, another great Scottish band, in the list.
My problem with this sort of thing is the culture of building up artists (and in some cases, knocking them down) before they have any way of showing it and putting a lot of weight on young shoulders. In these times, we should be looking for the antithesis of X-Factor - ironically the people behind this show have now started supporting the 'winners' and keeping the press from getting too excited. But it gives these new artists the exposure they need to get notice, hopefully constructively.
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