Top Ten Bands and Musicians to look for in 2015

2015 has just begun and already amazing new music is being released and I thought I'd share my top ten musicians to watch out for this year. Enjoy...

The Record Company

The Record company are a blues/rock/roots group based out of LA with a new take on traditional roots music. They seem like a mix of John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters jumped up to 10. I dare you to try listing to their music and not sing along and dance.  This group is certainly one to watch in 2015.

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Jon Connor

Jon Connor has been writing lyrics and making mixtapes since he was 10 years old and even  founded his own record label at 14 and the experience shows. Now at the age of 29 his hip hop and rap music is undoubtedly some of the best around. In late 2013 he was signed by Dr.Dre I think that Jon Connors is just too good to go unnoticed and will only get better as the year goes on.

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Foals

The indie alt rock band from Oxford England have a unique sound that results in a huge range of awesome music from feel good summery vibes in "My Number", Edgy indie rock in "Inhaler" to quiet chilled out and reflective in "Spanish Sahara" . The band have been talking about releasing a new album and I am on the edge of my seat waiting for what they come out with next.

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Marika Hackman

Marika Hackman is an up and coming indie folk artist from Hampshire in England and her melancholy songwriting and winding melodies are absolutely addicting so I will be interested to see what Hackman will come out with next.

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Years and Years

This Trio from London are part of a new genre of electro pop and are one of Europe's best artists going into 2015. Bassist Mikey Goldsworthy, synth player Emre Turkman, and lead singer Olly Alexander come together to create an alt dance masterpeice with clear flawless vocals and solid beats.

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Dorothy

Dorothy is something strikingly different than  the indie pop that is everywhere today. Their music is refreshing and instantly classic. Comprising of vocalist Dorothy Martin, Drummer Zac Morris, guitarist Mark Jackson and bassist Eliot Lorango they are back to basics, classic rock band.

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BØRNS

This Michigan native has created a chilled out, dreamy collection of music that makes you want to smile and immediately transports you to summer. Just listen and relax...

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Honne

Andy and James created Honne when they met at university and where both inspired by classic soul and complex synths. They started jamming and after a couple weeks and a lot of trial and error Honne came to be. Their slow soulful songs are perfect to wind down to after a long day. Hopefully we will be seeing more and more of this duo in 2015.

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Maudlin Strangers

Maudlin Strangers is a one man band. The one man being Jake Hays who records this music out of his bedroom in California. His cool electro synth style and rough vocals make for a slick record. 

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Amber Run

This five person band out of Nottingham has created quite the stir in the music world with their surprisingly fast rise to fame. The band released single after single throughout 2014 and into 2015 creating a growing and enthusiastic fan base as they went. Right now they are on tour all around England but hopefully they will be back to write more fantastic music soon.