The Great Escape 2016: Blogger Picks
The Great Escape, Europe's leading festival for new music, is taking place in Brighton, England, on May 19-21, 2016. But with over 400 bands performing you have to make choices, so we've asked some of the UK's most in-the-know music sites to provide their ones to watch.
Elf Kid
Elf Kid - Golden Boy (Zane Lowe) World Record Beats 1 Radio Rip
The MonitorsFollow “From ‘Golden Boy’ to ‘Diamond Girls’, get glitzy with this week’s finest singles… Alex Smoke –…” on Jan 22nd, 2016 →
LISS
Liss - Waste My Time
Orange PeelFollow “2015 erschien die Debütsingle des Pop-Quartetts Liss, welche ihnen nicht nur einen Haufen kreischender Fans in…” on Apr 16th →
Black Honey
Black Honey - Into The Nightmare
The RevueFollow “The Matinee ’18 September 14th edition is a rambunctious affair with most of the songs turning…” on Sep 14th, 2018 →
Vallis Alps
Vallis Alps - So Settled
Planeta PopFollow “Empezamos el año con nueva música desde Sydney, Australia. So Settled es el nuevo single de…” on Jan 7th, 2018 →
Pional
Pional - Isaac In Fsharp (Riverette)
LIQUID YOUTHFollow “Riverette is celebrating its 5th anniversary with 4 various artists EP. Compiled by label head honchos…” on Dec 18th, 2019 →
Zak Abel
Zak Abel - Running From Myself
StereofoxFollow “It took me approximately three seconds from pressing the play button on this song to the…” on Feb 13th →
Kloe
KLOE - Teenage Craze
DrunkenWerewolfFollow “19-year-old Glaswegian KLOE has just released her Teenage Craze EP. The teenager – who’s already caused…” on Feb 12th, 2016 →
Postaal
POSTAAL - City Lies feat. Jelani Blackman
DiscobelleFollow “British-French electronic-R&B duo POSTAAL recently released their debut EP “AA1” featuring “City Lies,” a collaboration with…” on Jun 24th, 2016 →
Greywind
Greywind - Afterthoughts
All Things GoFollow “Greywind's phenomenal debut single gets matched up with some fine visuals.” on Nov 19th, 2014 →
Jadu Heart
jadu heart - Caroline
Indie ShuffleFollow “Sounds like: HONNE, Mura Masa, Gregory Alan Isakov Song: jadu heart - Caroline What's so good?…” 3 days ago →
Jelani Blackman
Kudu Blue
Kudu Blue - Are You With Me?
Sync Music BlogFollow “Are You With Me? The post Kudu Blue appeared first on Sync..” on Jan 13th →
Anna Of The North
ANNA OF THE NORTH - ILYAF 1996
swede + sourFollow “Words: Peter Quincy Ng Music is all about connection, and for Norway’s Anna of the North,…” on Mar 30th →
Mahalia
Mahalia - I Wish I Missed My Ex
Pop TonesFollow “Mahalia returns to Pop Tones, with this current chart topper. We must say that we’re scratching…” on Jun 3rd →
MMoths
MMOTHS - 0034
SonofmarketingFollow “This year Irish producer MMOTHS (Jack Colleran) released a new album titled LUNEWORKS that is out…” on Dec 15th, 2016 →
Mt Wolf
Mt. Wolf - Tayrona
Queen City Sounds and ArtFollow “There is the quality of hearing something on a sleepy morning on AM radio to Mt.…” on Jun 25th →
Will Joseph Cook
Will Joseph Cook - The Dragon
Atwood MagazineFollow “Arguably, young people are more emotionally invested in politics, social issues and global events than ever…” on Dec 2nd, 2019 →
Amber Arcades
Amber Arcades - Can't Say That We Tried
The Owl MagFollow “Surf the dreamy unending sky with Amber Arcades pop.” on Apr 16th, 2018 →
Eera
EERA - I Wanna Dance_ALASKALASKA (EERA cover)
The Line Of Best FitFollow “Ahead of her tour with Mitski, EERA has announced a collaborative EP consisting of tracks from…” on Sep 12th, 2018 →
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh - Near You
Wickedd ChilddFollow “Photo by Klara Johanna Michel If you desperately need something to help cure those mid-week blues,…” on Feb 19th →
Frankie Cosmos
Frankie Cosmos - Windows
Bandcamp DailyFollow “These are the albums we're turning to for comfort and connection right now. Read full story…” on May 29th →
Samm Henshaw
Samm Henshaw - Only One to Blame
Dansende BerenFollow “Verleden maand konden we vaststellen dat Londenaar Samm Henshaw telkens een half jaar respijt neemt tot…” on Sep 20th, 2019 →
Mabel
Mabel - Mad Love Tom Ferry Remix
Music You Wanna Listen ToFollow “Liverpool based producer Tom Ferry returns with a new tune, this time taking the shape of…” on Jun 21st, 2019 →
Loyle Carner
Loyle Carner - The Isle Of Arran
HighcloudsFollow “Doureuuuh! The iconic Belgian Dour festival just unveiled 35 new names of their line-up and proves…” on Mar 8th, 2017 →
Bonzai
Bonzai - Cruel zotti Flip
ear tapasFollow “It may be the end of May, but “December” by Kalide, Outr3ach, and Evix has me…” on May 24th, 2018 →
Holly Macve
Holly Macve - Heartbreak Blues
For The RabbitsFollow “Further Listening: The Courtneys, Mercy Weiss, The Dove and The Wolf, Okey Dokey, Jason McNiff, Gabriella…” on Feb 3rd, 2017 →
Xylaroo
Xylaroo - Stranger Than Love
PodcartFollow “We have put together a list of songs that have stood out for a plethora of…” on Nov 12th, 2018 →
Let's Eat Grandma
Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms
The New LoFiFollow “I’m sorry to tell you, I don’t do indie rock. I’m not a guitar guy (not…” on Jun 10th, 2019 →
Partybaby
Partybaby - You Old Man
NMEFollow “With Brighton’s new music festival The Great Escape kicking off today, here are ten of the…” on May 19th, 2016 →
Dilly Dally
Dilly Dally - Doom
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “Photos by Dutch Doscher Last night saw Canadian acts Dilly Dally and Chastity bring their tour…” on Mar 22nd, 2019 →
Pumarosa
PUMAROSA - Fall Apart
Breaking More WavesFollow “Isabel Munoz-Newsome’s experience of cervical cancer is well documented (you can read about it and her…” on Aug 20th, 2019 →
Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding - Fixture Picture
For The RabbitsFollow “We Say… Welsh noise-poppers, Seazoo, first emerged back in 2018, with their acclaimed debut album, Trunks.…” on Apr 6th →
Smerz
Smerz - Because
swede + sourFollow “Okey (EP) Smerz Released: October 14th, 2016 / Hard Up/Escho Words: Peter Quincy Ng With the…” on Jan 29th, 2017 →
Lady Leshurr
Lady Leshurr - Queen's Speech 4
surviving the golden ageFollow “Such UK megastars like Wiley, Kano, and Dizzee Rascal have barely made a dent in U.S.A.…” on Jan 26th, 2016 →
Alice Jemima
Alice Jemima - Our Love
Breaking More WavesFollow “Since putting Breaking More Waves into semi-retirement, only posting these monthly playlists (and perhaps later this…” on Oct 30th, 2019 →
Lets Eat Grandma
Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms
The New LoFiFollow “I’m sorry to tell you, I don’t do indie rock. I’m not a guitar guy (not…” on Jun 10th, 2019 →
Bleached
Bleached - Rebound City
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “Bleached Photos by Matt Esposito On September 19, Brooklyn venue Elsewhere played host to performances from…” on Sep 24th, 2019 →
Cash+David
Cash+David - Bones
DrunkenWerewolfFollow “A lot of electronic artists acknowledge that hip hop’s a major influence on their music. The…” on Jan 15th, 2016 →
Coves
Coves - Run With Me ( BBC 6 Music - Blog Tip
The VPMEFollow “Today the VPME celebrates 10 years at the musical coal face. Yes, on 31st July 2007…” on Jul 31st, 2017 →
Actor
Actor - Power
Popped MusicFollow “Kendal Calling 2016 Lowther Deer Park, Lake District, 29-31st July Words: Gary Lambert Are you a…” on Jul 26th, 2016 →
Her
H.E.R. - Let's Get Away GREGarious Valentines Edit
acid stagFollow “Let’s switch the pace to groove & bust out some of our finest dance moves 🌐🌐” on Feb 6th, 2019 →
Hyphen Hyphen
HYPHEN HYPHEN - Lonely Baby (feat. Kiiara)
IGGY MAGAZINEFollow “Si vous vous intéressez à la scène musicale française ou plus largement francophone, vous n’avez pas…” on Mar 18th, 2019 →
Mothers
Mothers - BEAUTY ROUTINE
For The RabbitsFollow “10. Alex Dingley – Beat The Babble [Libertino Records] While it had already seen a release…” on Dec 20th, 2018 →
10 UK music sites give you their picks for The Great Escape 2016
Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.