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- 10 Acts To Watch Out For In 2010
10 For 2010 looks forward to some of the most anticipated and least anticipated things in the music world over the upcoming 12 months.
Each fortnight a new article will be posted in the series, right up until the turn of the year.
Today begins with 10 acts to watch out for in 2010. A list of 10 great upcoming acts who I predict will hit it big in the upcoming year.
Local Natives
Local Natives made a lot of fans at this years CMJ festival in NYC, and rightly so. The band offer a harmonies by the bucket load backed up by a host of instruments.
The guys share vocal responsibilities so you’re always going to get a multi-layered different sound, something not many bands can boast.
Although the bands debut album ‘Gorilla Manor’ is only out physically in the UK right now (strange for an American band to release their album only in the UK right?) I doubt it will be long before it’s released state side and around the globe.
French Horn Rebellion
I’ve posted a brief piece about these guys before in an article where I looked at Kitsuné’s latest compilation (see here).
The band have also recently remixed Two Door Cinema Club’s new single ‘I Can Talk’.
Think Passion Pit mixed with Empire Of The Sun and you have French Horn Rebellion.
Swanton Bombs
Previously featured here on Indiescreet, Swanton Bombs have quickly built up quite a reputation.
Anyone who was lucky enough to go and check out Girls on their recent UK tour would have had a pleasant surprise in regards to the supporting acts thanks to this two piece from London.
Internet Forever
Internet Forever offer up sub 3 minute nuggets of gold via their tunes.
Reminding me somewhat of Johnny Foreigner (who the band are actually touring with at the end of this month) this three piece play lo-fi pop mixed with some great melodies.
Ellie Goulding
Ms. Goulding is already causing quite the buzz around the music scene, expect this to increase tenfold in the coming months.
‘Under The Sheets’ is a brilliantly produced electro pop track which is damn catchy but in no way at all repetitive.
Ellie’s beautifully haunting voice stops you in your tracks and takes your attention away from even the deepest concentration. (And she’s hot!)
Real Estate
Real Estate offer up visions of being sat in a beach hut somewhere hot, somewhere I’m sure most of us would like to be.
Maybe that’s why their tracks are so catchy, so dreamy and so relaxing.
Tracks like ‘Suburban Dog’ and ‘Beach Comber’ take your mind somewhere else away from the reality of everyday life.
Japandroids
Once you get past the awesomely funny name, Japandroids are a band who should definitely be taken seriously.
Reeking of style these two guys play carefree tracks with even more carefree lyrics.
Lyrics such as,
“I don’t wanna worry about dying, I just wanna worry about those sunshine girls.”
The bands short but sweet debut album ‘Post-Nothing’ featured some great tracks which are hopefully a sign of things to come.
King Charles
King Charles is the quintessential Englishman. Blending quaintness with the psychedelia is something only us Brits have ever been able to do.
King Charles’ tracks switch from folksy to electronica while incorporating everything in between.
Expect to hear, and see thanks to a huge head of hair, more of this man in the imminent future.
Calories
Birmingham based Calories already have an arsenal of noise-pop tracks under their belt.
Tracks such as ‘A Bear A Bison’, ‘Adventuring’ and ‘To Encounter A Deer’ are explosive tracks which belt out at you.
New track ‘Lets Pretend Were Older’ see’s the band take a more mellow, yet no less exciting, approach.
Penguin Prison
A place where penguins go after committing crimes doesn’t exist. If it did it would be far from a nice place.
Thankfully, New York based Penguin Prison is an artist who provides joyful pop music for your ears.
He also conjures up a damn good remix, having already remixed the likes of Golden Silvers, Erik Hassle and Marina & The Diamonds.
There you have it, that’s my guide to 10 bands and artists to make sure you check out before the masses.
Anyone you’d have liked to of seen on the list?
Anyone you think shouldn’t be on the list?
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Um..The Felice Brothers? Check em out
Check out this Jacksonville, FL punk band, The Pinz.
http://www.myspace.com/thepinzrock
Nukeateen are the band to watch, bringing back grunge in 2010. Yeah, 2010 grunge revival!
The Canon Logic are releasing their debut album, FM Arcade, in March. You can get their first single for free: http://bit.ly/cWrtmx
http://www.myspace.com/lunaenemoris some of the most brutal shit ever. more releases due in 2010 almost 3g released last year.
oh my bad someone already spotted that
Japanoid’s track is a cover of Mclusky’s song of the same title
how about Ten Bears?
http://www.myspace.com/tenbearsmusic
How isn’t Titus Andronicus’ The Monitor on this list?
@Katie
Darwin Deez – I’ll have to check out.
White Lies – NO! (I think it’s the fact they said they want to be the next Coldplay.)
Hurts – YES YES YES!
HURTS<3!
WHITE LIES!
Darwin Deez – constallation his song is amazin!:)!
he should be on this list!:)
@Pikelina – To be honest I didn’t even realise the track was a cover. Apologies for my lack of knowledge there everyone, as Pixelina said, credit to the original artist Mclusky.
**FYI** I think you should have cited that the Japanoids song you posted “To Hell With Good Intentions” is a cover and give credit to the artist, Mclusky, who actually wrote it. Here is the original http://www.mp3raid.com/search/download-mp3/2013388/to_hell_with_good_intentions_mclusky.html
I really like this band: http://theactuallydoes.org
Ill have to check out Stornoway, thanks for the tip. I’ll keep an eye out for your list, sounds interesting.
Nice one on the BBC list, look forward to seeing who they decide upon!
Well we’re about to post our 10 for 2010 Ones To Watch on our very own blog starting Dec 1st. Lots of good names mentioned in this thread and blog and we have picked some of them for sure in our list. We don’t want to give everything away yet but we would like to add Stornoway as a one to watch. They have the potential to do a ‘Mumford and Sons’ over the next year we think. Delightful and beautiful songs.
Breaking More Waves blog has also been invited by the BBC to vote in their Sound of 2010 list – again we can’t say too much but if you look at our list of 10 in December, the 3 artists we voted for in the BBC list are in that 10.
@mm, thanks for the in depth comment and all the great recommendations! And cheers for the Arctic Monkeys link, expect a post very soon.
I’ve written about a few of the bands you’ve mentioned there, see these links:
Delphic
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Dinosaur Pile-Up
Plugs
My Tiger My Timing
Everything Everything
I’ve heard good things about Egyptian Hip Hop, Mirrors and Flashguns so will have to take a listen to them.
If I get enough good recommendations I’ll consider putting up a highly commended post following on from this one.
Real Estate .mp3 – link doesn’t work
more bands to watch:
Delphic
Mirrors (2 singles on Moshi Moshi label, reviewed by PITCHFORK…)
hmmm… you should search ”Yes Giantess” on Pitchfork (they’re on CMJ Fest. review)
Frankie and the Heartstrings (single on Rough Trade Records coming soon, they’ve opened for THE DRUMS, managed by Wichita Recordings)
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool will tour with La Roux
Egyptian Hip Hop’ songs were produced by Samuel Dust (a.k.a. Sam Eastgate of Late of the Pier / LA Priest)
Canterbury’ debut album is FREE to download (since 5th November)… good reviews (They were supporting Billy Talent’ shows…)
Warpaint have signed to Rough Trade (Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante liked them so much, he produced their debut album – coming soon in 2010)
Dinosaur Pile-Up (Pixies like them!!!)
I Blame Coco (Sting’s daughter!!!) debut album coming soon, next year on Island Records: Can’t Wait!!!!
you should check out Fenech-Soler, Plugs, and My Tiger My Timing…
I couldn’t understand why the hell Everything Everything are GOOD
I just don’t think the singer makes a sound which is listenable LOL Zane Lowe doesn’t have reason 
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don’t like Freelance Whales’ debut album, but…
and Flashguns – tour w/ Bombay Bicycle Club?
and General Fiasco – tour w/ The Enemy??
Hurts (”Just reportedly signed a 1 million pound record deal with Sony and are making an album sharpish”… is it true??)
and Detachments? (produced by James Ford!!!!!)
I agree!!!!
hey Chris W. new song ”Catapult” by Arctic Monkeys (Cornerstone-b-side) IS LEAKED on YouTube, check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vrD3WvoiiY
@T.O Snob, those links don’t seem to have worked.
Here should be the working links:
http://www.myspace.com/thelibraryvoices
http://www.myspace.com/rahrahband
Dude, I`ll add two more great big band call-and-response pop types from our great white north. You need to check out:
Library Voices
http://www.myspace.cométhelibraryvoices
Rah Rah
http://www.myspace.comérahrahband
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