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 5th January 2020, 10:18 AM
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 The Lady Said Go Home!
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Inhaler are 5th in sound of list
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5th January 2020, 10:36 AM
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 A dead mouse (from my cat)
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Very happy they're top 5!
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5th January 2020, 10:41 AM
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ouch Inhaler :/ probably thanks to Bono sending a check
 guess it's between Celeste and Beabadoobee probably Beabadoobee since she is signed to Dirty Hit, which are notorious for their big checks too
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5th January 2020, 10:45 AM
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A dead mouse (from my cat)
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I don't think independent label Dirty Hit are known for their big cheques.
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5th January 2020, 11:50 AM
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QUOTE(Bjork @ Jan 5 2020, 10:41 AM)  ouch Inhaler :/ probably thanks to Bono sending a check guess it's between Celeste and Beabadoobee probably Beabadoobee since she is signed to Dirty Hit, which are notorious for their big checks too It’s always about money with you  I’m not generally familiar with Inhaler, but I’m just hoping Celeste wins |
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5th January 2020, 12:19 PM
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Georgia releasing her album and Easy Life their new EP next Friday, a win would tie nicely into their promotion...
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6th January 2020, 02:26 AM
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BBC News initially posted an article naming Inhaler in the headline but then later chaged it to just 'Bono's son's band'
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6th January 2020, 08:13 AM
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A dead mouse (from my cat)
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Joy Crookes is 4th
QUOTE(Bré @ Jan 6 2020, 02:26 AM) BBC News initially posted an article naming Inhaler in the headline but then later chaged it to just 'Bono's son's band' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50712447 To be fair, it does say 'Bono's son and his band Inhaler' |
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6th January 2020, 10:53 AM
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QUOTE(ChristmaSteve201 @ Dec 12 2019, 09:28 AM) Yungblud/Georgia/Celeste are the only well known ones from that! Yungblud is the *only * one I know, and that's just from doing sales estimates. 
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6th January 2020, 12:13 PM
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QUOTE(WhoOdyssey @ Jan 6 2020, 08:13 AM) To be fair, it does say 'Bono's son and his band Inhaler' It didn't on the front page. |
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7th January 2020, 10:54 AM
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A dead mouse (from my cat)
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Yungblud is #3
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7th January 2020, 02:01 PM
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The Lady Said Go Home!
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I predict Celeste will win
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7th January 2020, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(WhoOdyssey @ Jan 7 2020, 10:54 AM) Yungblud is #3 The evil is defeated! So far I've not cared at all for any of the announced artists. Oops. Guessing the top 2 should be Celeste and beabadoobee (probably in that order). |
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7th January 2020, 06:12 PM
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Now Yungblud has been knocked out I'm expecting a Celeste victory with Georgia second.
Quite like some of the songs by this year's list. Of the top 5 "Ice Cream Sundae" by Inhaler isn't bad and liking Joy Crookes "Hurts". Yungblud is a bit too 'youth culture' for me now
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7th January 2020, 06:21 PM
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Octavian didn't turn out to be the 'sound of 2019' did he?
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7th January 2020, 06:32 PM
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QUOTE(WhoOdyssey @ Jan 7 2020, 06:21 PM) Octavian didn't turn out to be the 'sound of 2019' did he? He did have the second highest charting song from all of the artists on that list combined to be fair...! #6 Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered #44 Octavian - Bet (feat. Skepta and Michael Phantom) #46 Mahalia - Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) #47 Ella Mai - Trip #50 slowthai - Inglorious (feat. Skepta) #52 Ella Mai - Boo'd Up #66 Meek Mill - 24/7 (feat. Ella Mai) #84 Ella Mai - Whatchamacallit (feat. Chris Brown) #88 Dermot Kennedy - Power Over Me #89 Dermot Kennedy - All My Friends #90 Mahalia - What You Did (feat. Ella Mai) I think he still has potential to have more hits in the future, certainly moreso than most others on the list ~ |
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7th January 2020, 06:34 PM
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It was a very weak list looking back at last year actually
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8th January 2020, 09:13 AM
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Easy Life are 2nd!
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8th January 2020, 09:55 AM
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It's interesting to speculate just how right they were each of the years of the past decade..
2010: Ellie Goulding Definitely the right choice out of the nominees. Although maybe not the sound of 2010 per se she has become a big name and is still relevant today if you ask Alexa or people trapped in cars being pushed on the highway by trucks. A few easily recognisable names here (Marina, Hurts, Devlin, Owl City, Two Door Cinema Club) but none had the impact that Ellie had. 2011: Jessie J Yes I suppose. Jessie had a huge year in 2011 but faded rather quickly after the first half of the decade. Wretch 32 would have made sense as at least a top 5-er in 2011 but none of the others were really big chart-wise. 2012: Michael Kiwanuka First one I disagree with. I love some of Kiwanuka's stuff but given that his competition included Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks and Skrillex who all definitely had bigger years in 2012 and in the 2010s in general I think this was definitely not correct. Hell, even Stooshe had a bigger year in 2012 lol. 2013: HAIM Yes? No? Unsure? I think HAIM are definitely a semi big name but chart-wise they have never been huge. Seeing how The Weeknd was nominated in this year I think the biggest name was definitely not chosen. However, HAIM did have a fair few big hits in 2013 so maybe they were as good a choice for that year as any other. CHVRCHES, Kodaline, Tom Odell and AlunaGeorge all would have made sense too. 2014: Sam Smith Yes. Sam faced tough competition from the likes of George Ezra and Ella Eyre but 2014 was definitely Sam's year and he has shaped the sound of the decade too so I think this was a fitting choice. BANKS, MNEK and Chance the Rapper are all also big names that featured that year but none came close to having the impact that Sam Smith had. 2015: Years & Years Another tough one seeing how Y&Y have definitely proven to be chart beasts but then again they were up against James Bay and Stormzy. Bay had two huge hits but then kind of fizzled and Stormzy didn't really come into his own until a bit after 2015 so I'll say this was the right choice. 2016: Jack Garratt No not at all. Seeing how Garratt faced competition from WSTRN, Alessia Cara, J Hus, Mabel and DUA LIPA I think this was not even close to being the correct choice. Dua Lipa probably had the best year out of the bunch when it comes to 2016 and arguably the years since so they dropped the ball here for sure. 2017: Ray BLK Another dud here seeing how Rag'n'Bone Man who had one of the biggest hits of the year came second. I don't think Ray BLK has troubled the top 100 a whole lot since winning so even RAYE, AJ Tracey, Declan McKenna and Stefflon Don would have made more sense than ol' Ray here. 2018: Sigrid I love her and she did manage two fairly big hits off of this win but no. Facing competition from a LOT of huge names such as Khalid, Sam Fender, Tom Walker, Yxng Bane, Not3s, ALMA and perhaps more notably Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi, I think Sigrid is easily forgotten among these names. I'm happy she got the recognition but sound of 2018 she definitely wasn't. 2019: Octavian Uhh, no. Even though most of the names here didn't really do much I think Octavian definitely wasn't the sound of 2019. King Princess and ROSALÍA didn't do much in the UK but these are way more easily recognizable names as well as Ella Mai who didn't even place lol. Most obvious name here though is definitely Dermot Kennedy who I'm surprised failed to place given the success he had in 2019. |
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8th January 2020, 10:28 AM
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King Princess' album didn't even make the top 100, she's definitely not a more recognisable name than Octavian lol ~ ROSALÍA is by far the biggest artist from the list on a worldwide level but I don't know if she really has any name recognition at all in the UK still unfortunately.
I think they had the right idea picking a UK rap artist as 'sound of 2019' but Octavian specifically was a bit of a weird leftfield choice. slowthai would have been slightly more fitting even if his sound is also pretty different and less commercial than most of the more successful UK rap acts, he has at least had more critical acclaim. On the whole though 2019's longlist was just painfully lacking in viable contenders, even compared to 2018 it feels super obscure, and 2020 definitely feels more like 2019 than 2018... I think you're also not giving Michael Kiwanuka enough credit, he seemed like a dud winner at the time for sure but he's got bigger since then surprisingly enough which retroactively vindicates him imo. Jack Garratt and Ray BLK though... not so much x (I guess there's still time for the 2019 and obviously the 2020 crop to vindicate themselves as well). In other news, Easy Life are much more interesting to me than the 3rd to 5th placed acts so yay for them getting a place. I hope the winner ends up being either beabadoobee or Georgia but almost certain it'll just be Celeste, same as the BRITs. Yawn. |
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