FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
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WTHB Ones to Watch 2021
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I may put out a couple more…
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Lockdown Playlists based on other people’s lists of ones to watch in 2021. There are going to be different names on each and, rather than me have to rack my brains, it is good to bring together what others are saying. I am a big fan of When the Horn Blows, and they recently put out their suggestions of artists to follow in 2021 (they have compiled a Spotify playlist based on their suggestions, but, whereas they pick two songs from each artist, I am stick with one (so that we get thirty in total):
“2020 has certainly been a strange one for everyone! With venues shut and no fixed plan in sight to get them open fully again, the music industry has certainly struggled to a point of serious concern.
However it has still kept moving, being as creative as ever to keep itself alive. Live streams took over the internet and social media, social distancing shows are now a common thing and we have lost count on the amount of songs now that came from a ‘lockdown session’. Music always fights itself out of a corner, no matter how troubled it may be. 2020 has seen the rise of genres such as bedroom-pop as more people have had to stay at home to write new songs and Tik Tok has taken over the world even more to the point of ‘influencers’ are now releasing music. And with live venues shut, more people have turned to the internet to find that next big thing instead of watching them grow inside small sweaty venues - leading the path to the next Hayley Williams or Pale Waves”.
With that in mind, here are songs from those on that illustrious list. I think you should check out all the artists (look for their social media pages) and they will be lighting up 2021. A salute to When the Horn Blows and the fabulous artists…
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THEY have predicted big things for.