The Grammys are just around the corner and as The Indie Trendy is all about new talents, is only fair to dedicate a post to the ‘Best New Artist’ Category.
The first thing that comes to mind as you read the list of this year’s nominees is that this is quite an interesting mix of sounds and styles, in fact, one for each genre of music: we have the power pop band with the catchy single, the indie folk threesom, the new Rock ‘n’ Blues band with the good old sound, the raising teenage country star and, finally, the R&B hitmaker. All talented, all relatively new and all potencial winners.
Here’s a brief description of each and a music video, but first, an interesting fact: The Alabama Shakes is part of the soundtrack listing of the Oscar nominated ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, which coincidentally also features The Lumineers’ Ho Hey in its trailer. (Hunch anyone?)
Read, Listen & Choose you favorite!
1. FUN.
Origin
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Alternative rock, power pop[1]
Years active
2008–present
Labels
Fueled by Ramen, Nettwerk
Website
Members
Nate Ruess
Andrew Dost
Jack Antonoff
2. The Lumineers
Origin
Ramsey, New Jersey, Denver, Colorado
Genres
Indie folk, folk rock, Americana
Years active
2005–present
Labels
Dualtone Records
Website
Members
Wesley Schultz
Jeremiah Fraites
Neyla Pekarek
3. The Alabama Shakes
Origin
Athens, Alabama
Genres
Southern rock, soul, Americana, rockabilly, blues rock, garage rock
Years active
2009–present
Labels
ATO (U.S.)
Rough Trade (UK)
Website
Members
Brittany Howard
Heath Fogg
Zac Cockrell
Steve Johnson
4. Hunter Hayes
Origin
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
Genres
Country
Years active
2007–present
Labels
Atlantic
Website
5. Frank Ocean
Origin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Genres
R&B
Years active
2007–present
Labels
Odd Future Records, Def Jam, The Island Def Jam Music Group
Website
