To mark posting artist number 400 I thought I would highlight 10 that I thought particularly fresh.

What does fresh mean? The first time I hear them they made my heart race, my pupils dilate, my nostrils flare and made me forget I had ever heard any music before that very second. It also means that they made me want to spread the good word.

Here are 10 such artists, specifically ones I have encountered in my 15 meandering months of blogging in no particular order:

Nguuni Lover’s Lovers

Darondo

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti 

M83
 
Jóhann Jóhannsson

tUnE-yArDs 

Fox the fox
 
Shabazz Palaces

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Oddisee

Thanks for sticking with me and thanks for the encouragement and inspiration along the way. Feel free to highlight any other bands that have excited you.

Here’s to the next 400…

RjK