BBC Sound of 2010 list..who will be on it ?

[Rhombus]

If Ebony Bones! isn't on it I will attack some of the 'experts' who do the Sound of ####.

She should've been on the Sound of 2008 list and it took her two years to release her subpar album!

ALBUM IS NOT SUBPAR. I find it really fantastic, anyway. And no-one has heard of her so mehhhh.

[Someboy]

I swear, it's like people don't read the words in my posts. They cannot have been famous for any reason to qualify for the list.

Sorry! (But it was just a joke.)

[NeonGold]

I'm not totally sure on criteria despite Nunya's explanation - seems having an album out in late 2009 (even if it hasn't gone Top 20 yet) would preclude one's chances of making it on the list (especially when one looks at past lists), otherwise I would think Miike Snow or Local Natives would be good picks.

1. Drake
2. Marina & The Diamonds
3. Ellie Goulding
4. Hurts
5. Delphic

Those are my locks for the list (provided Drake hasn't released any singles in the UK yet which I don't think he has). I'd also fully expect Sky Ferreira, Clare Maguire and I Blame Coco (Sting's daughter) to be on there, but given they've not actually DONE anything yet and are literally known only among the press/industry maybe they won't be.

Seems like there should be one or two more bands though, maybe Chew Lips, Two Door Cinema Club or The Drums. Not particularly fond of any of those though.

Would also love to see Wolf Gang or Sound of Arrows make the list, but that's just my Neon Gold favoritism coming into play.

[NeonGold]

Oh and maybe Everything Everything or Giggs?

[Nunya B]

I'm not totally sure on criteria despite Nunya's explanation - seems having an album out in late 2009 (even if it hasn't gone Top 20 yet) would preclude one's chances of making it on the list (especially when one looks at past lists), otherwise I would think Miike Snow or Local Natives would be good picks.

1. Drake
2. Marina & The Diamonds
3. Ellie Goulding
4. Hurts
5. Delphic

Those are my locks for the list (provided Drake hasn't released any singles in the UK yet which I don't think he has). I'd also fully expect Sky Ferreira, Clare Maguire and I Blame Coco (Sting's daughter) to be on there, but given they've not actually DONE anything yet and are literally known only among the press/industry maybe they won't be.

Seems like there should be one or two more bands though, maybe Chew Lips, Two Door Cinema Club or The Drums. Not particularly fond of any of those though.

Would also love to see Wolf Gang or Sound of Arrows make the list, but that's just my Neon Gold favoritism coming into play.

I think Delphic really deserves that chance but I feel as though their moment has almost passed. They've been knocking around all year and nothing has happened at all. Same goes for Miike Snow except I think the album is dross and they don't deserve the chance (Radio 1 have already given them enough chances if you ask me).

Is Yes Giantess getting a full UK push? I think they and The Sound of Arrows truly do deserve the exposure. Even if I have to grit my teeth to admit it.

[NeonGold]

Yeah, Yes Giantess 110% deserve it, but I feel like most of the press/industry is going to be reluctant to get fully behind a band who's sound is so synth-dependent and 2009, especially in light of the way Passion Pit hasn't exactly taken off as expected. Had we been able to get their next single out in October as planned I could have seen it happening, but due to unexpected delays it's bumped back to next January. It is, however, completely and utterly amazing.

[Rigo Gonsalez]

Reckon Marina will definitely be in there. Also Soft Toy Emergency?

[Jimbo999]

Theres a band called Bearcraft heard it on radio sounds pretty exciting. Kind of electro disco stuff.

[Suasexed]

thecocknbullkid hopefully.

[rseamer]

Gulp

I better come clean. After starting this thread, and in my capacity as a blogger I was asked to vote for this years list (after I had started the thread)

Much head scratching ensued until the 3 acts I voted for were....

Ah that'd be telling ! (My blog gives some clues, especially as I'm blogging '10 Ones To Watch' at the moment)

Incidentally just to explain how the voting works...

You are asked to choose your 3 favourite / best / most exciting new acts. (New being defined as new in the eyes of the public)  You are not asked to choose acts that you think will be big, just what you think are the best. Inevitably though with over 100 people voting, it's likely that if you vote for a completely unsigned / unknown you'll be the only one voting for them and hence they won't make the list. So realistically the artist chosen has to had a degree of exposure...although they musn't have had a Top 20 single or have been on X Factor / reality TV etc.

I'm fascinated to see who gets on this list, especially as I was asked to vote.

[rseamer]

So what do people make of this years list ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8395789.stm

No real surprises there - one of two more interesting leftfield choices though, such as Gold Panda.

2 out of the 3 I voted for have made it on to the long list.

[mcuk]

I hate to be cynical, but there will probably be more over-hyped, but short lived in career terms indie-pop crossover artists on there.