“The 15 most popular acts that form the long list include artists that are on major labels as well as indie and unsigned ones, such as Brighton based indie band Fickle Friends, fuzzy sounding Glasgow punks Halfrican, goth ‘n’ soul singer Chloe Black, recent XL signing Lapsley and singer songwriter Sophie Jamieson, an artist who appears on the list for the second time running having also appeared the previous year.
The Full Blog Sound of 2015 Longlist (In alphabetical order)
All We Are,
Black Honey,
Chloe Black,
Coasts,
Deers,
Fickle Friends,
Flyte,
Halfrican,
Honne,
Lapsley,
Prides,
Shura,
Soak,
Sophie Jamieson,
Tei Shi,
The Blog Sound of 2015 poll aims to showcase some of the best new emerging artists. However, unlike the ubiquitous BBC Sound of poll, the artists nominated aren’t picked just by industry experts. Instead they’re voted for by music bloggers, a small number of whom may work in the music industry, but the majority of which are just hardcore fans who write their blogs because of their genuine passion for music,
The Fat Angel Sings 