![]() ![]() ![]() delivers the final verse on the following track, “Forbidden Knowledge,” as both question ulterior motives from those in power, and whether or not humans have access to knowledge that they shouldn’t with the invention of technology. In the final minute of the song, a wobbling bass line protrudes through the peaceful strumming, coming to the forefront just as Raury delivers a rap verse in which he speaks about the temptations of materialism in American youth, with lines such as “We’re meant to be tools of God / but instead we cop us a Porsche.” The general theme of the album, correlating to the album title, is expressed in the lines “Money disguise the fact / that we need to discover love in the earth and sky and beyond / love is what’s missing, love don’t live here no more.” Raury’s message has remained intact from the first day his songs broke out onto the Internet and his words were heard by the mainstream, and All We Need continues to express these ideals in a concise and entertaining manner.įellow Southern rapper Big K.R.I.T. He begins the album with electronic, space-like chords that seamlessly transition into a strumming acoustic guitar pattern accompanied by airy, gentle vocals. 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart), the Southern California native is now prepping her debut album for release in 2015, led by a Max Martin-produced single early in the year.Despite his early image as a rapper, Raury refuses to be tied down to the genre. With two EPs under her belt (last year's Foreword debuted at No. Like other Internet sensations Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen before her, the honey-voiced singer-songwriter was scooped up by manager Scooter Braun, and has since opened shows for Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Jewel this past year and a half. And with a résumé of her caliber, it's easy to see why: After a brief stint on American Idol in 2010 (she was cut before the semi-finals), the 22-year-old posted a silvery acoustic cover of Frank Ocean's Thinkin' Bout You on YouTube in January 2012, which now accounts for 21 million of more than 85 million views she's accumulated on the site. Her ascent has been gradual, but Kelly is "right on the verge of breaking wide open," says Sharon Dastur, iHeartMedia's senior vice president of programming integration. Along with respectable numbers on streaming - north of 10 million combined views on YouTube and 6 million Spotify streams - the band has garnered some impressive accolades this winter, including being shortlisted for the prestigious Brits Critics' Choice Award and long-listed for the BBC Sound of 2015 poll. "Once (their) album hits in 2015, if it can break globally like Clean Bandit, they will see huge success." Consisting of keyboardist/singer Olly Alexander, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy and synth player Emre Turkmen, Years & Years released a handful of EPs this year and toured with Sam Smith in the fall. and across Europe, it's "driving enough Shazam volume that it stood out," Shazam's head of music Peter Szabo says. Although the British electro-pop trio has been more sought after in its native U.K. dance that Disclosure and Clean Bandit filled stateside this summer. Tapping into '90s pop, house music and R&B sensibilities, Years & Years could quench the same thirst for U.K. With his trademark sunhat and adventuresome spirit, expect him to be a hot ticket come summer festival season. "Songs like Cigarette Song and God's Whisper have been added to tens of thousands of playlists and (are) streaming in impressively high numbers." The singer/rapper (full name: Raury Tullis) got an added boost this fall, with his contribution to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack, and as a featured artist on SBTRKT's latest, Wonder Where We Land. ![]() ![]() Although only a few of his songs have been available on Spotify since spring, "it didn't take long for listeners to get excited," Spotify trends expert Shanon Cook says. What other artist is likened to André 3000 and Lorde in one breath, and Frank Ocean and Bon Iver the next? Born and raised in Stone Mountain, Ga., the 18-year-old songwriter and self-taught guitarist fuses meditative hip-hop with indie folk on debut album Indigo Child, released in September. Raury's sound is near impossible to pin down, as evidenced by the myriad of comparisons tossed his way. ![]()
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