Top 10 Up And Coming Artists 2021

The first among many artists to make their big breakthrough on TikTok was Fousheé. The song "Deep End (Freestyle)" by rapper Sleepy Hallow has vocals from Fousheé. This song made it big on tiktok with a corresponding dance to go with the song. Fousheé went under the radar for months after the song blew up before finally revealing her identity and eventually putting out her own version of ‘Deep...

Number nine on this list is Celeste. Soul and jazz musician, Celeste Epiphany Waite, is making a wonderful impression. With influences starting from listening and singing along with Aretha Franklin as a child. In an interview with The Guardian, Celeste said “because in my mind she (Aretha Franklin) was the best singer ever. I’d almost be pitting myself against these singers from a different era ...

Number Eight on this list is Arlo Parks. Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, most known through the moniker “Arlo Parks”, is a 21-year-old poet and singer from London. Parks started releasing music as a teen and went on to release two acclaimed EPs in 2019 titled Super Sad Generation as well as Sophie. Parks used her time during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to complete her debut album titled ...

Fresh on the music scene is garage punk band The Goa Express. Made up of the quintet-brothers, on the guitar and with the vocals is James Douglas Clarke, keyboard player Joe Clarke, guitarist Joey Stein, bassist Nathan Muzaffar, and drummer Sam Launder. The quintet-brothers signed a management deal with Rough Trade two years ago, since then, they put out two more singles titled “The Day” and “Be ...

Two childhood friends named Jonny and Charlie wanted to start a band. So, they put up a flyer about needing a bassist. Then comes Sarah, with the three together ‘Drug Store Romeos’ started.  With their debut release titled ‘Now You’re Moving’, Drug Store Romeos are going places with their music. ...

British singer-songwriter, Bea Kristi, is bringing ‘90s indie-rock back into the present time. Kristi, more well known as Beabadoobee, can be known from her 2017 hit “Coffee” which has over 50 million streams on spotify. You may also know her from Powfu’s remix of the song “Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)”. Despite “Coffee” being a lo-fi, bedroom pop track with an acoustic guitar backing...

Claud Mintz is a 22-year-old bedroom pop artist who is signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ record label. Mintz has accumulated a number of songs throughout the past few years which make up their album titled “Super Monster”. In this debut album, Mintz reflects not only on relationships but also on being non-binary and self-discovery. Mintz got their start while at Syracuse University when they met the...

Ezra Williams, often known as Smoothboi Ezra, is a singer-songwriter from Wicklow, Ireland who grew up in a family of music lovers and is now making bedroom pop/anti pop music. They have taught themself how to play piano, guitar, and ukulele through their own efforts. Some of Williams’ inspirations are Cage the Elephant, Micheal Cera, and Elliot Smith. He has a very similar sound to all of these. ...

Chloe Moriondo is a 19 year old singer-songwriter, signed by Fueled by Ramen, is making a breakthrough influencing teens with feminist themes. Moriondo made her start on her youtube channel. In their newest album “Blood Bunny”, Moriondo sings about the troubles of growing up as well as relationship issues and what it’s like to grow up as a part of Gen Z. The many shades of “Blood Bunny” ...

Marie Ulven, most commonly known as ‘Girl in Red’ was born on February 16, 1999 in Horten, Norway. Ulven’s music captures pop energy but with an indie twist. Ulven is often seen as an LGBTQ+ icon with codes such as “Do you listen to Girl in Red '' being popularized. Ulven’s music greatly captures what it’s like to be a young LGBTQ+ teen dealing with life’s problems such as mental health ...