Tastemakers' Tips 2014

Welcome to our first playlist of 2014. It’s that time of year when tastemakers are busy tipping, bloggers are reeling out their best-ofs and the BBC unveils the winner of its coveted ‘Sound Of…’ poll. So we’ve decided to pick a path through the mayhem by asking some of our favourite broadcasters, journalists and industry gurus to tell us what’s tickling them this New Year. Here are the results...

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 10 Jan 2014
  • min read
It’s that time of year when tastemakers are busy tipping, bloggers are reeling out their best-ofs and the BBC unveils the winner of its coveted ‘Sound Of…’ poll (Sam Smith, in case you missed the news).

With all that in mind, we’ve decided to plough a path through the musical mayhem by asking some of our favourite journalists, broadcasters and industry gurus to tell us what’s tickling them this New Year.

Our friends at Music Week, BBC Radio, MOBO, ASCAP and more picked a surprisingly diverse selection and we’ve wrapped it all up into one handy playlist so you can find out who’s who and what’s what.

Dig in and enjoy tracks from Kwabs, Ella Eyre, Cousin Marnie, Telegram, Chloe Howl (left) and much more...

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