With a new year upon us, we unveil our favorite new musicians of right here, right now. Whether the straight-up back-to-back bars of grime trio YGG, the infinite nomadic artistry of Neverland Clan (co-signed by Virgil Abloh and Skepta), Mabel’s sumptuously sculpted R&B or Zak Abel’s divinely thoughtful soul, we’ve fallen hook, line and sinker for the sounds of these nine new acts. Who can resist the Blue Daisy-backed Connie Constance and her sublime Stars, producer and DJ Kamixlo’s contrary compositions, GIRLI’s chaotic cybergoth, the dirty disco pop of five-piece Nimmo or multi-instrumentalist Georgia’s tribal tribulations? The following nine acts are all about the sound of right here, right now… bring the noise!
Credits
Photography Olivia Rose
Hair Jose Quijano at D+V Management using L’Oreal professional
Make-up Thom Walker using MAC
Photography assistance Rowan Hall
Styling assistance Bojana Kozarevic, Siobhan Wood, Issy Martin
Hair assistance Nicola Harrowell-Browne
Make-up assistance Famida Ayub, Ruth Coutinho