blog radio :: most likely to succeed 2K9

by gorillavsbear.net on Fri, 2009/01/02 - 6:00pm



For today’s special edition of Blog Radio, Sirius asked us to count down the top 5 artists that we think are most likely to succeed in 2009. Of course, success is a relative term, so my list is essentially just the artists I look forward to hearing new material from/want to see live/expect breakout years from in ‘09. The Hipster Runoff radio program kicks things off at 5 PM EST on Sirius XMU, and you can hear my show shortly after that (shows will also be rebroadcast on Saturday and Sunday). There are obviously tons of artists that didn’t make the list because of time contsraints, but you can see my top 5 and a few honorable mentions after the jump…

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5. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafitti :: can’t hear my eyes
4. Girls :: hellhole ratrace
3. Harlem :: south of france
2. WAVVES :: weed demon
1. SALEM :: sweat

Honorable Mentions:

The Golden Filter :: solid gold
Weird Tapes :: home
CFCF :: cassie x lil’ wayne :: official girl (CFCF remix)
Fan Death :: veronica’s veil
Alela Diane :: white as diamonds

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    Harlem

    Loving that Harlem track

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