Five New Acts You Need to Know

Read our five-point guide on the best new sounds from the periphery.

From a new riff on Auto-Tuned Atlanta rap to ferocious guitar music out of Bristol, goofy house to unconventional, evocative RnB, here’s our heads up on the new acts you need on your radar.

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