Bonzai
An unorthodox star in the making. Bonzai is already a familiar face, having played live with Guernsey producer Mura Masa this past summer. From the front, she’s been a magnet to sweaty, fullto-the-brim festival tents. But on her third EP, ‘Lunacy’, she trades instant fix pop for something more self-facing and inventive. ‘I Did’ is a wonky taster, all clattering industrial percussion and stop-start vocal parts. This is bright, berserk and brilliantly weird. Listen: ‘I Did’ is daring, dazzling pop. Similar to: A SBTRKT track performing backflips.
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Goat Girl
Goat Girl are part of a bright bunch of South London acts who could be forming the area’s best - whisper it - scene for years. Together with the likes of Fish and Shame, the four-piece boast an uncompromising no-bullshit filter, something that unites the area’s most exciting new acts. Signed to Rough Trade, few spit such venom with this kind of nonchalance. After dates with Parquet Courts and Yak, December sees them touring with Girl Band. Listen: ‘Scum’ is a suitably disgusting kick in the teeth. Similar to: Palma Violets with fangs.
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On their debut single ‘Tulip’, King Nun capture 100mph immediacy with a puppet string-like sense of control. All 18 years old, the four-piece have inked a deal with Dirty Hit (Wolf Alice, The 1975), bringing a fuzz-soaked frenzy with their very first step. ‘Tulip’ is a deceptively sharp beast. Like Queens of the Stone Age’s most breakneck moments sped up twofold, it has the impression of something that could collapse in on itself within seconds. But these jammy sods have everything under control. Listen: Few debuts are more exciting than ‘Tulip’, out 18th November on 7”. Similar to: Rock royalty getting a fresh start.
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A band willing to insult everyone who crosses their path.
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k ing nun
Dirty Hit-signed teens with bags of potential.