PREVIEW
BURNS
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URNS started making music aged twelve with a guitar and keyboard, before discovering sampling as a teenager. By the age of fifteen he was already starting to produce his own tracks. Burns, whose fans include Calvin Harris, Mylo and Erol Alkan, cites a range of influences spanning from Fleetwood Mac to Supertramp to Daft Punk and he has already worked for the likes of The Gossip and Late of the Pier. His debut single Lies was released in 2012 through the reformed Deconstruction Records. In the last year, he has supported acts such as Calvin Harris and Deadmau5.
Charlie XCX
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harli XCX, 20, is an English singer-songwriter from Hertfordshire. She began recording her debut album Fourteen at fourteen years of age; and although the album was never actually commercially released she released two singles from it in 2008: Emelline/Art Bitch and !Franceskaar!. Her next album True Romance is scheduled for release this April, after having been delayed a whole year. The new album includes several tracks already released as singles; Nuclear Sessions, You’re the One and You (Ha Ha Ha). Her dark, emotive songs have seen her compared to the likes of Marina and the Diamonds, M.I.A and Robyn.
TheRumour
Gavin James
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rinity natives, TheRumour initially formed as a singer-songwriter duo in 2008. Now playing as a fourpiece, the band is formed of Joe Hogarty, Cillian Dervan, MD McKernan and Jordan Roche. The band’s debut single, Elegantly Wasted, reached number two in the iTunes Rock Charts in 2010, which laid the groundwork for the release of their first album, Hurricane in 2011. The boys cite bands such as Arcade Fire and Radiohead as their influences, and Hot Press have praised TheRumour’s sound as a ‘happily theatrical dose of rockabilly’. Currently recording their second album, the band is set to unveil new material at this year’s Trinity Ball.
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ublin native, Gavin James began his career performing around town aged eighteen. Having performed and impressed at the Worldwide Radio Summit in Los Angeles, he subsequently signed a record deal with Believe Recordings, and in 2012 James’ debut EP, Say Hello, entered the Irish iTunes album chart at number one. The title track of the same name went on to win the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Irish Song of the Year in 2012. Hot Press have described his voice as ‘all depth, warmth and soul... recalling the classic R&B stars of yesteryear.’ His album is scheduled for release in mid-2013.
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