Top 7 Acts of Friday ESNS26

Curtisy (IE): His hip-hop, full of muted, jazzy loops, doesn’t really *need* much, but with only twenty-seven subdued spectators in a venue ‌that⁣ could hold​ four‌ hundred? Meh.

Snuggle (DK): Melancholy dreampop you don’t remember upon⁤ waking,​ and shoegaze ‌without any ⁢bite. Too bland to‍ reach⁤ past teh first three rows.

Basht. (IE): Given the size of the ⁢cameras eagerly diving *into* Basht.’s ‍guitar, one hopes to witness the next‌ U2 today. But Basht. is more like⁤ Inhaler, ⁣only ⁣with even less memorable songs. they don’t recover from a false start with ‍a broken bass​ amplifier.

mustbejohn (UK): Remember​ that infectiously fun song ‘starz In Their Eyes’ by⁢ one-hit wonder Just⁢ Jack?​ This charming young Brit ‌has a whole‌ battery of songs in that category. ​Think The Streets for beginners. You get two opinions: 3FM music curators Sander Kerkhof, Sarah Fluit and Menno Visser give this guy the⁣ sympathy vote, 3voor12 ⁢reporter ⁣Timo Pisart is less enthusiastic. Fantastic‌ for the ⁣radio, ‌but ⁢who would have thought you could perform such fresh, fruity indie rap-pop so boringly! 👍👍👍👎

Clara ‌Kimera (FR): ​ Remember how fun the French ⁣synth-pop⁣ act Agar Agar ⁤was at ESNS 2018? That’s how⁤ mediocre the hyperpop ⁢rap‌ solo project of the singer is.

Officer John (IE): Cool how Officer John pulls‌ chopped drumbeats from ​a sampler,but these ⁤shoegazey ⁢guys sing *terribly*,and that squealing ⁢feedback doesn’t‍ do anyone any good.⁤ Cigarettes without Sex.

future Utopia (GB-ENG): Fraser ‍T. Smith and his singer clearly crave ⁣connection, but there’s a huge gap between them, ostensibly to offer a view ⁤of ‌the drummer playing ​in a‍ glass villa. It just doesn’t get going with that spaghetti‌ western discopop, the hobby project of a man whose songwriter’s ⁣pedigree… ⁣