Who will be on the BBC Sound Of 2012 list? Does it even matter?

oh shit, what's that noise? It's that annoying Christmas song on the Sky TV guide. It must mean one thing. It's that time of year again.

Every year, The BBC gets help from "experts" in the music industry to select the artists who are tipped to be the next big thing. The BBC Sound Of 2012 list is 'completely meaningless', says Association of Independent Music chairman. Is Alison Wenham correct? To an extent yes, it is just one big advert for people like me to go "They aren't new, I've been listening to them for 2 years" or "Shit, who are they? GOOGLE...Well that was disappointing". But like Christmas is to an atheist, it's just a partially annoying bit of fun that wont go away any time soon. Kind of reminds me of that Charlie Brooker cartoon. Last year, the likes of Jessie J, The Vaccines and Nero topped the list. It's a miracle! Oh thy Lord, thank you for blessing these with success, etc! Although the list did tip Jamie Woon and Claire McGuire to do well (Tehe), we can all dream. Let's have a gander the up and comers for 2012. That's if we don't all die because of South Americans or soemthing...

Cast Of Cheers
These gents are the latest attempt of mainstreaming math rock. Not much stuff is available to listen to online at the moment and I refuse to compare these to Foals, Battles or Two Door Cinema Club. But I just did. I'm pretty sure these will be a festival favorite in the next couple of years.


Azealia Banks
One word. FILTHY. She's been touted as a "re-writer of RnB music". i can't see it myself. I see her as more of a more sexually aggressive Nicky Minaj rip off. She needs to smarten herself up if she want to do well in the charts. Listen to the lyrics and see for yourself.


Lana Del Rey
This was too easy to pick. Off the back of her hit, "video games", the fact shes hot and can sing live will only do her favors in the future. Her voice is sometimes haunting, lets hope her song writing continues to be equally pained and provocative.


As much as I want to I'm not going to say "Well its 2012 so here's the obligatory dubstep tips - Flux Pavillion (NEEEERRRRNEEERRRRR) and Skrillex (YES! OH MY GAWWWDDD!)", like the BBC did. So here's my other tips:

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Citizens!
Modestep
Fixers
Danger
Architects
Ben Howard
Drums Of Death