The best new artists of mash up genre dividers and take popular music in new and exciting directions. Photo courtesy of artist. Even the Belfast born duo Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson that make up Bicepcould not have expected their debut album to explode the way it has. A top 20 chart placing in the UK and a triumphant cover from esteemed club magazine MixMag has cemented their place as one of the most exciting electronic artists of Over the years, the pair have introduced thousands of curious dance music fans to rare and long forgotten cuts through their website feelmybicep.

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Check out the rising artists we're tapping to make major moves in Predicting breakout artists isn't an exact science. For every budding star at the center of the musical zeitgeist there's a bedroom-produced hopeful who rockets to success off the back of a track blowing up on SoundCloud or YouTube.
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Choosing the best new artists in any given year is never as simple as it sounds. Maybe the musicians in question have been sneaking around under our noses for a couple years, gaining traction in their local scenes before landing on the main stage. Maybe a few artists we already know and love convened to produce something entirely new.