NME 100 essential emerging artists of 2025

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I’m so old now that I don’t even know who most of the people in the ‘For fans of’ section are.

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sunday 1994 and dograce are good

I’ve only heard of one of these artists. I actually saw them live & they were a bit shit. Not sure if I should name them. Seems a bit unfair. I wish them well.

Anyway there’s a playlist to go with it…

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band names really are in short supply nowadays

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‘Bex’

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im a loser baybaaay

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WHO?!

THEY’RE ALL SHIT

(might read it later)

Is Chappel Roan on there?

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It’s going to take me ages to listen to all of these

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F5VE

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Yeah, they’ve made those up. Refuse to believe I’m far far behind…

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Knew a few in that. Cardinals seem alright and that Ebbb ep last year was really good.

Bambi Thug was Ireland’s Eurovision entry last year. Gothy Grimes pop.

Luvcat is a LIPA product (school, not pop star), ‘sexy’ vintage stylings. Not for me!

Not heard the other 98.

I got slightly obsessed with Sailor Honeymoon after seeing them at Focus Wales the year before last. They had their own DIY fanzines on sale, their T-shirts read ‘KOREAN GIRLS INVENTED PUNK ROCK’, and their set closer is called Fxxk Urself and ends with as many key changes as they can manage before collapsing. They might be the best band in the world.

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Dog Race put out one of my favourite singles last year actually, gothy, slightly patti smith meets the wicker man

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Welly are like Art Brut trying to impersonate Sports Team after Eddie had had a lobotomy. Obviously, Dork magazine loves them.

no thanks!

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Next you’ll be telling me you don’t think Matt Maltese is the most important figure in music.

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