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Ones To Watch in 2023
As has become a Buzz tradition, we’re using our last issue of the year to look back on 2022’s movers and shakers – some of which you’ll remember from pages past – and earmark them for even greater success in the 12 months to come. No pressure then! Take it away, Emma Way.
Music Blank Face Blank Face Charlie J
After performing at both this year’s Butetown Carnival and Llais, Cardiff’s Blank Face is without a doubt one to keep an eye out for in 2023. Fusing multiple musical styles, Blank Face – also known as ‘One Take God’ due to his self-confessed fast lyricism and free styl- ing capability – really has an eye for differ- ent styles, collaborating with the likes of The Honest Poet, LowKiy and Lasse.
Charlie J Independent south Walian rapper Charlie J
writes sun-tinged hip-hop verse from both self-produced and borrowed beats. Inspired by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Loyle Carner and D’Angelo, Charlie has released two EPs in 2022, A Moment Later and A Moment’s Notice. “For the first couple of months, I’m gonna take some time out to work on some new music,” he told us, looking forward to the new year. “I want to do more festivals and more shows across the UK.”
Live, Do Nothing Minas
After recently releasing their debut album Hi- raeth & Loathing, indie-pop-punkers Live, Do Nothing have been looking to branch out from their usual Cardiff and Newport shows to Bristol, Leeds and the Cotswolds. With a brand spanking new release on Specialist Subject Records, it can only take the band onto bigger and better things for 2023. Give the record a listen if you don’t believe us!
Live, Do Nothing
The Bug Club Caldicot indie trio The Bug Club have also
been busy this year, releasing their first al- bum Green Dream Pn F#, recording a ses- sion for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music, touring consistently with support slots for the likes of Pavement, Pip Blom and Los Bitchos, and making the 6 Music B-list. Will things slow down for them in 2023? With a sizeable fist of UK tour dates booked from January to April, we very much doubt it.
Minas
Another of those cases where an artist has been working quietly behind the scenes and then blows everyone out of the water when they emerge. Here, we’re talking about Mi- nas, a Greek/Welsh producer now striking out on his own with All My Love Has Failed Me. Creating cathartic responses to topics like the cost of living, protesting and men- tal health, Minas fuses his trademark “ram- blepunk” with hip-hop, dance and pop.
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