Toms Five 2010 Tip-Off's

Not long until Christmas, and whenever Christmas is near -the end of the year is too! With that comes the BBC's Sound Of...vote, where music journalists get asked to give their opinions on what bands or singers will be big in the coming months...seeing as i HAVEN'T been asked I thought I'd lay my opinions onto you anyway! The next suggestions should be massive within the next year, and if they're not...they should be! Also, make sure you have a look at the BBC poll and match the results up, if I've not got a couple of the same suggestions the BBC have got it all wrong!

1. Marina + The Diamonds

Marina Diamandis is not only stunningly beautiful, she makes amazing music which connects emotionally with anyone who listens to it. 'The Diamonds' are her fanbase, because it is not only her songs which connect to them, it is her personally - she has blogs in which she speaks with them and considers her music as a 'group collective' between them. With her latest single 'Mowglis Road' just out, the summers beautiful 'I Am Not A Robot' and her slot on the NME tour gaining her exposure, when her album is released in February I think you will all be hearing much more from her.

2. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

After several supporting slots with major bands such as Iglu & Hartly, Sam Sparro and La Roux, it looks like Ou Est Le Swimming Pool are beginning to make a path of their own. Their blend of Italian electro and pop is bound to make radio playlists up and down the country. Look out especially for 'These New Knights' and 'Dance The Way I Feel'. In all honesty, some of the songs do get a bit repetitive but this only makes it easier for fans to sing back to the band. But what is it with all this French mixing into band names? First La Roux, then Ou Est Le Swimming Pool... why now and why not Spanish? I guess we'll never know!

3. Bombay Bicycle Club

Why yes they've been around for a while, they won the Road to V competition in 2006, and yes this is one band that most likely because of this won't make it onto the BBC Sound of 2010 but I really think that this will be their year. After releasing their debut album last July and touring extensively playing venues and festivals, their exposure has increased massively. This band seem to show that working at getting what you want really does get achievements, working on some of their music even whilst still at school, and I predict that we will be seeing a lot more of them in 2010

4. Unicorn Kid

This young sprightly fellow is in fact called Oliver Sabin, he is 18 and is already creating storms in the music world. He is really one of the only chiptune artists that can make their music engage to a vast amount of mainstream listeners, not only hardcore chip fans. Having done his first headline tour, massive babycakes party shows and many other gigs in 2009 he is starting to release his material and as it gathers up, we can presume that a debut album is to be released in 2010. We are expecting the hype Crystal Castles got in 2008, and no doubt a similar Skins appearance will be involved in this... or maybe thats too old school now, I've heard Misfits are looking for bands.

5. Delphic

Half way through my tips now, and it seems like this list has been taking for ages...sorry if there is anyone out there continuously waiting refreshing the blog for my awaited tips. Anyhow, my fifth tip is Delphic. This band truly are one for the future, they have the indie sound to a par and huge similarities to the huge Bloc Party, who coincidentally they supported at the iTunes festival. Having performed on tv for the first time last month (November 2009) on 'Later With Jools Holland', they are starting to get noticed - not bad seeing as they've only been together since 2008. Releasing their album ('Acolyte') on January 11th will surely see them getting noticed, and I'm sure that Delphic will one of the first bands of 2010 to boost their popularity to an unimaginable scale.