I am Harlequin

If we jump back two years ago I made a prediction about little know Florence and her Machine. Perhaps my prediction wasn't as generous as it could have been. (Did we ever think Florence would be covered by the kids from GLEE?) But now as Florence begins work on the next stage of her already massive career we look for the latest forming star. This is where we turn to I am Harlequin. So fresh we don't even have a video to share (two are currently in the works), so we will have to base our prediction just on sound.

I am sure I am Harlequin's frontwoman Anne Freier is sick of the comparisons being made between her and Florence, but I am Harlequin is proving to be in a category of their own. Releasing a full length album last Fall, I am Harlequin is ripe and ready to be discovered.

The unfortunate bit is that when you close your eyes I am Harlequin sounds pretty much exactly like Florence and the Machine, but when you listen closely you can still hear the grit in I am Harlequin's voice, that edge that sets Anne and her collaborators apart.

Hot Tracks: Tons of Silence, The Liberty

Sounds Like: Florence and the Machine that hasn't been oiled and tuned in a few weeks.

PREDICTION

Big, big things! A top ten hit in the UK. Headlining a number of music festivals this summer, and heck a cover version of one of her songs on GLEE next year!

LET ME LISTEN DJ:

Florence and the Machine

Music is a drug. It is highly addictive, and artists are the pushers. Creatively trying to get us back for more. Pop music, (i.e. Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl) is like MSG. So savory and heavily produced you have no idea that you are being drugged. Eventually MSG won't do it for you anymore and you will need something a little harder to keep you satisfied, in comes crack-cocaine (i.e. Florence and the Machine). Dark and dangerous, and highly addictive, Florence will have you thrashing around your living room in no time. With a sound that fluctuates between rockabilly, ska, pop, and grunge she has the edge that we have been waiting for in a new and upcoming young female artist.

Hot Track(s): Kiss With A Fist, Throwing Bricks

Kind of Like: Kate Nash decides that Bruce Springsteen is really her idol.

PREDICTION:
A top 10 hit in the U.K. and a track that makes it onto the Billboard Top 100.

LET ME WATCH DJ:

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic

Website: N/A

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpsDegqioVA