2020 Slingshot Artists To Watch
It's a new decade and a fresh chance for emerging artists to shine. As part of Slingshot, NPR music stations have chosen a select group of artists who are sure to do big things in 2020. Some have been around for a bit, but just never had the chance to "slingshot" into the popular music space. Packed with discoveries, our 2020 Artists To Watch list features a diverse celebration of artists, with many releasing new projects later this year.
Æ MAK
Dublin-based fell in love with writing and creating music while producing songs that were initially only a means for performing. Over the last year and a half, Æ MAK has released a handful of singles that are wonderfully quirky, experimental art pop. Æ MAK makes music that defies classification, songs that you can dance to with hooks galore and crystalline vocals. Driven by the need to create, dream and escape (along with the desire to perform and connect with others), Æ MAK is a young artist in full-on creative mode, taking energy and shaping it into sound, vision and movement. She's crafting her own world of endless possibilities. Look for festival gigs over the summer, some tour
