It’s the festival we’ve been talking about. Laneway Festival just recently wrapped up their sold-out shows in New Zealand and Singapore last week, and is finally arriving in Sydney this Sunday. All we can think about is the festival ahead, so we saw it fit to provide a guide to the Top-10 acts you must NOT miss. So plan your day & tune out with the playlist above. We’ll be there – come say g’day.
1. Flight Facilities
This duo have long been club and festival favourites in Australia. With their debut album Down To Earth launching back in 2014, it hit Number. 1 on the iTunes charts. Recently, we spent the day with the boys at the sold-out show at the Enmore Theatre, and we’ve been itching to see them again ever since.
2. FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs has a presence that demands you’re attention. The UK beauty has been selling out shows on the back of her brilliant LP1, and now we finally get to see what the fuss is about. All reports from our friends in Melbourne tell us that we’ve got a hell of a show in store.
3. Vic Mensa
Chicago spitter Vic Mensa has a tremendous hype behind his mixtapes and singles like ‘Down On My Luck’, and it will be of no surprise if he totally dominates the RBMA x Future Classic Stage this weekend. We’ve seen proof of Mensa’s charismatic stage presence and on-point spitting skills, if you haven’t – watch now.
4. Banks
Our biggest crush of the year just gone, Banks was one of the most blogged artist of 2014. Singles like ‘Beggin For Thread’ combine all the moodiest elements of electronica, pop and R&B for an alluring mix. There’s little more we need to about the breakthrough star, but get ready to fall in love over at the Garden Stage.
5. Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus has earned himself a reputation for creating adventurous and eclectic soundscapes, something which he again established on You’re Dead! His recent single with our favourite boy, Kendrick Lamar was one of 2014’s best songs and videos, and his Layer 3 live show will be a spectacle in itself.
6. Tkay Maidza
We have plenty of great things to say about this emcee from Adelaide, and you can read most of them right here. She’s been killing the competition with her charismatic flow that jitters between rap and electronica. Tkay’s infectious sound makes her an obvious choice for festivals this summer.
7. Ratking
After a colossal year touring their debut album So It Goes, Ratking are here. The energetic underground rap squad are here to bring their NYC vibes that inspire all who listen. This is the one your mates will be talking about, don’t be the douchebag that was lining up for the toilet during their set.
8. Jungle
They were the most talked about crew some six months ago back at Splendour In The Grass. Then boom – out comes the masterpiece that is their debut album, and sling shots them into international acclaim. Now, Jungle are back and it couldn’t of seemed any longer, only a few more days my friends.
9. Pond
Many might know the WA lads for the Tame Impala affiliation, but Pond are a forceful entity themselves – having just released their commendable album Man It Feels LIke Space Again filled with unorthodox rhythm and sprawling energy.
10. Dune Rats
Where to start with these mad hatters. Let’s just say that they took over the Internet when they decided to bring a bong and fill it with Slurpee at 7/11’s ‘BYO Cup Day’. Case closed.
