New Music First! Egyptian Hip Hop
Egyptian Hip Hop are initially quite a confusing proposition. They don’t come from Egypt or play Hip Hop; they come from Manchester and play sprightly indie music. They’re also obscenely young, with none of the band’s members a day over 18. However, despite their youth the group have already been touted by many as one of the potential breakthrough acts of 2010.
Sounding like a cross between MGMT and an ethereal New Order, Egyptian Hip Hop have already won plaudits from the likes of Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and Late Of The Pier’s Sam Eastgate – who even produced the groups new single, ‘Wild Young Child’. The NME seems to be enraptured by the northern group and currently has ‘Wild Young Things’ as its number one track on rotation on their office stereo.
‘Heavenly’, the B side to ‘Wild Young Things’, is a dreamy slice of electronic pop mixing a twinkling synth melody with sweetly fragile vocals. Limited to a run of 300 vinyl copies, the single is sure to be a winner with hip young things the world over.
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