ah you just beat me to it!
Ugh the 'male lorde' comparisons are gonna be rampant.
SO GOOD
there's actually a lot of Lorde influence in his songs (vocal style and lyrics) but just as much James Blake and other electronic influences. Great find! he's unsigned but blowing up already on the interwebs.
yeah - he's awesome!
signed to Saiko (who manage Lorde).
new song
can't believe I hadn't agreed before.
Caught his debut UK show at The Great Escape, really assured performance. Loving 'Expiry Date' -
Thomston drops the teen-suffix as well as glistening new song brain-dead :: disconaivete.com/post/133148080296
'kiwi-pop' lol 😘
"He’s 18 years old, he’s from New Zealand, he’s making alternative pop with sparse hip-hop production elements and layered vocals, and he’s already got major labels taking notice."
soundcloud.com/thomston/midas