006. Listen to 20 new bands/band you haven't heard before: Cold Cave & Anilah

 3.Cold Cave

Genre: Darkwave/coldwave

Firstly, I want to say that I really do love the darkwave/coldwave genre in general, but a lot of the band do  have a problem with being quite generic or not being distinguishable from each other sometimes. For me, Cold Cave are one of those bands. Don't get me wrong, their music is good and I love some of their songs, but it just gives me a feeling of "yeah, I've heard this a million times before".

4. Anilah
Genre: Ambient/Dark Ambient

Anilah make hauntingly ethereal music, which mostly consists of instrumental and chant-like vocals. When I'm trying to focus or clear my mind, it's really helpful music. The use of repetition, calm tones and certain chords creates beautiful melodies. I have to be in the right mood to listen to this, but if I am, it's wonderful.

006. Listen to 20 new bands/band you haven't heard before: The Ayoub Sisters and The Weeknd

006. Listen to 20 new bands/artists you haven't heard before.

 1. The Ayoub Sisters
Genre: Classical pop

The Ayoub sisters are a Scottish duo who do covers and original instrumentals using mostly strings and piano. Their music is beautiful and, though not all of it is to my liking, I can appreciate the talent and skill they use to create it. I probably won't add them to my playlist, but I'm glad I've heard them.

2. The Weeknd

Genre: R&B pop/Alternative R&B

The Weeknd is an R&B artist from Canada. I know he's pretty famous, but apart from hearing 'Blinding Lights' a couple of times on the radio at my old workplace, I've never heard him before at all. I'm not sure if I like The Weeknd's music or not, but I do prefer the more electronic sounding tracks than his other ones and I don't mind listening to them when they're on.