TOTT #1: CHVRCHES

So here we are, the climax of Generator’s ‘Top of the Tips 2012’, as voted by our Tipping Point network. With this said, I’d like to thank everyone who has contributed a tip throughout 2012, it is with your insight and enthusiasm that we’re able to uncover and feature new artists, and ultimately share exciting new music to a wider audience. Therefore it is with great pleasure that I am able to reveal that our number 1 tip of 2012 is CHVRCHES.

Serial Tipper Simon Pursehouse first tipped CHVRCHES way back in July, just after they had uploaded their debut track ‘Lies’. Immediately lighting up the blogosphere, little was known about the band as they then revealed their latest offering ‘The Mother We Share’, which has received more than a quarter of a million plays on CHVRCHES’ Soundcloud. After the shroud of mystery was slowly unraveled, with the discovery the band contained former members of Aerogramme and The Twilight Sad, a wider audience quickly settled in to their electro-pop stylings, with fans and critics alike drawing comparisons to the likes of Robyn, M83 and The Knife. Having also made the BBC Sound of 2013 list, CHVRCHES are entirely worthy of their Number 1 spot, and we can only watch with an eager anticipation as we enter the uncharted territory of 2013.

Until then, on behalf of everyone from Generator Tipping Point HQ, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Words by Ben Blackburn

Originally posted at Generator on December 21st