Playground magazine

If you're one of the curious lot, wanting to see the hype to know if they're worth it or if it's all a big joke, get out your felt tip pen now. Here's ten of the emerging artists playing at the Fòrum at San Miguel Primavera Sound (31st May to 2nd June) for the first time, and you can't afford to miss any of them. Many of these names are new or started to make waves recently, so most of them are still developing: don't expect an epiphany with their live shows. But you might just be pleasantly surprised. Here's the roadmap we propose to you, ten names in three days, and easy to use in combination with the other itineraries we're going to offer you in the coming days.

Thursday, 31st May. Pitchfork Stage. 18:15h.

Just in case the electronic underground of Canada wasn't on the map yet, 4AD is releasing “Shrines”, the first album by Purity Ring, on 24th July. We haven't been able to hear a lot of their music yet, but we can tell you theirs is a synthetic brand of pop that embraces both witch house and hardcore. All in all, for their full-length debut we expect songs influenced by 90s R&B, dream-pop and modern hip-hop. The Parc del Fòrum will be an ideal stage to get to know them.