The best of the new (Porcupine Tree, Devin Townsend), a bit of the old (Killing Joke, Faith No More)…2010 was more than anything a return to form for artists of yore. Here’s the top 10 groundbreaking artists of the past year (or so)… as seen by ChinaShop Contributor Jeff Nau.
If you’ve ever heard Porcupine Tree, a band that mixes both experimental and traditional progressive rock with metal and a plethora of other styles (electronica, new wave, metal, film soundtrack), they might first seem like an odd fit for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. As lead singer/guitarist Steve Wilson and I discussed, things have changed for the better both in the festival and the label world. Minds are beginning to open a bit, and Porcupine Tree is one of several more experimental and sui generis groups that have found festival billing this big. If anything, Coachella 2010 proved it”ll be the first of many for them.
