For fans of: Lil Peep, Elliott Smith There is very little information about ekkstacy available online, beyond the fact that he's an 18-year-old from Vancouver. Despite the secrecy, the word is already out about his haunting music, which is doing big streaming numbers by mixing whispered acoustic ballads with SoundCloud emo rap. His standout singles combine his ghostly voice with catchy instrumentation, as on the new wave bounce of "i walk this earth all by myself" or the "1979"-esque alt-rock of "i want to be by your side." Alex Hudson