Best New Music of 2021: The 21 Most Exciting Young Musicians on Planet Earth
In search of music’s voices of the future, each of GQ’s 21 global editions nominated a local artist who’s defining the sounds of tomorrow.
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In search of music’s voices of the future, each of GQ’s 21 global editions nominated a local artist who’s defining the sounds of tomorrow.
For Luke Norman and Nik Adam – better known as artist duo Luke & Nik – 2020’s many and multifarious challenges presented an exciting new opportunity. They began to go out into nature, camera in-hand, to find a new sense of purpose. “The way that we’ve responded to tough times this year has been with a sense of escapism. It’s been a creative release,” Nik tells us. The natural landscape has long played an important role in their personal work, whether that be building organic sculptures in a coastal landscape or the vibrant hue of a flower. But with a wealth of time and a slow...