Once upon a time, computer aficionados longed for the day when they could carry the world at their fingertips. With the launch of the long-awaited Amazon Cloud Drive two months ago, this cliché-ridden dream is that much closer to reality.

The BBC’s “sound of” feature occurs every year around the same time. It is the BBC’s at­tempt at guessing what new bands will ‘make it’ in the coming year, and it’s normally able to push a few of its 5 shortlisted artists into the limelight. However, two artists in particular are giving the public a greater [...]