Fun fact: back in the day, Gigwise very much had tabloid energy. Pumping out pure pop culture trash, we’ve evolved since then in terms of ethics, but not enough to totally resist some good old low-brow trash.
Making our return to ‘ethical tabloidism’ (and, honestly, influenced by the delirium of the current heatwave), we’ve put a lot of thought into this one. After a lot of discussion, research and consideration, may we present the Gigwise Bachelors' list for the summer of 2022.
Sam Fender
Photo: Bethan McConnell
Sam Fender is not only the most eligible bachelor in music, he’s probably one of the most eligible bachelors in the country (read: entire world). Endlessly charming, plugged into social issues and obviously insanely talented also happens to be very fit. It’s a combo that should be too much, stepping into egotistical territory, but bolstered by his Geordie accent and home still up in the North East, he’s actually an incredibly humble king. Boyfriend material.
Matty Healy, The 1975
Though he's not really boyfriend material, no one can deny that Matty Healy is a top-tier indie heart throb. Having recently split with FKA Twigs, the musician is back on the market and we’re deluded enough to think that gives us a shot. If you’re into edgy boys, constantly evolving into new eras and living in houses made out of 90% concrete, Matty is the one for you.
Beabadoobee
Photo: Erika Kamano
Another recent single, Bea is dreamy. Angelic in every way, from her vocals to her lyrics to her little TikTok sounds, we would treat her right. Claiming she’s in her single era and having fun, it’s time to shoot your shot.
Baby Queen
Photo: Press
How Baby Queen feels about Jodie Comer; that’s how we feel about Baby Queen. Smart and silly, literary and a little reckless, it’s a killer combo for a crush. Releasing banger after banger exploring all the messy feelings around fancying someone, we’d stand outside her house with a boombox blasting ‘Want Me’ until she accepted our date request. Bella, if you see this, call us.
Vic De Angelis (and the rest of Måneskin tbh)
Photo: Press
From the second they stepped foot on that Eurovision stage, Måneskin have had the world in the palm of their hand. Akin to when Elvis first shook his pelvis, putting that level of sex appeal on the usually fairly square Eurovision stage was a cultural moment, a scandal if you will. Now in their lace shirts, leather and nipple covers, they’ve only had our heart rates going up and up. With Damiano wifed up, we’re directing all our obsession towards Vic with her perfect hair and effortless European sexiness.
Christine and the Queens
Photo: Press
Ever the sex symbol at Christine and the Queens shows (and, really, in any environment), Chris’ rebranding as ‘Redcar’ for the forthcoming new album Redcar les adorables étoiles has only heaped mystery upon sex appeal in such a fashion as to feed our monstrous crush so that it's swollen to an unhealthy size. We must stay focused.
Sebastian Murphy, Viagra Boys
Photo: Katie McLellan Salisbury
One of rock’s most confident stage presences, Seb of Viagra Boys lives in Stockholm when he’s not on tour and is a tattoo artist as well as a frontman. His tattoos make up a considerable portion of his attractiveness, but by no means define it: Seb is a catch for his detached, dry humour, his supernatural coolness and his gravelly baritone too. He’s hot, he’s confident and he’s in a band: the deadly trifecta.
Rina Sawayama
Photo: Zac Mahrouche
In her campaign for forthcoming new album Hold The Girl, Rina Sawayama released ‘Catch Me In The Air’ — a pop song about her single mum. With this, she added yet another reason why she’s just the kind of person you’d fall for if you were to meet her irl. Rina is by all accounts an exciting, lovely person and a stunner in the truest definition of the word.
Matt Maltese
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Soft, sensitive and can write you a killer silly ballad, Matt Maltese is probably being bombarded by people sliding into his DMs on the daily. Ticking all the boxes for people that love that sweet, sad kind of boy, like Timothèe Chalamet and his army of dreamy-yet-Victorian-looking boys, Matt is representing musicians in that genre of hotness. He’d write a song about you, and even if it was a really mean diss track, you'd say thank you.
