Rollo & Grady’s Top 30 New Artists of 2012
1. THE ORWELLS
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
Label: Autumn Tone Records
The Orwells – Mallrats (La La La)
The Orwells – In My Bed
2. LACE CURTAINS
Hometown: AZ / TX / CA
Label: Female Fantasy
Lace Curtains – Bedroom Honesty
Lace Curtains – Police Brutality
3. FOXYGEN
Hometown: New York
Label: Jagjagwar
Foxygen – Waitin’ 4 U
Foxygen – Make It Known
4. SINKANE
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Label: DFA
Sinkane – Runnin’
Sinkane – Jeeper Creeper
5. DIIV
Hometown: New York, NY
Label: Captured Tracks
DIIV – Doused
DIIV – How Long Have You Known?
6. PALMA VIOLETS
Hometown: London
Label: Rough Trade Records
Palma Violets – Best Of Friends
7. SAVAGES
Hometown: London
Label: Pop Noire Records
Savages – Flying To Berlin
Savages – Husbands
8. COVES
Hometown: London and South East, UK
Label: Cross Keys Records
Coves – Cast A Shadow
9. FOREIGN FIELDS
Hometown: Nashville
Label: Unsigned
Foreign Fields – So Many Foreign Homes
Foreign Fields – Taller
10. MILK MUSIC
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Label: Unsigned
Milk Music – Out Of My World
Milk Music – Fertile Ground
11. HUNDRED WATERS
Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
Label: OWSLA
Hundred Waters – Thistle
Hundred Waters – Visitor
12. MATTHEW E. WHITE
Hometown: Richmond, Virgina
Label: Hometapes
Matthew E. White – One of These Days
Matthew E. White – Big Love
13. WILLIS EARL BEAL
Hometown: Chicago
Label: XL Recordings
Willis Earl Beal – Away My Silent Lover
14. DUNE RATS
Hometown: Brisbane, AUS
Label: Unsigned
Dune Rats – Pogo
Dune Rats – Fuck It
15. SPLASHH
Hometown: London
Label: Luv Luv Luv Records
SPLASHH – All I Wanna Do
SPLASHH – Washed Up
16. TASHAKI MIYAKI
Hometown: Los Angeles
Label: Luv Luv Luv Records
Tashaki Miyaki – City
Tashaki Miyaki – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (Father John Misty)
17. HAIM
Hometown: Los Angeles
Label: Polydor UK
Haim – Better Off
18. SUBURBAN LIVING
Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
Label: Unsigned
Suburban Living – I Don’t Fit In
Suburban Living – Summer Breeze
19. LANDS & PEOPLES
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Label: Analog Edition Records
Lands & Peoples – I Tried
Lands & Peoples – Everyday
20. PAGEANTS
Hometown: Long Beach
Label: Unsigned
Pageants – Edible Rust
21. CEMETERIES
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Label: Lefse Records
Cemeteries – Home
Cemeteries – The Wilderness
22. JD MCPHERSON
Hometown: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Label: Rounder Records
JD McPherson – North Side Gal
JD McPherson – Dimes for Nickles
23. CALVIN LOVE
Hometown: Edmonton, Canada
Label: Autumn Tone Records
Calvin Love – Gut Feeling (Devo)
24. SAM FLAX
Hometown: Bay Area
Label: Burger Records
Sam Flax – Fire Doesn’t Burn Itself
25. THE WORLD WAR I’S
Hometown: New York
Label: Unsigned
The World War I’s – Heart Attack
The World War I’s – Psyche Assay
26. PURE BATHING CULTURE
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Label: Father/Daughter Records
Pure Bathing Culture – Ivory Coast
27. BENJAMIN BOOKER
Hometown: New Orleans
Label: Unsigned
Benjamin Booker – Have You Seen My Son?
28. INDIANS
Hometown: Copenhagen / Los Angeles
Label: 4AD
Indians – I Am Haunted
29. BOUTS
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
Label: Unsigned
Bouts – Get Sick
30. MAC DEMARCO
Hometown: Edmonton / Montreal
Label: Captured Tracks
Mac Demarco – Rock and Roll Night Club
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