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Top 57 new bands to look out for in 2012
New rock bands for 2012
New indie bands for 2012
1. Rats On Rafts
Dutch band raved about on this site several times look set for 2012 breakthrough. Already happening in Holland their spiky take on the melodic end of post punk is thrilling.
2. Mueran Humanos
Argentinian duo based in Berlin whose dark post Suicide keyboard music in both unsettling and provocatively artful but also highly captivating.
3. The Ladykillers
Liverpool band whose teenage guitar rush hints at Buzzcocks finery
4. Effluence
Teenage trio from Lancashire who sound like a violent Muse or incendiary Nirvana, also armed with great songs.
5. Horse Brothers
Featuring the remarkable Dave Barbarossa, the former Bow Wow Wow drummer who retains his Burundi drumming and has allied it to a Jon Spencer Blues Explosion strident rock n roll in this great duo.
6. Xup
Post White Stripes duo from mid Lancs who take the blues squall to a logical extreme.
8. Folks
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Crafted Mancuian guitar band with uber Beatle melodies and classic songs
on the fringes of Manchester's music scene, their âelectronic pop is rather more original and inspired than most. Account to our reviewer, ' They are  completely fucking crackers, as becomes clear before they even take to the stage for this their biggest hometown headline show to date.'
14. 2.54Not enough bands use numbers in their names! 2.54 are dark moody shoe gazers.
22. Goddam The Band
Wolverhampton based shenanigans....
23. Yurt
Prog noise crew from Dublin
24. Ic1Â
Our corrospondant raves...'NW London band.. but I think they'll maybe do some thing,???NME have just had this single in to review..so that might make them not so new if they're on to it...'
New bands of the year 2012 ... part 2 (numbers 25 - 50)
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John your playing the favours game, how many of your tips do you really like? New bands? 3 years old is new then?
I.M.O
I like all the ones I put in there- I didn’t do the whole list though.
Not sure what favours you are talking about from penniless young bands!
I applaud yours, and others, decisions in that list…What exactly is set in stone as a new band? To me a lot of them are new because they’re new to me, I haven’t heard them yet…but I’m looking forward to listening to quite a few of them. I love how a lot of bands haven’t had their (excuse the pun) band wagon jumped on, by shouting out fairly new ones who are already getting quite a lot of recognition anyway. Thanks for the list and for all the NEW music I am about to discover.
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I’m trying to find any info on a Band called friends, you ever hear of them?? I think they’re from New York!! Heard a song from them on the radio a few weeks back… I want to hear more but can’t track them down !!
http://www.facebook.com/sdneirfbackwards
Everyone should check out Outernational: http://www.outernational.net Going to be huuuuge. Just released their new album feat. Tom Morello, Chad Smith & Others. It’s available for download at their site (name your own price or free if you’re a cheapskate!)
regarding a band that is Clash-inspired that is pretty damned authentic:
Outernational! — JR…you need to check them out if you haven’t already. Saw them open for GBH here in Richmond,VA a few years back. So new and shiney, everyone was standing there absorbing how things come back around.
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want new music and want it for FREE??? Then go to http://www.jamwave.com/hat and take yours from the many unique styles that these two song writers have put together.
Take a look at Vanilla Gorillaz if you like Electronica Dance music bands!
produced by Ben Booker (sound engineer for Lady Gaga, Elton John, Bob Dylan)
Very new and exciting band on the Dance music scene from Huddersfield.
Check out their video on youtube “Vanilla Gorillaz – Make it alright”
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Vanilla-Gorillaz/200915753263816
What about The Virginmarys! There the best thing to come out of Britain in a while:) “Dead Man’s Shoes”: http://bit.ly/XQnJRb
Absolutely bang on about the Virginmarys. Live they are AMAZING. Danny Dolan is a superb drummer.
feel free to check out birmingham Electro rockers Electric Cake Salad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YziGRkCc2NU&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQbg1cslQyU
For some awesome Latin vibes you should check out A Band of Bitches! Here’s a cool interview: http://bit.ly/WtBNNY
Check out SkAttered Union. we have been playing them at our radio station a lot lately and get requests daily for their songs.
Best new rock band in the UK http://www.facebook.com/deathapedisco deathapedisco.bandcamp.com/