M. Ward – Me And My Shadow – A Wasteland Companion (2012)
- 8th LP.
- Also done work Zooey Deschanel in She & Him and with Jim James and Conor Oberst in the Monsters of Folk.
- AKA Matthew Ward
- SXSW 2012
Suckers - Chinese Braille - Candy Salad (2012)
- 2nd full length
- Eclectic rock that might could be RIYL Wolf Parade or Menomena. (I do)
- Debut EP and LP each received Best of the U & U honors.
- SXSW 2012.
Quiet Hooves - Too Hard - Stallin' (2012) & Saddle Up (2012)
- Double album featuring a rerelease of their 1st album plus their 2nd.
- Eclectic pop/rock. Reminds me a bit Man Man and Menomena.
- A bit wacky at times, but not coming off as tacky or trying to hard.
Ramona Falls - Sqworm - Prophet (2012)
- 2nd album.
- Led by Brent Knopf, formerly of Menomena.
- SXSW 2012
Moonface - I'm Not the Phoenix Yet - With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery (2012)
- 2nd album. First with Siinai as backing band
- First full length was out last year, Organ Music.
- Debut EP was out last year and was one 20+ minute track.
- Wolf Parade's and Sunset Rubdown's Spencer Krug's solo project.
Timber Timbre – Bad Ritual - Creep on Creepin' On (2011)
- 2nd album, debut was out in 2007 ‘Medicinals’
- M. Ward + Bon Iver + Tom Waits’ ‘What’s He Building In There?’
- Eerily cool spooky tracks.
- Toronto duo
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The Great American Canyon Band - Burn - Tumbleweed EP (2012)
- Debut EP
- Husband and wife duo from Chicago.
- Big building folk rock track.
Devin - White Leather - Romancing (2012)
- Debut full length.
- Formerly Devin Therriault.
- brash 70's style rock
Leatherbag - Poor Misguided Boy - Patience (2011)
- Debut EP. 2 Full lengths as well.
- Austin band
- 2nd band I saw at SXSW 2012 and one that I didn’t know at all going in. Ended up being a favorite.
Diamond Rugs - Out On My Own - Diamond Rugs (2012)
- Debut release from garage/folk supergroup featuring Deer Tick's John McCaualey and Ian Saint Pe of the Black Lips (that’s the guy who produced the Turf War debut album).
- An appropriately titled first single from a band who says their name is a play on the phase ‘I’m on drugs.’
- SXSW 2012
Maps & Atlases – Old Ash - Beware and Be Grateful (2012)
- 1st single from forthcoming full length.
- Chicago experimental folk outfit.
- Played SXSW 2011 and playing 2012
Free Energy – Electric Fever - Love Sign (2012)
- 2nd full length
- Debut full length 'Stuck On Nothing' was a fun, hard not to like 70's pop rock treat.
- Formerly known as Hockey Night
- On James Murphy's (of LCD Soundsystem) DFA Records.
Anais Mitchell - Ships - Young Man In America (2012)
- 6th album.
- folk singer songwriter.
- Previous album, Hadestown, featured numerous appearances from Justin Vernon.
- Playing The Bishop in Bloomington April 17th.
Ben Kweller - Gossip - Go Fly a Kite (2012)
- 6th full length.
- Indie pop/rock singer songwriter that's been making extremely consistent, not overly ground breaking records since 2009.
Mr. Gnome – The Way - Softly Mad (2012)
- Latest single.
- 3rd album 'Madness In Miniature' was out last here and was recorded in Josh Homme’s studio.
- 2nd album ' Heave Your Skeleton' was really solid as well.
- Cleveland, OH band
Yellow Ostrich - I Got No Time For You - Strange Land (2012)
- 2nd full length.
- Debut full length was 'The Mistress' and made the 2011 Best of the U & U.
- Sounds a bit like the Beatles and the White Stripes and even at times Menomena.
- SXSW 2012
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