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Who Is The Best New Artist Of 2012 So Far?

We’ve got some suggestions, but really want to know your picks.

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Who Is The Best New Artist Of 2012 So Far?
Matthew Perpetua

1. Frank Ocean?

He’s been around a little while, but this is clearly his big year.

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2. Fun.?

3. Azealia Banks?

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4. Japandroids?

Again, another act that’s been around a few years, but is now catching on.

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5. Skrillex?

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6. Lana Del Rey?

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7. Grimes?

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8. ASAP Rocky?

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9. Have you heard about this Carly Rae Jepson person?

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Is it one of these acts? Or someone we didn’t mention, someone who is very obscure and cool? Don’t hoard that info. Tell us everything.

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    18 Responses So Far

    • Riley O'Neill 8 months ago

      Kendrick Lamar.

    • yug thinks Who Is The Best New Artist Of 2012 So... is Win  about 8 months ago
    • paulh26 8 months ago

      The Prince of Seagulls

    • robertc38 8 months ago

      OTHERWISE debut album - True Love Never Dies - This is their hit single “Soldiers”.

    • eventi 8 months ago

      Keith Morris still kicks my ass

    • TheJRaff 8 months ago

      Japandroids! definitely NOT Lana Del Rey. blurgh.

    • I want chicken 8 months ago

      Rebelicious. All the way.

    • Bianca 8 months ago

      Azari & III - ‘Reckless With Your Love’

    • Bianca 8 months ago

      Kindness - ‘House’

    • Bianca 8 months ago

      Icona Pop - ‘I Love It’

    • thesarahgreen 8 months ago

      umm does G O T Y E count?

    • natk 8 months ago

      Many of these are not new. I think they all had albums before 2012.

    • Jack Shepherd   Who Is The Best New Artist Of 2012 So...  about 8 months ago
    • Jack Shepherd 8 months ago

      Tanlines!

    • MrSwearword   Who Is The Best New Artist Of 2012 So...  about 8 months ago
    • MrSwearword 8 months ago

      Lana Del Rey and Azealia Banks. They are AWESOME!

    • Kevin Lincoln 8 months ago

      Chief Keef. I got into Ocean and Rocky last year so didn’t want to pick them, though I’d give Keef the edge over Rocky right now anyway.  Runners-up: Nude Beach, Swearin’

    • Benjamin Sutton 8 months ago

      Purity Ring released their debut album, Shrines, this year. It’s one of the strongest albums of the year - so far.

    • Chris Johanesen 8 months ago
       

      I’m gonna go with Ocean? He just seems to sum up the current zeitgeist the best right now. Or something.

      gold-star
    • Sean T. Collins 8 months ago

      Death Grips released their first official album this year and it scratches a whole lot of aggro itches for me.

    • mmmmlowell 8 months ago

      Pretty sure I bought Fun.’s first album three years ago..

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