beecake

feist

laura veirs

doves

elbow

the national

tom dice

lisa mitchell

matt monaghan

turin brakes

mumford & sons

athlete

walter schreifels

pavement

train

johnny flynn

the proclaimers

 

 

umm, yeah. i'm sure there's loads more, but these are the ones that sprang to my mind at once.

Editors. :heart:

Basically all the music I listen to.

There's quite a few, because to be honest, I wasn't nearly as musically diverse last year as I am this year. I'll try to name the major ones.....

 

-The National

-Freelance Whales

-Geographer

-Mumford & Sons

-Beach House

-Devendra Banhart

-Broken Social Scene

I was completely unaware of Beach House prior to this year. Combined with having one of the best albums of the year, the band in general was a great discovery.

 

I suppose I can count The National, since even though I had "Fake Empire" on my iTunes beforehand, I hadn't given the rest of their stuff a proper listen. New album gave me the shove I needed. In fact, there's quite a few bands who I only knew one song from before 2010 and gave them more of a listen this year, such as The Temper Trap and Mates of State.

 

But if we're just counting outright new discoveries, then definitely Beach House. :)

biffy clyro ♥

shipwreck

shipwreck

 

:P

the proclaimers

 

 

 

:stunned:

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeuNxMY_5Uo]YouTube - The Proclaimers - (I'm gonna be) 500 miles! Live Acoustic[/ame]

The National

Beach House

The Besnard Lakes

Coldplay

Beach House

Fleet Foxes

I really wish I knew what my best discovery was. :tongue:

Basically all the music I listen to.

 

This

Jonsi/Sigur Rus, Mumford and Sons, Arcade Fire

the black keys

Editors & Jamie Cullum :)

Bon Iver, Mumford and Sons, Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro

- Arcade Fire

- Elbow

- Josh Ritter (rediscovered!)

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zx_nYrBoNE]YouTube - Josh Ritter "Lillian, Egypt"[/ame]

M83

Helios

Mumford & Sons

Thomas Newman

^*giggles*

 

I wonder how you got listening to some of thOoOoOoOoOse. :P

I think Mumford & Sons, Hurts, Two Door Cinema Club, Crystal Fighters and Everything Everything...

 

Also The Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro

 

But to be honest there are just too many to mention, those are the ones that stand out for me at the moment.

The tragically hip (which debs has said are a great band)

Elliott Smith

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) by Simon & Garfunkel

The Frames

Brian Eno (the ambient albums)

Agnes Obel

John Legend & The Roots

Marina & The Diamonds

Vampire Weekend

The Tallest Man on Earth

Lady Antebellum

Blur (decades late, I know)

The Beautiful Girls

Arcade Fire

Interpol

Jota Quest

Klaxons

Gustavo Cerati

Pereza

Sodastereo

Moptop

Skank

Vetusta Morla

 

I've been introduced to a TON of music this year.

Couple - Malaysian indie pop band, saw them when they toured in the UK...ironically.

 

Admiral Fallow - Scottish band, were supporting Frightened Rabbit at Shepherd's Bush.