For a while, I thought this year was a little devoid of new music. New artists. The hip new cats on the scene. The movers and shakers, the trend-setters, the fresh sounds, the modern beat, the….oh you get the idea.
Fact is, it really wasn’t until the last few weeks/month that I began to find these bands and I’m glad I did. These five bands all had debut albums this year that will be appearing in my top 50 albums list.
That, for the record, is my rule for this list: You must have had a debut album out in 2012. So even a band that may have had a previous EP out is still eligible for the list. On the flip side, an EP is not enough to get you on this list. More on that later. Continue reading