2012

For this new year's eve Perry and I went out to eat and saw a movie. As I was driving to the restaurant, I thought of how we spent the previous new year's eve (at a party at a friends house) and it seemed so long ago. I didn't think 2012 was that eventful of a year but it really was. My niece was born. Perry moved in with me and graduated from university. I started working at a new hospital closer to home. I visited Washington D.C. and Cozumel for vacation, and Chicago for work.

There were several new artists/bands that I started listening to this year so I decided to do a 2012 recap of all of them. I'd like to make a disclaimer and say that these artists/bands aren't all exactly "new" but they are very much in the new to me category.

I've been a fan of the band Spoon for a while now, so when I heard that the lead singer of the band was going to be working on some new stuff as The Divine Fits, I already knew I'd be purchasing their album. It didn't disappoint me.

I first heard of Kimbra due to her part in the song Somebody That I Used to Know. It was a good song, it just got overplayed. I'm not a huge fan of pop music in general, but I feel that she does it well.

I heard about Rumspringa on someone's "best of" list...from 2010. This is great idie rock. Whoever is on lead guitar does an amazing job.

I was introduced to The Shakedown Project when I saw this video on a comedy website I visit frequently. It's a great example of one of my favorite things: stripped down garage rock.

This is slick indie rock, which I'm not always a fan of, but Delta Spirit's vocals and buildups get me.

After hearing this song, I wanted to like Rilo Kiley, but alas, this is the only song I could find that I really enjoy. However, I enjoy it so much I had to put it on this list.