Dear Reader: We had such a great response to our new words for 2012 that we’re going to feature these types of posts in the future. Remember: Midlife Mothers need to stay current (and hip). This may be slightly silly, but it is just an easy read….And, I, for one, need to stay cool, hip and tight…..
Here’s our latest – the 20 most exciting new bands for 2012, courtesty of MNE – online music and radio information:
- Grimes – electro-pop
- Spector – indie
- A$AP Rocky – rap
- DZ Deathrays – from Australia
- Howler
- Wise Blood – Led Zep version
- Azealia Banks – newest rap girl
- Friends – indie band from Brooklyn
- Discopolis – huh?
- Willis Earl Beale – himself
- 2:54 – melodies from two sisters
- King Krule – single boy
- Citizens – straight from London
- Toy – grunge band from London
- Alabama Shakes – soul rockers from…Alabama
- Apes and Horses – Parisian duo, like The Talking Heads
- Frank Ocean – smooth crooner
- Dog is Dead – young lads from Nottingham
- Zulu Winter
- Milk Music – most exciting DIY band to emerge from the US in years. Need more info? I said, “DIY band.” You know, “DO IT YOURSELF, as in punk rock.”
What happened to the good old days, with band-names we grew to love, like: Led Zepplin, Bread, Average White Band, Eagles, Jefferson Starship, Rolling Stones…..
Bands making a comeback in 2012:
- Green Day
- Aerosmith
- Maximo Park
- Bloc Party
- Mumford & Sons
- Animal Collective
- Beach Boys
- Bruce Springsteen
- Madonna
- The Shins
- Ultravox
- The Hives
- No Doubt
No doubt – this whole scene is getting harder and harder to experience, embrace and remember….
Next really big superstar? Bruno Mars….who isn’t touring right now, but Pink is.