United Fruit

What a year the boys had in 2011 and their debut album 'Fault Lines' was one of our top 5 albums of the year. Punk, grunge, you name it they do it and with new material being written for a follow up album we cannot contain ourselves. The praise that this band has received particularly from the BBC Introducing gang and Vic Galloway is nothing short of astounding. With headline shows kicking off the year in Glasgow’s King Tuts and Edinburgh’s Electric Circus it is sure to be another stellar year for a band that are edging closer and closer to their sublime potential.

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Our Krypton Son

Last, but not least is Smalltown America’s Our Krypton Son. His single "Catalonian Love Song" is due for release in early 2012 and was named recently as one of our SoundCloud picks. Another Northern Irish artist and one that fans of Richard Hawley and The Divine Comedy will bathe in. A real gem for 2012.

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