Bands You May Have Missed Who Dropped Albums in 2011
In light of Amazon’s “Songs You May Have Missed” round-up, here are a few under the radar artists, some more so than others, who released albums, EPs and singles this past year. Of Monsters and Men hail from Iceland and are set to release their EP, Into the Woods, on iTunes on 12/20; Hezekiah Jones, Up and Chain, and Griz are all Philadelphia artists who frequently share the stage with each other; Katie Herzig performed last month at Johnny Brenda’s in support of The Waking Sleep; Rachael Yamagata came to World Cafe Live on Halloween to promote Chesapeake; Uh Huh Her kicked off their October “Keep a Breast” tour at Philly’s TLA; and R5 Productions is bringing First Aid Kit to Union Transfer on March 31st, 2012. There have been very exciting developments in the local and large-scale music scene, so keep your ears pricked for future tour dates and album releases.
1. Ivan and Alyosha, Fathers Be Kind
2. First Aid Kit, The Lion’s Roar
3. Hezekiah Jones, Leaves and the Spinning Joneses
4. Of Monsters and Men, Into the Woods
www.myspace.com/ofmonstersandmenmusic
5. Katie Herzig, The Waking Sleep
6. Rachael Yamagata, Chesapeake
7. Griz, The Secret in the Garden
8. Uh Huh Her, Nocturnes
9. Up the Chain, Holy Open Drying Road
10. Oh Minnows, For Shadows
11. Raleigh, New Times in Black and White
raleigh.bandcamp.com/album/new-times-in-black-and-white
12. Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Little Wind
13. The Rosebuds, Loud Planes Fly Low
14. Under Electric Light, Waiting for the Rain to Fall
15. The Dodos, No Color
