Welcome back! Highlighting 22 new or relatively new artists that I think are going to have a big year in 2022. The only repeat artist from my list from last January is Morgan Wade! Make sure to check out her incredible songs. Up first on the new list this year is 49 Winchester. Go see these guys live when you can - seriously a great band live and the songs rule. I’ve put Dijon on here many times and think he might have the biggest year. Just listen to the songs “Talk Down” and “Many Times”. I think you’ll love them. This unranked list is completely all over the place from indie rock to country to more indie rock - let me know what you like and what I missed including!
22 ARTISTS TO WATCH FOR IN 2022
49 Winchester (Virginia)
Runnner (Los Angeles)
Dijon (Los Angeles)
Deb Never (Los Angeles)
Cleo Sol (London)
Wet Leg (Ireland)
CMAT (Dublin)
The Brook and The Bluff (Nashville)
Drayton Farley (Alabama)
Morgan Wade (Virginia)
Ethel Cain (Tallahassee, FL)
Daphne’s Couch (Nashville)
Sun Room (San Diego)
Horsegirl (Chicago)
Inner Wave (Los Angeles)
Magdalena Bay (Miami/Los Angeles)
Wednesday (Asheville)
Cece Coakley (Nashville)
Arny Margret (Iceland)
Daisy Brain (London)
Lime Garden (Brighton, UK)
Joy Crookes (London)
49 WINCHESTER (VIRGINIA)
RUNNNER (LOS ANGELES)
DIJON (LOS ANGELES)
DEB NEVER (LOS ANGELES)
CLEO SOL (LONDON)
WET LEG (ISLE OF WIGHT, UK)
CMAT (DUBLIN)
THE BROOK AND THE BLUFF (NASHVILLE)
MORGAN WADE (VIRGINIA)
DRAYTON FARLEY (BIRMINGHAM, AL)
ETHEL CAIN (TALLAHASSEE)
DAPHNE’S COUCH (NASHVILLE)
SUN ROOM (SAN DIEGO)
HORSEGIRL (CHICAGO)
INNER WAVE (LOS ANGELES)
MAGDALENA BAY (MIAMI/LOS ANGELES)
WEDNESDAY (ASHEVILLE, NC)
CECE COAKLEY (NASHVILLE)
ARNY MARGRET (ICELAND)
DAISY BRAIN (LONDON)
LIME GARDEN (BRIGHTON, UK)
JOY CROOKES (LONDON)