Best NYC Emerging Indie Bands of 2012: Caveman, Lucius, Widowspeak, Friends, Monogold

Best NYC Emerging Artists of 2012
[NYC Scene Blog HERE - NYC Web Buzz Indie Charts HERE]

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CAVEMAN

Placing at #55 in our previous Best NYC for Emerging Artists Poll, Caveman in one year grew their reputation the old fashioned way, earning their fans one by one, with their songs and live shows. Heading to SXSW 2012, they are now one of the most blogged emerging artists out there (with the only exception of Pitchfork, which still has to review their stunning debut "CoCo Beware").

You can read the cover feature we gave this band back in the summer of 2011 here.

LUCIUS

Lucius

The two singers from Lucius are a dangerous tag team, sounding powerful without becoming overbearing, tender without becoming too cutesy. Meeting while in college at Boston before traveling to live in Bushwick, they must know each other well, as their voices work together in an uncannily close relationship.

Lucius will be featured in the Spring 2012 NYC issue of The Deli, you can read an interview from 2011 here.

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WIDOWSPEAK

Widowspeak

Captured Tracks' most mellow signee, Widowspeak is also the band with the most potential in that lo-fi leaning roster. The band emanates a strange beautiful mysterious nostalgia that lingers deep within old souls. Their music is unobtrusive — it takes its time and slowly Molly Hamilton’s vocal melodies seep through Robert Thomas’ searing leads and Michael Stasiak’s steady groove. Old musical acquaintances from Tacoma, Washington, Micheal Stasiak and Molly Hamilton decamped to New York after a label they contributed to fell apart. Many moons later Michael urged Molly—who had little faith in her electric guitar skills and showmanship—to acquire a used Dan Electro and start writing songs.

Read an interview from 2011 here.

&amp;lt;a href="http://widowspeak.bandcamp.com/track/nightcrawlers"&amp;gt;Nightcrawlers by WIDOWSPEAK&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

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NYC POLL FULL RESULTS
	Artist	J	OS	W	F	TOTAL
1	Caveman	13	2		0.023	15.023
2	Lucius	4		2	3	9
3	Widowspeak	6		2	0.012	8.012
4	Friends	7			0.015	7.015
5	Monogold	4	1	1	0.128	6.128
6	Ski Lodge	6			0.003	6.003
7	Big Wilson River	3	2		0.234	5.234
8	Ava Luna	3		2	0.014	5.014
9	The Denzels	5			0.009	5.009
10	Apollo Run	3		1	0.203	4.203
11	Kung Fu Crimewave	3		1	0.101	4.101
12	Tall Tall Trees	3	1		0.077	4.077
13	Ambassadors	3		1	0.033	4.033
14	Fort Lean	4			0.013	4.013
15	Arms	3		1	0.007	4.007
	Grassfight	1	3		0.007	4.007
17	Body Language	4			0.005	4.005
18	Stephie Coplan &...		1.5		2.5	4
19	Starlight Girls		1.5	2	0.007	3.507
20	Hurrah! A Bolt of...		2	1	0.239	3.239
21	Black Taxi		2	1	0.052	3.052
22	A$AP Rocky	3			0.041	3.041
23	The Can't Tells	3			0.017	3.017
	Yellow Ostrich	2		1	0.017	3.017
25	Spirit Family Reunion	3			0.011	3.011
26	The Men	3			0.009	3.009
27	Diane Cluck	2		1	0.008	3.008
	Zambri	3			0.008	3.008
29	Devin	3			0.007	3.007
30	North Highlands	2		1	0.006	3.006
	Skaters	3			0.006	3.006
32	Hidden Fees	3			0.003	3.003
	Illuminator	3			0.003	3.003
34	Brothers	1			2	3
35	The Bottom Dollars		1.5	1	0.113	2.613
36	Field Mouse		1.5	1	0.027	2.527
37	MiniBoone		1.5	1	0.008	2.508
38	Futurist		1		1.5	2.5
39	Merrily & the Poison Orchard		1.25		1	2.25
40	Exemption		2		0.213	2.213
41	Mal Blum		1	1	0.196	2.196
42	Deathrow Tull		1	1	0.17	2.17
43	Snowmine		1	1	0.134	2.134
44	Clementine and the Galaxy	2			0.087	2.087
45	The Sneaky Mister	2			0.074	2.074
46	j.viewz		2		0.066	2.066
47	Reverend John DeLore		2		0.061	2.061
48	Robin Bacior		2		0.042	2.042
49	Firehorse		1	1	0.035	2.035
50	Brick & Mortar	2			0.03	2.03
51	Due Diligence		1	1	0.024	2.024
	The Courtesy Tier		1	1	0.024	2.024
53	Bird Call		2		0.02	2.02
54	The Sway Machinery		2		0.011	2.011
55	Dive	2			0.008	2.008
56	The Beets	2			0.007	2.007
57	Slowdance	2			0.006	2.006
58	Dead Leaf Echo		1	1	0.005	2.005
	Ice Choir	2			0.005	2.005
	St. Lucia	2			0.005	2.005
61	Lady Lamb The Beekeeper	2			0.004	2.004
62	Lissy Trullie	1		1	0.004	2.004
63	Caged Animals	1		1	0.003	2.003
64	Coasting	2			0.002	2.002
	Papertwin	2			0.002	2.002
	Penguin Prison	2			0.002	2.002
	Timeflies	2			0.002	2.002
	Wise Blood	2			0.002	2.002
69	Superhuman Happiness	2			0	2
70	Tayisha Busay		1.5		0.052	1.552
71	Pass Kontrol		1.5		0.051	1.551
72	Thinning The Herd		1.5		0.048	1.548
	Xenia Rubinos		1.5		0.048	1.548
74	Fall of the Albatross		1.5		0.011	1.511
	Food Will Win the War		1.5		0.011	1.511
76	Chappo		1		0.289	1.289
77	Sinem Saniye		1		0.265	1.265
78	Motherfeather	1			0.153	1.153
79	My Pet Dragon		1		0.15	1.150
80	The Third Wheel Band		1		0.115	1.115
81	Cuddle Magic	1			0.085	1.085
82	Himalaya		1		0.077	1.077
83	The Stepkids	1			0.047	1.047
84	The Bandana Splits		1		0.041	1.041
85	Grace Weber		1		0.039	1.039
86	Indyns		1		0.038	1.038
	Wazu		1		0.038	1.038
88	In One Wind	1			0.033	1.033
89	Oh Whitney	1			0.022	1.022
90	Ex Cops	1			0.019	1.019
91	Appomattox		1		0.017	1.017
92	Blonde Valhalla		1		0.015	1.015
93	Quilty		1		0.014	1.014
	Twitchers	1			0.014	1.014
	Young Boys	1			0.014	1.014
96	Nicholas Jaar	1			0.01	1.01
97	Babies	1			0.009	1.009
98	Fredericks Brown	1			0.008	1.008
	Gross Relations	1			0.008	1.008
	Idgy Dean	1			0.008	1.008
	Psychobuildings	1			0.008	1.008
102	Yvette		1		0.007	1.007
103	OhNoMoon	1			0.005	1.005
104	Aaron Roche	1			0.004	1.004
105	Spanish Prisoners		1		0.003	1.003
106	Happy New Year	1			0.001	1.001
107	Motive		0.5		0.272	0.772
108	Bugs in the Dark		0.5		0.189	0.689
Legend: J = Jury - OS = Open Submissions - W = Deli Writers - F = Fans