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Time Out’s top international indie acts for 2012
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Music editors from across the Time Out international network give us their recommendations for the best indie acts to look out for in 2012. No Biebers and Gagas here - we're looking at artists and musicians on the fringes of the mainstream, going the independent route to find listeners.

Anna Calvi, international music artist, jeff buckley, london, brian eno, cheap h

Anna Calvi

This Londoner indie rocker is a mixture of PJ Harvey and Jeff Buckley

international artists, american singer, alex ebert, alexander, magnetic zeroes,

Alex Ebert

American singer-songwriter Alex Ebert has retired his hippie outfit to come up trumps as himself

brooklyn rider, silk road, international artists, johnny galdelsman, indi rock,

Brooklyn Rider

Johnny Gandelsman of Brooklyn Rider, the hipster string quartet from New York, tells Mark Tjhung why the world really is their oyster

fleet foxes, folk rock music, international music artists, online music, helples

Fleet Foxes

The folk-rock sextet from Seattle finds comfort and validation in online auction sites

florence and the machine, international artists, Ceremonials, lungs, florence le

Florence and The Machine

Florence Welch, the delightfully nutso English singer, has the freedom to indulge her wild musical fantasies

hayden thorpe, wild beasts, brave bulging buoyant, Smother, two dancers

Wild Beasts

Kim Taylor Bennett meets Hayden Thorpe, the falsetto-singing lead vocalist of this sexually-driven English quartet, for a chat

gotye, international artist, making mirrors, state of the art, drawing blood

Gotye

The new Gotye album brings the artist's hybrid soundscapes, as well as his desire for audiovisual extravaganza to the fore

James Blake, abstract pop music, international artist, portished, dubstep music,

James Blake

This hot British producer justifies the hype while shrugging off the backlash

jessica lea mayfield, folk-rock singer, tell me, heart broken love songs, intern

Jessica Lea Mayfield

The indie folk-rock singer from Ohio doesn’t want to be famous. Too bad, says Time Out

kimbra, vows, international album, settle down, kiwi singer, warner bros records

Kimbra

Kiwi singer/songwriter Kimbra spoke with Andrew P Street about her debut album, Vows

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By Time Out on January 05 2012 6.30pm

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