# Happy New Year 2012 Playlist Mix – The Walkmen, Camera Obscura, Scattered Trees, The Hush Now, FM Belfast, The Dodos

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2012/01/happy-year-2012-playlist-mix/
- Published: 2012-01-01T01:28:01-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Photo: Reuters

For many people, 2012 arrives with much uncertainty. But one thing we can pretty
much always look forward to is music. There will be great music that gets a lot 
of buzz, and other terrific music that, for the most part, flies under the radar.
There will be the predictable hype of new albums by some over-rated artists, and
the surprise singles and albums from new artists.

We have dozens and dozens of DIY, unsigned bands already in the pipeline to profile
in 2012, loads of other bands that broke out in 2011 that we will be watching throughout
the year, and of course an ever-growing folder of new 2012 singles to sort through
and feature in various playlists and mixes, band profiles and new releases. Simultaneously,
at least through February, we will also be highlighting the Best Songs of 2011, 
Best Albums of 2011 and the Best Bands of 2011.

Plans are already in the works for major music festivals, such as **South By Southwest**(
SXSW) and **Coachella**. Bands are announcing major tours to all corners of the 
globe, while others are heading back to the studio. Over the next couple of weeks,
we’ll be publishing polls that we really hope to get thousands of people to participate
in so that we can get the best possible gauge among a large sampling of the best
of 2011:  best new songs, best cover songs, best albums, best breakout bands, best
debut albums, as well as, of course, the on-going month-by-month review of the Best
Songs of 2011.

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In fact, production of Vol. VI, highlighting the best songs of June 2011, is already
underway.  But first, we have to start off the new year with a playlist mix of New
Year-related (some loosely so) songs.  At least half of the songs below are from
2011; do you know which ones?

 *  [“Happy New Year”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/01%20Happy%20New%20Year.mp3)–**
   Camera Obscura ** 
 * [“New Years Eve”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/09%20New%20Years%20Eve.mp3)–**
   The Walkmen **
 * [“A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/02%20A%20Conversation%20About%20Death%20on%20New%20Years%20Eve.mp3)–**
   Scattered Trees**
 * ** **[“April New Year”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/04%20April%20New%20Year.mp3)–**
   The Melody Unit **
 * [“Happy New Year, Dear”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Happy%20New%20Year,%20Dear.mp3)–**
   The Hush Now**
 * [“New Year”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/10%20New%20Year.mp3)–**
   FM Belfast**
 * ** **“New Year’s Eve” – **Tom Waits**
 * [“All Night”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/01%20All%20Night.mp3)–**
   The Distractions**
 * [“Christmas In California”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/01%20Christmas%20In%20California.mp3)–**
   Ash Reiter **
 * “In the New Year” – **The Walkmen**
 * “Are We Lovers or Are We Friends” – **Acid House Kings **
 * [“Black Night”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Black%20Night.mp3)–**
   The Dodos**
 * [“Tijuana Christmas”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Tijuana%20Christmas1.mp3)–**
   The Border Brass**
 * [“A Hard Year”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/04%20A%20Hard%20Year.mp3)–**
   Jon Hardy and the Public**
 * [“End Of The Party”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/13%20End%20Of%20The%20Party.mp3)–**
   Oy Vey**