Five artists and their albums from 2012 who deserve some extra attention: Mark Tranmer with ‘How Scarlet The Leaves’, Marielle V. Jakobsons with ‘Glass Canyon’, A.S. Swanski with ‘Electro Noir’, Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengres meet The Congos with ‘Icon Give Thank’ and Hello Skinny with ‘Hello Skinny’.
1. Mark Tranmer – How Scarlet The Leaves I. (Mark Tranmer).
2. Mark Tranmer – Loch. (Mark Tranmer).
3. Mark Tranmer – Cusp & Brow. (Mark Tranmer).
4. Marielle V. Jakobsons – Albite Breath. (Marielle V. Jakobsons).
5. Marielle V. Jakobsons – Dusty Trails. (Marielle V. Jakobsons).
6. A.S. Swanski – Wolfgang. (Marcus de Jong).
7. A.S. Swanski – l’Etranger. (Marcus de Jong).
8. Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengres Meet The Congos – Happy Song. (Cameron Stallones / M. Geddes Gengras).
9. Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengres Meet The Congos – Sunshine. (Cameron Stallones / M. Geddes Gengras).
10. Hello Skinny – Aquarius. (Tom Skinner).
11. Hello Skinny – Foot Tap. (Tom Skinner).
12. Hello Skinny – Me And My Lady. (Tom Skinner).
1 – 3: How Scarlet The Leaves. Vertical Features. VF007
4 – 5: Glass Canyon. Students Of Decay. SOD97
6 – 7: Electro Noir. Nova Kung. nk002
8 – 9: Icon Give Thank. RVNG Intl. FRKWYS09
10 – 12: Hello Skinny. Slowfoot. SLOCD019