| 2001 |
|
Black Pumas |
Austin Texas US |
Soul, Indie Rock, Neo Soul |
|
| 2002 |
|
Bedouine |
Los Angeles California US |
Folk |
|
| 2003 |
|
47Soul |
London England UK |
Middle Eastern, Electronic |
|
| 2004 |
|
Aiming for Enrike |
Oslo Norway |
Electronic, Avant-Garde, Math Rock |
|
| 2005 |
|
The Paranoyds |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Rock, Garage Rock |
|
| 2006 |
|
Tennis |
Denver Colorado US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2007 |
|
Soccer Mommy |
Nashville Tennessee US |
Indie Rock, Indie Pop |
|
| 2008 |
|
Pokey LaFarge |
St. Louis Missouri US |
Classic Country, Swing, Americana |
|
| 2009 |
|
Mother Falcon |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Pop, Chamber Pop |
|
| 2010 |
|
Fran |
Chicago Illinois US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2011 |
|
Kristin Hersh |
Providence Rhode Island US |
Indie Pop, Indie Rock |
|
| 2012 |
|
Car Seat Headrest |
Seattle Washington US |
Indie Rock, Garage Rock |
|
| 2013 |
|
Alex the Astronaut |
Sydney Australia |
Indie Folk, Indie Pop |
|
| 2014 |
|
Poppy Jean Crawford |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Rock |
|
| 2015 |
|
Poliça |
Minneapolis Minnesota US |
Synth Pop, Trip-Hop |
|
| 2016 |
|
Bombino |
Tidene Niger |
West African, Desert Blues |
|
| 2017 |
|
Winter |
Los Angeles California US |
Dream Pop |
|
| 2018 |
|
The Heavy |
Bath England UK |
Soul, Indie Rock |
|
| 2019 |
|
The Coup |
Oakland California US |
Alternative Hip-Hop, Funk |
|
| 2020 |
|
The Black Angels |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock |
|
| 2021 |
|
Moon Hooch |
Brooklyn New York US |
Fusion, Indie Rock, Experimental |
|
| 2022 |
|
Lucius |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2023 |
|
Hælos |
London England UK |
Electronic, Synth Pop, Trip-Hop |
|
| 2024 |
|
Eleanor Friedberger |
New York City New York US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2025 |
|
Calliope Musicals |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2026 |
|
Dubioza Kolektiv |
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Hip-Hop, Rock, Roma |
|
| 2027 |
|
Troker |
Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico |
Fusion |
|
| 2028 |
|
Orkestar Kriminal |
Montreal Québec Canada |
Eastern European, Balkan, Klezmer |
|
| 2029 |
|
Dawg Yawp |
Cincinnati Ohio US |
Indie Folk, Bluegrass |
|
| 2030 |
|
Sunflower Bean |
Brooklyn New York US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2031 |
|
Big Thief |
Brooklyn New York US |
Indie Folk, Indie Rock |
|
| 2032 |
|
Typhoon |
Portland Oregon US |
Indie Rock, Chamber Pop |
|
| 2033 |
|
Cody ChesnuTT |
Tallahassee Florida US |
Soul, R&B, Rock |
|
| 2034 |
|
Sylvan Esso |
Durham North Carolina US |
Indie Pop, Electronic |
|
| 2035 |
|
Royal Teeth |
New Orleans Louisiana US |
Pop |
|
| 2036 |
|
Built to Spill |
Boise Idaho US |
Indie Rock |
|
| 2037 |
|
A Giant Dog |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Rock, Garage Rock |
|
| 2038 |
|
The Lumineers |
Denver Colorado US |
Alternative Country, Indie Folk |
|
| 2039 |
|
Atash |
Austin Texas US |
Middle Eastern |
|
| 2040 |
|
The Bright Light Social Hour |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock |
|
| 2041 |
|
Hikes |
Austin Texas US |
Emo, Math Rock |
|
| 2042 |
|
Margo Price |
Nashville Tennessee US |
Country |
|
| 2043 |
|
Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5 |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Rock |
|
| 2044 |
|
Atlas Maior |
Austin Texas US |
Middle Eastern, Jazz, Latin |
|
| 2045 |
|
Wire |
London England UK |
Post-Punk |
|
| 2046 |
|
RVG |
Melbourne Australia |
Post-Punk, Indie Pop |
|
| 2047 |
|
The Haden Triplets |
Los Angeles California US |
Folk, Traditional Folk, Americana |
|
| 2048 |
|
Waco Brothers |
Chicago Illinois US |
Alternative Country |
|
