| 1951 |
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Vagabon |
New York City New York US |
Indie Pop |
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| 1952 |
|
Valerie June |
Brooklyn New York US |
Folk, Americana |
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| 1953 |
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Sudan Archives |
Los Angeles California US |
Electronic, Experimental, R&B |
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| 1954 |
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Weaves |
Toronto Ontario Canada |
Indie Rock |
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| 1955 |
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Why Bonnie |
Brooklyn New York US |
Indie Rock |
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| 1956 |
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Yemen Blues |
Tel Aviv Israel |
Middle Eastern |
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| 1957 |
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Warpaint |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Pop, Dream Pop |
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| 1958 |
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The Murder Capital |
Dublin Ireland |
Post-Punk |
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| 1959 |
|
Hinds |
Madrid Spain |
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Garage Rock |
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| 1960 |
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Cherry Glazerr |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Rock |
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| 1961 |
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Bear's Den |
London England UK |
Indie Folk, Indie Pop |
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| 1962 |
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Dry Cleaning |
London England UK |
Post-Punk |
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| 1963 |
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KOKOROKO |
London England UK |
Jazz, Afrobeat |
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| 1964 |
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Marisa Anderson |
Portland Oregon US |
Folk, Traditional Folk |
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| 1965 |
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Lucy Dacus |
Richmond Virginia US |
Indie Rock |
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| 1966 |
|
Joe Armon-Jones |
London England UK |
Jazz, Fusion |
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| 1967 |
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Gemma Ray |
Berlin Germany |
Indie Rock |
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| 1968 |
|
Anna Burch |
Detroit Michigan US |
Indie Pop |
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| 1969 |
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Puma Blue |
Atlanta Georgia US |
Jazz |
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| 1970 |
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Men I Trust |
Montreal Québec Canada |
Indie Pop |
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| 1971 |
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Proper. |
Brooklyn New York US |
Emo, Midwest Emo |
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| 1972 |
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Pip Blom |
Amsterdam Netherlands |
Indie Pop |
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| 1973 |
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Penelope Isles |
Brighton England UK |
Indie Pop |
|
| 1974 |
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Palm |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania US |
Indie Rock, Math Rock |
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| 1975 |
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Ozomatli |
Los Angeles California US |
Salsa, Funk, Hip-Hop |
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| 1976 |
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Nérija |
London England UK |
Jazz, Afrobeat |
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| 1977 |
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Moses Boyd |
London England UK |
Jazz, Fusion, Nu Jazz |
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| 1978 |
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Mokoomba |
Victoria Falls Zimbabwe |
South African |
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| 1979 |
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Moaning |
Los Angeles California US |
Post-Punk, New Wave |
|
| 1980 |
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Joshua Burnside |
Belfast Northern Ireland UK |
Indie Folk, Irish Folk |
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| 1981 |
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Low |
Duluth Minnesota US |
Indie Rock, Slowcore |
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| 1982 |
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Mal Blum |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Rock |
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| 1983 |
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Lisa LeBlanc |
Montreal Québec Canada |
Indie Folk, Country, Disco |
|
| 1984 |
|
Le Butcherettes |
Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico |
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Garage Rock |
|
| 1985 |
|
L.A. Salami |
London England UK |
Indie Rock, Indie Pop |
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| 1986 |
|
Fontaines D.C. |
London England UK |
Post-Punk |
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| 1987 |
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FRIGS |
Toronto Ontario Canada |
Post-Punk |
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| 1988 |
|
Gilla Band |
Dublin Ireland |
Post-Punk |
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| 1989 |
|
Illuminati Hotties |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Pop, Garage Rock |
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| 1990 |
|
Gulfer |
Montreal Québec Canada |
Emo, Math Rock |
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| 1991 |
|
Francobollo |
London England UK |
Indie Rock |
|
| 1992 |
|
Ezra Collective |
London England UK |
Jazz, Afrobeat |
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| 1993 |
|
Chicano Batman |
Los Angeles California US |
Indie Pop |
|
| 1994 |
|
Deluxe |
Aix-en-Provence France |
Pop, Neo-Swing |
|
| 1995 |
|
Durand Jones & the Indications |
Bloomington Indiana US |
Soul, Disco |
|
| 1996 |
|
Downtown Boys |
Providence Rhode Island US |
Punk |
|
| 1997 |
|
Dead Horses |
Milwaukee Wisconsin US |
Indie Folk, Americana |
|
| 1998 |
|
Current Joys |
Reno Nevada US |
Indie Rock, Slowcore |
|
| 1999 |
|
Corridor |
Montreal Québec Canada |
Indie Pop |
|
| 2000 |
|
Caroline Rose |
Austin Texas US |
Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Electronic |
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