Husky Gawenda of the band Husky - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Owl Eyes, Emma Louise, Husky Make Triple J Next Crop List

by Paul Cashmere on December 5, 2011

in News

Triple J has released its list of the 20 acts to watch in 2012 and Owl Eyes, Emma Louise and Husky are on the list.

Husky Gawenda of the band Husky - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Next Crop is Triple J’s watchlist.

Last year the list named Kimbra, Papa vs Pretty, The Jezabels, Stonefield and Ball Park Music,

In previous years, Boy & Bear, Wolfmother, Washington, The Tender Trap and Angus & Julia Stone have been named in Next Crop.

This year’s 20 best new Aussie acts from Triple J (in alphabetical order) are:

Alpine
Bleeding Knees Club
Elizabeth Rose
Ellesquire
Emma Louise
Gold Fields
Husky
Loon Lake
The Medics
New Navy
Oliver Tank
Owl Eyes
Redcoats
The Rubens
San Cisco
Sietta
Snakadaktal
Split Seconds
Strange Talk
YesYou

Tagged as: Australia, Emma Louise, Husky, Next Crop, Owl Eyes, triple j

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