It's hard to keep track of new artists these days. Anyone with a credit card can start a Bandcamp page, and there are only so many hours in the day you can listen to music.
In an effort to make it a littler easier on you, we asked some colleagues around the country to share their favorite new discoveries of 2012, bands that made a real dent in their communities. Here are the artists you should have known in 2012.
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L.A.'s Ben Schneider. ( / )
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THEESatisfaction's Catherine Harris-White and Stasia Irons. ( / )
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Poliça lead singer Channy Leaneagh. ( / )
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Oklahoma's John Fullbright. ( / )
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Savoir Adore's Deidre Muro and Paul Hammer. ( / )
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Philadelphia's Aaron Brown. ( / )
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Los Angeles jazz guitarist Graham Dechter. ( / )
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From left, Radiation City's Cameron Spies, Lizzy Ellison, Randy Bemrose, Patti King and Matt Rafferty. ( / )
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Brazilian guitarist and composer Pedro Moraes. ( / )
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Austin's Alejandro Rose-Garcia ( / Kirk Stewart)