Best Philadelphia Emerging Indie Bands of 2012: Creepoid, Work Drugs, Purling Hiss, Buried Beds, Slutever

Best Philly Emerging Artists of 2012
[Philadelphia Scene Blog HERE, SF Indie Charts HERE]

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CREEPOID

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After placing third last year in our poll on the strength of their impressive debut EP Yellow Life Giver and buzzworthy live performances, it might not have been hard to predict for some that the grunge-y psych folk four-piece Creepoid would be found at the top of our list. Especially after they kicked off 2011 with the much-loved full-length Horse Heaven, were handpicked by R5’s Sean Agnew to be recorded and filmed in their own episode of Weathervane Music & WXPN’s “Shaking Through,” and featured on NPR’s “World Café: Next” as well as numerous other memorable moments throughout the year.

WORK DRUGS

Prolific smooth-fi/sedative-wave outfit Work Drugs has been captivating the interweb with their seductive sounds and dreamy videos right out of the gate, which has led to the duo of Benjamin Louisiana and Thomas Crystal needing to put a live band together after receiving an invitation to hit the road with Two Door Cinema Club in their infancy. Having only been around a little more than a year, you can expect to hear more from Work Drugs in 2012 as they continue their mission of “dancing, boating, yachting, sexting and living.

PURLING HISS

And we can’t forget about the badass monster jams of noisy psychedelic garage rockers Purling Hiss, who placed third in this year’s competition. Mike Polizze, Kiel Everett and Mike Sneeringer continue to impress audiences the old fashion way - by bringing the heat every night. Their fearless, reckless abandon on stage is a good reason why the Hiss has been signed by such well-respected indie labels and booked to tour with many stellar acts. They are currently on the road right now with hometown faves Dr. Dog. (Purling Hiss Photo by Tim Bugbee).

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PHILADELPHIA POLL FULL RESULTS

	BAND	J	W	F	OS	TOTAL
1	Creepoid	14	2	0.008		16.008
2	Work Drugs	6	1	0.004	2	9.004
3	Purling Hiss	5	2	0.01		7.01
4	Buried Beds	6	1	0.007		7.007
5	Slutever	4	3	0.005		7.005
6	The Extraordinaires	6	1	0.004		7.004
7	Psychic Teens	5	1	0.078		6.078
8	Lushlife	3	3	0.013		6.013
9	Break It Up	6		0.012		6.012
10	Leather	5	1	0.006		6.006
11	Lantern	5	1	0.002		6.002
12	Far-Out Fangtooth	3	2	0.025		5.025
13	Cheers Elephant	5		0.016		5.016
14	Toy Soldiers	5		0.005		5.005
15	Asaad	2		3		5
16	Sickoids	4		0.028		4.028
17	Nothing	4		0.021		4.021
18	Dangerous Ponies	2	2	0.011		4.011
19	Arc In Round	4		0.006		4.006
20	On the Water	2	2	0.004		4.004
21	The Homophones	2	2	0.001		4.001
22	Kalob Griffin Band	3		1		4
23	Pet Milk	3	1	0		4
24	True Gold	3		0.07		3.07
25	Vintage Kicks			0.046	3	3.046
26	The Bailey Hounds	3		0.045		3.045
27	Sunny Ali & The Kid	1	2	0.022		3.022
28	Nicos Gun	3		0.016		3.016
29	Arches	2	1	0.008		3.008
30	Te V Smith	3		0.008		3.008
31	Blood Feathers	3		0.006		3.006
32	Instamatic	3		0.004		3.004
33	Oh! Pears	3		0.004		3.004
34	The Kominas	3		0.003		3.003
35	Grandchildren	3		0.002		3.002
36	Great View of the Moon			2	1	3
37	The Thangs	3		0		3
38	Chipocrite			1.5	1	2.5
39	Steph Hayes & the Good Problem	2		0.055		2.055
40	Catnaps	2		0.012		2.012
41	Penrose	1		0.011	1	2.011
42	Norwegian Arms	2		0.01		2.01
43	The Sea Around Us	2		0.01		2.01
44	The Sniffles	1	1	0.008		2.008
45	Cough Cool	2		0.006		2.006
46	CSLSX	1	1	0.005		2.005
47	Drgn King	2		0.005		2.005
48	Hop Along	1	1	0.004		2.004
49	Brown Recluse	2		0.002		2.002
50	Royal Shoals	2		0.001		2.001
51	Hair Rocket	1	1	0		2
52	Delta Drift			0.013	1.5	1.513
53	Adobayondei			0.01	1.5	1.51
54	Ryat			0.009	1.5	1.509
55	Banned Books	1		0.5		1.5
56	Delewhale			0	1.5	1.5
.57	Tamarin			0.061	1.25	1.311
58.	Levee Drivers			0.073	1	1.073
59.	Shorty Boy-boy			0.063	1	1.063
60.	Nick Millevoi	1		0.047		1.047
61.	Psychedelphia	1		0.047		1.047
62.	Cannons			0.03	1	1.03
63.	Prowler	1		0.02		1.02
64.	Turning Violet Violet	1		0.011		1.011
65.	The Heat Run			0.008	1	1.008
66.	Ladies Auxiliary			0.004	1	1.004
67.	Inzinzac	1		0.003		1.003
68.	Restoration			0.003	1	1.003
69.	Carmen	1		0.002		1.002
70.	ECOMOG			0.001	1	1.001
71.	White Birds	1		0.001		1.001
72.	Plum Dragoness and The Elements	1		0		1
73.	Summer Fiction	1		0		1
Legend: J = Jury - OS = Open Submissions - W = Deli Writers - F = Fans

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