Having regularly featured on Hollyoaks and played at the houses of parliament, Daytona lights already have more than a few feathers in their cap. Their cheery indie pop has earned plaudits all-round, and has led to regular radio play, with Huw Stephens championing the band.

With their cheery Indie pop, the Musgraves are one to watch this year.

TNS caught up with charismatic Kaiser Chiefs lead-singer Ricky Wilson during their current tour of the UK.

Norwegian singer songwriter Uno Moller has proven less can be more with his stripped down folk jam packed with passion and grace. His music is refined but by no means basic, with a delicate mellow guitar harmonizing with a haunting, emotional voice to create tracks that are dark, but enticing.

Various Cruelties are a band with an idiosyncratic sound that shouldn’t work, but their combination of indie rock and soul is delightfully original and toe tappingly catchy.

Silent devices are a band that effortlessly deliver an intensity of emotion complimented by serene and atmospheric instrumentals. Their refined brand of ambient rock is captivating yet delicate, with each melody carefully crafted to create dreamy, heartfelt tracks.

Crash of Rhinos are a band seething with a raw energy and aggression that grabs your attention and draws you into a world of spiky guitar riffs supported and driven by concordant bass lines and in your face drum beats.

After a year branded as a triumph for boredom,what is the world of popular music going to bring us in 2012?