The following artists/tracks are special “NMU Darlings” handpicked by Ronnie Rocket, the editor of New Music United:
- Alexander Dexter-Jones – Phantastic Phone Call (2011)
- Bill Callahan – Riding For The Feeling (2011)
- Bill Ryder-Jones – Give Me A Name (2011) / A Leave Taking (2011)
- Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Cruel Summer (2011) / And So We Must Rest (2011) / If You Keep Me In Your Heart (2011) / The Copper Top (2011)
- Black Devil Disco Club – Fuzzy Dream (2011) / Stay Insane (2011)
- Blood Orange – Champagne Coast (2011) / Sutphin Boulevard (2011)
- Destroyer – The Laziest River (2011)
- dEUS – Keep You Close (2011)
- DyE – Fantasy (2011)
- Dirty Beaches – Lord Knows Best (2011) / The Singer (2011)
- Empire of the Sun vs Logo – Modern People (2011)
- Francis and the Lights – If They Don’t Come Tomorrow (2011) / Eiffel Tower (2011) / The Things That I Would Do (2011)
- The Glitch Mob – We Can Make The World Stop (2011) / Seven Nation Army Remix (2011)
- The Horrors – Still Life (2011)
- Housse De Racket – Roman (2011)
- Is Tropical – Tan Man (2011)
- Jonathan Jeremiah – Heart Of Stone (2011)
- Jozif – Brick Jane (2011)
- Koudlam – Alcoholic’s Hymn (2011)
- Leila – (Disappointed Cloud) Anyway (2011)
- Liam Dullaghan – Radio Verona (2011) / Choirs Of Angels (2011)
- Lola Dutronic – Whisper (2010)
- Man Without Country – King Complex (2011)
- Memory Tapes – Wait In The Dark (2011) / Today Is Our Life (2011)
- Metronomy – The Look (2011) / The Bay (Erol Alkan Rework) (2011)
- Ron Sexsmith – Love Shines (2011) / I Believe It When I See It (2011)
- S.C.U.M. – Summon The Sound (2011)
- SebastiAn – Kindercut (2011) / SebastiAn ft. M.I.A. – C.T.F.O. (2011)
- The Soft Moon – Total Decay (2011) / Sewer Sickness (2011)
- Team Ghost – High Hopes (2011)
The artists listed in bold are the artists I also experienced live in concert this year.
