If you were wondering why our previous installment of 'Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2012' didn't feature any local acts... there was a reason for that. We have debated, deliberated and pulled many strands of hair in wishing that more could be included in the list. However, the following native heroes made the cut... in no particular order:

Jumping on the bandwagon, here, in no particular order, are twelve Australian bands we're looking out for in 2012... five bands from overseas we're predicting big things for here in Australia... AND a couple of Australian bands the rest of the world should have their eye on! Madness! Read on...

Track and Field #2. Where to even start! New venue, new bands, all round awesomeness. Its predecessor in June at the Old Museum was a hit, and this one was no different. Tonight, at The Arena, the boutique music event played host to Gung Ho, Velociraptor, Deep Sea Arcade, and Bleeding Knees Club, along with a whole bunch of DJ sets from the likes of Little Scout and Naysater & Gilsun.

While I missed Woe and Flutter, they made sure I knew who they were, approaching me with a CD in hand to buy as I played Street Fighter between sets. Though I didn’t have the money to buy the album, I went home and had a listen and am now disappointed that I didn’t get the opportunity to hear their tunes live. Their glorious barrage of sound was perfect in my interpretation of what their set would have been like at the Annandale in my head.

Sydney five-piece Deep Sea Arcade will hit the road in November in support of their brand new single "Girls", the first cut from their debut album Outlands which will be released on Ivy League Records in 2012.

For over 2 years, Purple Sneakers have been throwing massive parties your you all in Canberra to flail your limbs and smoosh face at. They've been known to "foster a real sense of community in the crowd; as strangers come together to dance, hook up and vom as one" - FasterLouder.

The good news is Purple Sneakers are not stopping there, no siree Bob. In August, they are bringing more of the party you love to the one and only Transit Bar.

FBi Radio are an imperative cog in Sydney's music scene. They facilitate great new bands, broadcast brilliant music, and hold rocking parties. Sydney Sounds Like: Choose Your Own Adventure, at the Factory Theatre in Sydney this Saturday, was a prime example of one of these gigs.

Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade are the latest signing to Ivy League Records, home to such talent as Cloud Control, Sparkadia, Josh Pyke, Alpine and The Mess Hall. With only a couple of singles under the belt to date, they’re a band that have accumulated accolades, fans and dedicated love at radio in a relatively short space of time.

Ivy League Records is thrilled to bits to announce the enlistment of Sydney’s fabulous new recruits Deep Sea Arcade. Until now Deep Sea Arcade have taken their sweet time enjoying the mantle of one of this country’s most promising unsigned artists but that’s all about to change.

They join fellow Ivy League alumni Cloud Control, The Mess Hall, Sparkadia, Youth Group and Josh Pyke.