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In this first issue of the new year, we’re zeroing in on some of the best new music from your favorites—Ra Ra Riot, Tegan and Sara, The Joy Formidable and Local Natives. We’ve got some of the best bets of 2013 in our FutureSounds, as well as some TV fan favorites: Parks and Recreation’s Retta, The Office’s Creed Bratton and from Parenthood and Arrested Development, Mae Whitman.
With the Grammys just around the corner and so many reader favorites up for some of the biggest awards, we’re taking you along the Road to the Grammys with The Lumineers, one of 2012’s biggest breakout acts, overwhelmingly loved by Variance readers. They take center stage this issue. We’re also deliberating Frank Ocean, Mumford and Sons, Gotye and some of the others’ chances of winning.
New this issue: Our 2012 Power Users List. It's a shortlist of 20 of our most interactive, most influential readers whose feedback proved extremely entertaining and/or valuable to our user experience, while also being advocates of great Sights and Sounds! Without you, the readers, we don't exist. And this is simply a reminder that we hear you loud and clear. There is certainly more to come!
Contents:
05 Winter ‘13 Mixtape (Playlist) // 08 Creed Bratton of The Office
10 Local Natives // 12 Mae Whitman of Parenthood
14 Photo Diaries: Winter ‘13 // 20 Big Gigantic
22 The Joy Formidable // 26 Kimbra
28 Grammy Watch // 32 Artist Confessional: Felony Case
34 Ra Ra Riot // 38 FutureSounds
42 The Lumineers // 48 Web Wonder: Conor Maynard
49 Ear Candy // 52 Retta of Parks and Recreation
54 ZZ Ward // 56 Tegan and Sara
60 Gregg Sulkin of Pretty Little Liars // 62 Overcoming Affliction
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