The Bearded Spotify List

Hitting the New Year running comes the almighty powerful Bearded Spotify List, with the intention of showcasing some of the best independent music around (that have been uploaded to Spotify) that we think you should hear.

2011 is shaping up to be yet another fantastic year for music, and this coming month sees superb new albums from the likes of Codes In The Clouds, The Memory Band, Vessels, as well as the much anticipated debut from Esben And The Witch. This week's list gives you a chance to catch up with choice selections of the music that those acts have already been producing, and you can hear why we're so excited about what is to come.

Also on this week's list comes tracks from the much missed rockers Reuben, some electronic indie-rock from Tennessee's Royal Bangs, plus standouts from the recent records of Sonic Youth, Frankie Rose And The Outs, plus a little bit of beauty from Danny Malone.

Start your week off on a sonic high, right here.