Each year triple j selects the Next Crop, a list of upcoming Australian artists who are set to define the sound of the year ahead. In past years the Next Crop has included the likes of Boy & Bear, Washington, Wolfmother, The Temper Trap, Ball Park Music, The Rubens, Alpine and Angus & Julia Stone.

This year they have adding another 20 acts to the fold. There are some familiar faces who have made their mark on the Australian music landscape in 2012, alongside brand new artists set to make waves next year. We tip Asta, Bored Nothing, Chet Faker, City Calm Down, Courtney Barnett, Flume, Hayden Calnin, Hey Geronimo, Jackie Onassis, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kingswood, Millions, Mr Hill & Rahjconkas, Northlane, Sticky Fingers, Stillwater Giants, Ta-ku, Thelma Plum, The Trouble With Templeton and Tyler Touche as the ones to watch in 2013.

Asta (TAS)

Asta Binnie caught triple j’s attention with ‘My Heart Is On Fire’, the song which won her triple j’s Unearthed High competition. She was soon in high demand, playing shows right around the country with the likes of Angus Stone and The Rubens, and scoring a spot at Hobart’s Soundscape Festival. Amazingly, all this happened while Asta was just 18 years old and finishing Year 12 at Hobart’s Rosny College.

Bored Nothing (VIC)

Fergus Miller is the Melbourne muso behind Bored Nothing, a home recording project that’s grown into a fully fledged live band. His slacker indie tunes, soaked in ‘90s vibes, were soon getting a lot of attention, both in Australia and overseas. The self-titled Bored Nothing debut long-player has just been released locally on Spunk Records, home to acts like The Middle East, Jens Lekman and Yeasayer. Keep an eye out for album launches along Australia’s east coast through January.

Chet Faker (VIC)

After spending time as a solo folk artist and a member of an alt-rock band, Melbourne based songwriter and musician Nick Murphy created Chet Faker. Under this moniker he has delivered a stack of outstanding electro-soul productions. First putting him in the spotlight was his slow-jam cover of Blackstreet’s ‘90s R&B anthem ‘No Diggity’ which became a world-wide blog sensation. Over the past year Chet Faker has been scoring accolades all over the shop, most recently a couple of Independent Music Awards here in Australia for Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Single/EP.