Five artists and their albums from 2012 who deserve some extra attention: Mark Tranmer with ‘How Scarlet The Leaves’, Marielle V. Jakobsons with ‘Glass Canyon’, A.S. Swanski with ‘Electro Noir’, Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengres meet The Congos with ‘Icon Give Thank’ and Hello Skinny with ‘Hello Skinny’.