Fast-food chain Taco Bell has announced the lineup of its 2012 Feed the Beat roster. Feed the Beat is a program wherein the company selects 100 up-and-coming artists from around the US and provides them with $500 in Taco Bell gift cards. Taco Bell also features music from Feed the Beat artists in promotional material; previous Feed the Beat band Fake Problems had their song "5, 6, 7, 8" used in a national TV spot for the company.
Artists included in this year's roster include: A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Balance and Composure, Ambassadors, Daytrader, Downtown Struts, Girl in a Coma, JEFF the Brotherhood, Make Do and Mend, Owen, Sainthood Reps, The Dangerous Summer, The Story So Far, and more.
You can check out the complete list of artists here.
Fake Problems
A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Balance and Composure
Daytrader
The Downtown Struts
JEFF the Brotherhood
Make Do and Mend
Owen
Sainthood Reps
The Dangerous Summer
The Story So Far
Rumspringer
Galactic Cannibal
Brain Attack
A Secret Policeman's Ball
Light Years
Places To Hide
MxPx
Careers in Science
Lemuria
![Make Do and Mend / The Flatliners split [7-inch]](/images/covers/thumb/make-do-and-mend--the-flatliners-split-7-inch.jpg)
Make Do and Mend / The Flatliners
Light Years
![Pet Symmetry Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles. [7-inch]](/images/covers/thumb/pet-symmetry-two-songs-about-cars-two-songs-with-long-titles-7-inch.jpg)
Pet Symmetry
Various Artists
Donovan Wolfington
![Sickoids No Home [12-inch]](/images/covers/thumb/sickoids-no-home-12-inch.jpg)
Sickoids
The Front Bottoms / Weatherbox
![Slaughterhouse Chorus/Bridge Under Fire split [7-inch]](/images/covers/thumb/slaughterhouse-chorusbridge-under-fire-split-7-inch.jpg)
Slaughterhouse Chorus/Bridge Under Fire
Here we go!
Tru punx "live mas".