Thursday, March 10, 2011

25 Bands to Watch @ SXSW


So every year I do a little write-up of bands that I'll be watching at SXSW. Here's a great list of 25 artists to look out for in Austin and in 2011 (in ABC order no less). Enjoy!

- cool, slow rising indie band w/ a female singer. very spacious and have a little pop in them.

2.) Cloud Nothings - http://sxsw.com/node/6636
- young and up and coming indie/punk rock band. may be the surfer blood of 2011. still not sold on them, but lots of buzz so far this year.

- perhaps a little over hyped, but still good. indie-pop / folk / electronica duo, with great vocals.

4.) Eastern Conference Champions - http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_MS11634
- rock / pop / indie. i kind of liken them to cage the elephant a little.

- just started getting to them, remind a bit of mgmt. kind of werid and awesome at the same time.

- my absolute favorite party band. if they are playing a late night set and you're in the mood for drinks...definitely go. always a huge hipster dance party. new cd is very weird, but mainly their music is electronic indie dance music.
- still yet to jump on their bandwagon. more or less, a spacious and creative indie band which includes justin vernon of bon iver.

- saw them last week open for tennis & la sera, holiday shores easily could have headlined. great mix of surf rock, pop, indie, afro-pop. they remind me of an early and more innovative vampire weekend.

- the boy wonder from UK. does everything from dubstep to progressive pop. one of the must-sees of sxsw, i'm checking him out in BK next week.

- another boy wonder from the UK. has an amazing voice and his music is very experimental pop.

- most underrated band of 2010. breezy, catchy, mellow indie pop music. side project from the singer of princeton.

- very beachy and simple music from katy goodman of the vivian girls. saw them last week, nothing spectacular, but for some reason people love katy goodman.

- one of my favorite bands from 2010. awesome indie band that has an amazing dance element. neon indian produced much of their album...enough said.

- indie folk / rock supergroup featuring members of delta spirit, dawes and deer tick.

- another favorite of 2010. have seen them maybe 4-5 times in the last year. awesome pop band with an amazing frontman that i would liken to justin timberlake or adam levine of maroon 5

- beautiful collection of folk, pop and indie acoustic. has a huge and loyal following. an act everyone seems to root for.

- one of the of the most buzzworthy indie bands. raw, unique and filled with creative energy. remind me of a rougher version of the thrills with more pace.

- indie band i've been following, still trying to figure them out, i'm seeing them on saturday. but they are very mellow, graceful and spacious.

- great indie band with lots of bright and warm tones. nothing really has blown up for them, but they're still trying.

- very vintage, lo fi pop music that's made for the beach. can be a bit monotonous, but do have some quality material.

- weird fusion of dance and indie pop. a bit enigmatic, nobody knows what to make of them

22.) The Head and the Heart - http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_MS13280
- great indie / acoustic / folk band that has been on the rise this year. kind of like fleet foxes but fun and with more pop.
"Ghosts" - The Head and the Heart - http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_MS13280

- probably my favorite artist of the last 2 years. used to be solely electronic but now has a full band and is just as good if not better. indie dance, pop, funk, chillwave.

- every time i see yellow ostrich there is a crowd of 30,000 19 year old girls. indie pop / slightly rock / slightly folk. i think they are going to blow up. maybe this years freelance whales?

- amazing indie rock / alternative band. remind me of every good alt-rock band from the 90's. definitely should have a huge 2011.
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