In the run-up to SXSW, I've put together a preview of bands hitting the ATX. Whether they're playing an official showcase, free dayparty, or a secret show to be held in a proper venue, bar, parking lot or vacant lot, the Festival is nothing less than a Mardi Gras of music.
GRACE WOODROOFE "Transformer" (Modular/Fontana), from Always Want
SANTIGOLD "Disparate Youth" (Downtown/Atlantic), from Master Of My Make-Believe (video)
DJANGO DJANGO "Default" (Because), from Django DjangoGARY CLARK JR. “Bright Lights” (Warner Bros.), from The Bright Lights EP
FRESHKILLS "The Bigger Man" (Bat Rabies Alert / The End), from Raise Up The Sheets (video)
NITE JEWEL "One Second of Love" (Secretly Canadian), from One Second Of Love
PURITY RING "Ungirthed" (self-released), single
ARAABMUZIK "AT2" (Duke), from Electronic Dream
MOTEL BEDS "These Are The Days Gone By" (No More Fake Labels), from Tango Boys
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "Ramrod" (Columbia), from The River
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS "Andrew In Drag" (Merge), from Love at the Bottom of the Sea
ALPINE "Hands" (Ivy League), single (video)GRIMES "Genesis" (4AD), from Visions
ALABAMA SHAKES "Hold On" (ATO), from Boys & Girls
GIRL IN A COMA "Cemetery Baby" (Blackheart), from Exits & All The Rest
BEAR IN HEAVEN "The Reflection of You" (Dead Oceans/Hometapes), from I Love You, It's Cool
FANFARLO “Replicate” (Canvasback/Atlantic), from Rooms Filled With LightLOVE INKS “Be Brave” (City Slang), single
ELENI MANDELL "Pauline" (Zedtone), from Thrill
FRIENDS "Friends Crush" (Lucky Number), single (video)
FIDLAR "I Wanna Be Your Cocaine" (self-released), free download
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN "Head On" (Blanco y Negro), from Automatic (video)
TWERPS “Dreamin” (Underwater Peoples), from Twerps
THE SHINS "Simple Song" (Columbia), from Port of Marrow
SLOWDANCE "Spell" (self-released), from Light & Color EP LOWER DENS "Brains" (Ribbon), from Nootropics
BLONDES "Lover" (RVNG Intl.), from Blondes
Music via: Rolling Stone, Pick Up The Headphones, Weird Magic, Rollo & Grady, Music For USB Ports
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