It’s been a week since I’ve returned from Austin, but my headphones are still buzzing with the new artists and songs I discovered at SXSW. While the most popular genre at the festival is “indie rock” (whatever that really means anymore), the range of music is huge.
Sure, there were the rock and synth-pop bands blowing out the speakers in noisy clubs. But there was also Daniel Bachman, a shy, ruddy-faced young man in a Budweiser shirt from Appalachia play his trance-inducing guitar in a cavernous church. There was BOY, a lady duo from Germany singing sweet pop songs on South Congress in the mid-afternoon sun. And there was The Lone Bellow playing their cathartic folk-rock songs outdoors beneath a canopy of trees and twinkling lights in the cool March night.
And now, you can experience all of these artists and more in my SXSW 2013 Favorites playlist. I saw about a dozen artists a day, over 40 in total, and these 16 tracks made the cut as my absolute favorites from my trip. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Listen to the full playlist on Spotify or .
01
Thunder Clatter
Wild Cub
Youth
02
Little Numbers
BOY
Mutual Friends
03
Ramona
Night Beds
Country Sleep
04
Elephants
Blaudzun
Heavy Flowers
05
You Never Need Nobody
The Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow
06
Sun Over Old Rag
Daniel Bachman
Seven Pines
07
Peace and Quiet
Waxahatchee
Cerulean Salt
08
We the Common (For Valerie Bolden)
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
We The Common
09
Green Rocky Road
Spirit Family Reunion
No Separation
10
Houston Train
Houndmouth
Houndmouth EP
11
Hacienda Hotel
Pickwick
Can’t Talk Medicine
12
You Turn Clear In The Sun
Telekinesis
12 Desperate Straight Lines
13
Boreal
Hundred Waters
Hundred Waters LP
14
Noble Heart
Phox
Confetti
15
Near Light
Ólafur Arnalds
Living Room Songs
16
The Fall
Rhye
Woman
I saw Pickwick at their record release show a few weeks ago and was smitten – glad you saw them and liked them too!
YES! Don’t they remind you of The Black Keys or something?
very cool! Thanks for the playlist, new music is always such a treat!
LOVING the playlist. Rhye is currently on repeat round my room and my ipod this week too. Thank you!
LOVE RHYE. you know they’re two guys, right? i was shocked when i found out it wasn’t a woman singing.
WHAT?! But I listen to her to feel all womanly and empowered! (Mainly because of the hot album/single cover). How funny. x
This is amazing. I miss the Tiny Desk Concerts (I left shortly before you arrived, i think!) and this will help me discover new artists. Step aside Stephen Thompson! 🙂 Thanks! Erin
Thanks, Erin! I think our paths might have (should have?) intersected before, since I’ve been there for 3 years now, am pals with Coburn, and I fondly remember your baby blog!! Taking a peek at your blog now – love.
Thanks Jess! I think your blog is amazing and I wish I was in town to come to the food swap. Keep posting great stuff and hopefully I’ll see you in June when I’m in town and plan to stop by the new offices.
Hooray, looking forward to it! Loving reading about your desert adventures. I went to USC for undergrad and regret not spending more time in Joshua Tree.
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