Post SXSW Mix

SXSW 2010 was great as usual and, as usual, I saw some great shows and discovered a few great new bands. In addition to all the good stuff coming out of SXSW, I thought I’d share with you a few other great tracks I’ve come across lately.

Before I get to the tracks I thought I’d give out a few “awards” based on acts I saw at SXSW.

• Best show: Band of Skulls.
• Unknown most destined to be super famous: The Lonely Forest.
• Best act I’d never heard of: Mayer Hawthorne.
• Biggest surprise: Miike Snow.

Now, for the music!

Access the mix here.

• Orchid and Hound – Sabotage. Didn’t see them, but talked to one of the guys on the plane and he gave me their disk. Really good stuff here, like Ben Folds meets Queen. And they’re based in SF so I hope to catch their act soon.
• Gorillaz – Stylo. The new Gorillaz is pretty great. Lots of variety as usual and solid throughout.
• The Boxer Rebellion – Forces. Great stylistic rock.
• Ted Leo And The Pharmacists – Bottled In Cork. Not sure if there is anyone out there as consistently awesome as Ted Leo.
• Mayer Hawthorne – Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’. I listened to his album three times in a row yesterday. Great Motown style and kinda reminds me of Paul Weller and the Style Council, probably my favorite band of my high school years.
• Local Natives – Airplanes. Totally lived up to the hype. Great show.
• Middleman – Good To Be Back. Stumbled across these guys very randomly walking down the street. Later on that day I had a great conversation with their singer, Andy. Really good stuff but a bit hard to find here in the US.
• Coheed and Cambria – Made Out of Nothing (All that I Am). Not sure how I feel about the new album yet, but there are some good cuts on there.
• Goldfrapp – Rocket. The new Goldfrapp is pretty darn fun.
• Priestess – The Firebird. Finally got to catch Priestess and was not disappointed. These guys rock and their new album is solid.

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