Gary Clark Jr.
Gunslinger Gary Clark Jr.’s 3rd album features the powerfully eponymous song This Land.
Expanding his songwriting into a new political direction, this Austin-based artist tackles racism in the heart of Trump country.
This Land
Molly Burch
Molly Burch, the Austin-based singer/songwriter, intrigues with distinctive phrasing and a delicate smoky voice.
Her 2nd album First Flower features the song Wild.
Wild
Moving Panoramas
Leslie Sisson formed Moving Panoramas in Austin, as a female trio in 2015.
The band has shifted personnel to a 5-piece for the 2nd album In Two due in the New Year.
Driving Indie-pop at its finest on the song Baby Blues.
Baby Blues
Shearwater
Shearwater, the indie rock band from Austin, was formed by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff in 1999.
Since then Meiburg left Okkervil River and Sheff split from Shearwater.
Fellow Travelers is the 8th Shearwater album.
It is a cover’s album including songs from St. Vincent, Coldplay, Xiu Xiu, Clinic and their version of Folk Implosion’s “Natural One”.
“Natural One”
SXSW
The music portion of the annual SXSW Festival has just begun in Austin.
In celebration Spin is offering a free download (here) of 60 tracks from many of the must-see acts participating.
This is just some of the music of the future now.
1. A.Dd+ – “Can’t Come Down”
2. Andrew Cedermark – “Hard Livin'”
3. Antwon – “Automatic”
4. Beach Fossils – “Generational Synthetic”
5. Beacon -” Bring You Back”
6. Bleached – “Next Stop”
7. BLKHRTS – “Bloodlines of that Gangsta Shhhhh”
8. Caitlin Rose – “Waitin'”
9. California X – “Pond Rot”
10. Celestrial Shore – “Valerie”
11. Cheatahs – “The Swan”
12. Chippy Nonstop – “☻♀☻ BOUNCE ☻♀☻”
13. The Coathangers – “Merry Go Round”
14. Dent May – “Best Friend”
15. Dizzy Wright feat. Nikkiya – “Fly High”
16. Dog Bite – “Forever, Until”
17. Doldrums – “Anomaly”
18. The Dopplegangaz – “Hark Back”
19. Ducktails – “Letter of Intent”
20. GEMS – “All I Ever”
21. Generationals – “Put A Light On”
22. Hanni El Khatib – “Family”
23. Hot Sugar – “The Girl Who Stole My Tamogatchi”
24. Iamsu! – “Mobbin'”
25. Isaac Delusion – “Transistors”
26. Jacuzzi Boys – “Cool Vapors”
27. Joshua James – “Queen of the City”
28. Keep Shelly in Athens – “Madmen Love”
29. Kisses – “The Hardest Part”
30. Kopecky Family Band – “Heartbeat”
31. Levek – “Black Mold Grow”
32. Lightouts – “Want”
33. Lissie – “In Sleep (Live)”
34. Mac DeMarco – “Freaking Out The Neighborhood”
36. Maria Minerva – “Black Magick”
37. MHz Legacy feat. Slug of Atmosphere – “Satisfied”
38. Moon King – “Appel”
39. Mr. MFN eXquire feat. Gucci Mane – “Telephuck”
40. Nu Sensae – “Swim”
41. PAWS – “Miss American Bookworm”
42. Roach Gigz – “Full Time Job”
43. Ski Lodge – “Just To Be Like You”
44. Sky Ferreira – “Everything Is Embarrassing”
45. The Soft Moon – “Die Life”
46. Souls of Mischief – “’93 ‘Til Infinity”
47. Supreme Cuts – “Lessons of Darkness (Apology)”
48. Toro y Moi – “Say That”
49. Trash Talk – “Exile on Broadway”
50. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “So Good at Being in Trouble”
51. Wampire – “Spirit Forest”
52. Wavves – “Demon To Lean On”
53. Wax Idols – “Sound of a Void”
54. Waxahatchee – “Peace and Quiet”
55. Weekend – “Sirens”
56. White Lung – “Take the Mirror”
57. WHY? – “Waterlines”
58. Widowspeak – “Thick as Thieves”
59. Youth Lagoon – “Dropla”
60. 100s – “Land of the Laced”
SXSW 129 Free downloads
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Festival begins tomorrow in Austin, Texas.
The music portion takes place from the 13th to the 18th.
Over 2000 bands and artists will perform!
For a very large taste of some of the best, spinner.com is offering 129 free downloads of participating bands. Yes, you read it right: 129.
Here is the list: download at your pleasure.
A Classic Education , ‘Forever Boy’
Alice Russell, ‘Got the Hunger’
Andrew Bird, ‘EyeonEye’
Apparat, ‘Sayulita’
Balkan Beat Box, ‘War Again’
Band of Skulls , ‘Blood’
Beach Fossils, ‘Youth’
Bear Hands, ‘What A Drag’
Bear in Heaven, ‘Fake Out’ (Glass Ghost Remix)
Beat Connection, ‘In The Water’ (E Russell Remix)
Big Deal, ‘Chair’
Blitzen Trapper, ‘Heaven and Earth’
Cassettes Won’t Listen, ‘Dirt on Purpose’ (Remix)
Sally Shapiro, ‘Time to Let Go’ (CFCF Remix)
Chad Valley, ‘Fast Challenges’
Chairlift, ‘Evident Utensil’
Choir of Young Believers, ‘Claustropho’ (Peter Antlers Remix
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, ‘Statues’
Cloud Nothings, ‘Should Have’
Com Truise, ‘Cathode Girls’
Cory Chisel And The Wandering Sons, ‘Home in the Woods’
Cotton Jones, ‘Glorylight and Christie’
Crocodiles, ‘Sleep Forever’
Crooked Fingers, ‘Phony Revolutions’
Crystal Antlers, ‘A Thousand Eyes’
Dark Dark Dark, ‘New York Song’
Deleted Scenes, ‘The Days of Adderall’
Diamond Rugs, ‘Mellow Doubt’
Dirty Ghosts, ‘Ropes That Way’
El-P, ‘Flyentology’ (CWL Remix)
Elizabeth & the Catapult, ‘Taller Children’
Emil & Friends, ‘Prescriptions’
Eternal Summers, ‘Pogo’
Fake Problems, ‘Soulless’
Family of the Year, ‘St. Croix’
FIDLAR, ‘Oh’
Flosstradamus, ‘Big Bills’ Feat.CAROLINE POLACHEK (Flosstradamus Power House Remix)
Fort Lean, ‘Sunsick’
Mexicans With Guns, ‘Highway To Hell’ Feat Freddie Gibbs and Bun B
Freshkills, ‘Positive Vibes’
Futurebirds, ‘Nearsayerfive’ (Eddie the Wheel Cover)
Ganglians, ‘Sleep’
Gemma Ray, ‘Fist of a Flower’
Girl in a Coma, ‘Smart’
Guards, ‘Do It Again’
Gypsyblood, ‘My RKO is MIA’
GZA and Blacklips, ‘The Drop I Hold’
Harriet, ‘I Slept With All Your Mothers’
Hey Marseilles, ‘Rio’
Horse Feathers,’ Curs In Weeds’
Hunters, ‘Brat Mouth’
Indian Jewelry, ‘ Oceans’
Ivan & Alyosha, ‘Glorify’
Jennifer O’Connor, ‘Here With Me’
Jukebox the Ghost, ‘Empire’
Julia Nunes, ‘I Think You Know’
Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band, ‘Between the Concrete and Clouds’
Korallreven, ‘As Young As Yesterday’
Laura Gibson, ‘La Grande’
Lee Fields and The Expressions, ‘Love Comes and Goes’
Lightouts, ‘The Eloise Suite’
Lily & the Parlour Tricks, ‘The Good One’
Lissy Trullie, ‘Madeline’
Lovedrug, ‘Pushing the Shine’
Lushlife, ‘Meridian Sound [Part Two]’ (Abacus Remix)
M. Ward, ‘Never Had Nobody’
Madi Diaz, ‘Gimme a Kiss’
Magic Wands, ‘Black Magic’ (The XX Remix)
Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s, ‘Lunatic, Lunatic, Lunatic’
Miike Snow, ‘Animal’
Mind Spiders, ‘No Romance’
Miniature Tigers, ‘Cannibal Queen’
Miracles of Modern Science, ‘Eating Me Alive’
Motion City Soundtrack, ‘Her Words Destroyed My Planet’
Motopony, ‘King of Diamonds’
Neon Indian, “Should Have Taken Acid With You’ (Future Rock Mix)
Niki & The Dove, ‘The Fox’
Nite Jewel, ‘Am I Real?’
Oberhofer, ‘Gotta Go’
Papa, “I Am the Lion King’
Pennywise, ‘We’re Gonna Fight’
Plants and Animals, ‘Lightshow’
Princeton, “A Rememberance of Things to Come’
Pujol, ‘Mayday’
Reptar, ‘Stuck in my ID’
Rubblebucket, ‘Michelle’
Saint Motel, ‘Puzzle Pieces’
Santigold, ‘Creator Main’
Savoir Adore, ‘Dreamers’
Say Hi, ‘Devils’
Screaming Females, ‘Wild’
Sean Bones, ‘Dancehall’
Sepalcure, ‘I’m Alright’
Sharon Van Etten, ‘Serpents’
Shearwater, ‘Leviathan Bound’
Shout Out Out Out Out, ‘Dude You Feel Electrical’
Slam Donahue, ‘It’s Scary’
Slow Club, ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be Beautiful’
Strange Boys, ‘Me and You’
Talkdemonic, ‘Revival’
The Big Pink, ‘Velvet’
The Big Sleep, ‘Pinkies’
The Black Angels, ‘Telephone’
The Drums, ‘Down By the Water’
The Ettes, ‘No Home’
The Good Natured, ‘Be My Animal’
The Heavy, ‘That Kind of Man’
The Henry Clay People, ‘Your Famous Friends’
The Spinto Band, ‘Pumpkins and Paisley’
The Ting Tings, ‘Hands’ (Passion Pit Remix)
The Wooden Sky, ‘Child of the Valley’
Titus Andronicus, ‘Titus Andronicus’
Toddla T, ‘Cherry Picking’
Tribes, ‘We Were Chosen’
Tristen, ‘Baby Drugs’
Two Gallants, ‘Seems Like Home to Me’
Tycho, ‘Hours’
U.S. Royalty, ‘Equestrian’
Ursula 1000, ‘Baby Laser love’ (DJ Love Remix)
WATERS, ‘O Holy Break of Day’
White Rabbits, ‘Percussion Gun’ (Live)
William Elliott Whitmore, ‘Hope for You’
Y La Bamba, ‘Juniper’
YACHT, ‘Dystopia’
YAWN, ‘Acid’
Young Buffalo, ‘Only We Can Keep You From Harm’
Young Magic, ‘Sparkly’
Yukon Blonde, ‘Choices’
Zola Jesus, ‘Sea Talk’
Shearwater
Shearwater from Austin, Texas, was founded by former members of Okkervil River.
Jonathan Meiburg is the trio’s leader and his pure unmistakable voice is penetratingly irresistible.
We first spotlighted Shearwater here in 2010 upon the release of The Golden Archipelago.
Their 7th album, Animal Joy, is due on Valentine’s Day. “You As You Were” is a preview.
Okkervil River
The Oedipus Project is up and running with a new media player. No longer will we be hassled with SoundCloud’s legal issues and arcane practices.
So let’s turn our attention to Austin, Texas.
Okkervil River released their sixth album, I Am Very Far, last week.
It’s been three years since their last album, The Stand Ins, when Okkervil River took a brief sojourn as the backup band for Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevators’ legendary frontman.
I Am Very Far is the first Okkervil River album that leader Will Sheff has produced.
“Wake and Be Fine” is a free download from the band’s website.
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White Denim
The SXSW (South by Southwest) Music festival is currently in full swing in Austin, Texas, so it’s appropriate that we feature a band from that city.
White Denim is a four-piece band incorporating so many varied rock styles that they cannot easily be classified.
“Drug” from a yet unnamed new album is only one of numerous free downloads from their website.
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“Drug” by White Denim