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Collapse – Vancouver Sleep Clinic
I’m shocked that I haven’t already posted Vancouver Sleep Clinic after stumbling across a SXSW show this year. Any Bon Iver fans out there will fall in love with these tranquil tunes. Brisbane native...
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Golden Ocean – Miner
We have another great indie folk band coming in hot. With the success of bands like Mumford & Sons followed by The Lumineers, Wake Owl and Houndmouth, folk groups have been popping up left and...
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Artifice – SOHN
As I was searching through artists similar to Glass Animals, I stumbled upon this track from SOHN and knew I had found myself another keeper. His work has been compared to both James Blake and The...
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Giant – Matrimony
After incorrectly reading the SXSW schedule, I showed up for The Paste Party at Swan Dive thinking I was about to see Metronomy and jam to some “Love Letters.” I quickly discovered that the band that...
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Iron Sky – Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini’s long-awaited third album Caustic Love is finally here after a very long five-year wait. I had almost given up hope on the Scottish singer-songwriter since he fell off the map post...
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Wakes You – Those Poor Serfs
My sister and I stopped by Austin Ale House on a whim this past Friday where we found these guys setting up for a show. What we had planned as a low-key night of nachos and beer flights, turned into...
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Day And Night – Aaron Behrens & The Midnight Stroll
The name Aaron Behrens may not ring a bell when you hear it but Ghostland Observatory certainly will. After months of wondering where Ghostland had gone, I stumbled across Aaron Behrens & The...
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Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
After a long two weeks of traveling I’m finally home catching up on all the new releases I’ve missed, which includes this track “Thinking Out Loud” off of Ed Sheeran’s new album. There are definitely...
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Roll the Bones – Shakey Graves
I’ve clearly been living under a rock for the past several years for never seeing Shakey Graves live before last night. This talented Austinite put on one of the best shows I’ve ever been to at...
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You Haunt Me – Sir Sly
We finally have an album release date of September 16th for my favorite band and obsession for over a year, Sir Sly. I’ve been following these guys since I first came across “Where I’m Going” last...
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Hold On – Sons of the East
These guys are without a doubt the best thing I’ve come across all summer. I tried to keep them to myself for as long as possible, but they’re too good not to share! So now that the word is out about...
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Play It Right – Sylvan Esso
I made the game time decision to go see Sylvan Esso last night at Emo’s and my mind was blown. With vocals like Feist and beats like Phantogram, it’s no surprise that the show sold out…3 times. From...
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Warranted Queen – Arum Rae
Don’t you just hate it when you discover a great new artist then realize they’re playing the 11:15AM Friday slot at ACL? Loving this track from Austin native, Arum Rae, but I’ve already admitted to...
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Through Fire – Rocco DeLuca
I haven’t listened to Rocco DeLuca much (or at all) since college when I was obsessed with “Mystified,” but I saw that he was playing a show in Austin so decided to give him a listen. I was pleasantly...
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Stay With Me – Ryan Adams
There were plenty of great albums released this week including BANKS and Vance Joy, but the album I was most looking forward to was from one of my favorite artists, Ryan Adams. I couldn’t be more...
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I Don’t Want To Change You – Damien Rice
Between my fall travels and two weeks of ACL mayhem, I’ve had no time to blog some of the great music I’ve discovered the past few weeks. One of the most exciting releases came from the artist I first...
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All The Pretty Girls – Kaleo
From the very first note of this song I knew I was in love. There’s something about the Bon Iver voices of the world that always rope me in. I’ve posted a few similar artists that are close to my...
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Playing With Fire – Redinho
It’s been quite some time since I last posted to my blog but I knew the second I heard this song that I had to make a comeback. I’ve been lucky enough to get a paying job writing about music festivals,...
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Oxford & Co – Sparks
As I browse through the SXSW showcasing artists, the first bands I always scout are the ones from Australia. Nine out of ten times this is where I find my next obsession, which is the case for Sydney...
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