tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta - w h o k i l l (2011)
- BEST BAND OF PITCHFORK MUSIC FEST 2011!
- 2nd album.
- Debut full length, ‘BiRd-BrAiNs’ was a huge critical success.
- Eclectic, spastic indie pop sound.
- Merrill Garbus is the main brains behind this act.
- This is the best song I’ve heard from her so far.
TV on the Radio – Halfway Home – Dear Science, (2008)
- 4th album.
- Made my best of show 2008.
- Released their 5th in April 2011, Nine Types of Light.
- Long-awaited forthcoming album.
- Played SXSW
- Pitchfork Music Fest's main headliners.
Kurt Vile - Overnite Religion - Childish Prodigy (2009)
- 3rd album. 4th album just out, Smoke Ring for My Halo.
- dreamy pop rock with vocals that bring up thoughts of Devendra Banhart and Deerhunter.
- Former The War on Drugs' lead guitarist.
- Played SXSW, but had some of his equipment stolen before I saw him play and that limited him significantly. He more than made up for it at the P4K Fest!
The War on Drugs – Come To the City – Slave Ambient (2011)
- 2nd full length. 3 EPs out also.
- Kurt was formerly the lead guitarist for them.
- 7th full length. As the go on their music seems to be gradually less manic and erratic.
- ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album.
- RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson
- 2nd full length.
- ‘A Thousand Eyes’ is a great track off their debut EP, out in 2008.
- Harsh vintage sound, but that’s what they are going for and that’s what will draw you in.
- They sound like a more serious version of King Khan, not that King Khan’s immense talents aren’t serious.
Electric President - Safe and Sound - The Violent Blue (2010)
- 5th album
- Jacksonville
Jenny O. - Well OK Honey - Home EP (2010)
- Debut EP
- Has released various other songs, including one on the new Buddy Holly tribute album.
- Full length is forthcoming.
Common Prayer - Us vs. Them - Common Prayer (2010)
- Debut album
- Pop/Americana feel.
- Brooklyn band.
Bibio - Lovers' Carvings - Ambivalence Avenue (2009)
- 4th album of 6
- British experimental folk to electronic songwriter.
Le Butcherettes - New York
- Debut album
- Mexican garage punk band that sounds a lot like the Kills.
Hollowbelly - Gonna Cut You Down - Punk, Northern and Blue (2010)
- Debut album. Also has a live album out.
- Think Seasick Steve… Rough, raw and heavy UK
The Ross Sea
- Debut EP
- Indie folk pop.
- Led by Brady Erickson formerly of Sunday Drivers.
- Download it for free from their BandCamp site.
Risers - Can't Get There from Here - Risers EP (2011)
- 2nd EP
- Download it for free from their BandCamp site.
- RIYL: The Twilight Singers.
Teletextile - I Don't Know How To Act Here - Reflector (2011)
- Debut EP
- Very eclectic song that constantly jumps from genre to genre.
James Blake - CMYK - CMYK EP (2010)
- 4th of 5 EPs. Solo debut is out this year.
- From the UK Europe .
- Despite what Google may insist, this is a different guy than the tennis player.
- Reminds me a bit of Bon Iver and Justin Vernon’s work in Gayngs.
- Experimental, soulful, electronic songwriter that was one of the biggest surprises at Pitchfork.
- I went in not really fond of his style nor familiar with much of his music, but came away happy that I caught his set.
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