Faith Healer : Fools Rush In : Cosmic
Troubles (2015)
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Debut
album.
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Amid
all of this year's big name new LP's this is a contender for my favorite.
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Led
by Jessica Jalbert, who has one solo album out as well, Brother Loyola.
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Big
time sound of Velvet Underground & Nico sound.
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Edmonton
pop/rock duo.
The Velvet Undergorund : Femme Fatale
: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
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Debut
album from one of the most influential bands of all time.
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Led
by Lou Reed and John Cale.
Only Real : Break It Off : Jerk At
The End Of The Line (2015)
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Debut
LP.
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Also
released 2 singles from forthcoming debut full length. Due out in 2015.
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Vocalist
over a blend of super catchy classic indie rock and electronic music.
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23
yr old Niall Galvin bedroom project.
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One
of the best bands at SXSW 2015.
Part Time : I Want To Go : PDA (2013)
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2nd
album of 2.
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Surprise
highlight of the Burger Records SXSW 2015 showcase.
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Woozy,
glazed-over 80's synth rock.
Warm Soda : I Wanna Go Fast :
Symbolic Dream (2015)
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3rd
Album.
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Led
by Matthew Melton who released his solo debut in 2014 and led Bare Wires
previously.
-
Another
highlight of the Burger Records SXSW 2015 showcase.
Young Guv : Ripe 4 Luv : Ripe 4 Luv
(2015)
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Solo
debut from Ben Cook.
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Catchy,
bouncy track that reminds me a bit of Spoon + King Tuff.
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Guitarist
of the much loved, more hardcore, indie band Fucked Up.
Waxahatchee
: Breathless : Ivy Tripp (2015)
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Powerful, feedback-heavy opener from her 3rd full
length.
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Project from Kate Crutchfield. Twin sister of
Swearin's Allison Crutchfield.
-
Her 2nd album, 2013's Cerulean Salt, was one of the
year's best.
-
Debut was lo-fi and a rougher DIY style album.
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Played a series of stripped back solo shows with
only her twin sister, Allison of Swearin', on backup vocals at SXSW 2015.
Iceage : Against The Moon : Plowing
Into the Field of Love (2014)
-
3rd
LP
-
Highly
critically acclaimed Danish punk rock band.
-
Best
of SXSW 2015
Algiers : Irony. Utility. Pretext. :
Algiers (2015)
-
Forthcoming
debut LP
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Just
released their first track from their forthcoming debut in Jan 2015.
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Only
2 singles out previously and many of those songs will be on this LP.
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My
newest, biggest and hardest band crush.
Sufjan Stevens : All Of Me Wants All Of You : Carrie and Lowell (2015)
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I believe it's
officially his forthcoming 6th album, but he's also but out numerous other
compilations and releases from side projects.
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One of the most talented
musicians that I've been able to enjoy every step of the way.
-
This first teaser sounds
like a hope-elevating return to his early stripped back folk days.
Tobias Jesso Jr. : Thirteen (2015)
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Cover
of Big Star's iconic track from a BBC Radio 1 Session.
-
Debut,
Goon, was produced by a Chet JR White of Girls and Patrick Carney of the Black
Keys.
-
RIYL
Nilsson, early Perfume Genius, or early solo Christopher Owens.
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Most
unique show at SXSW 2015 as he conducted a piano lesson then played.
Night Beds : Cherry Blossoms :
Country Sleep (2013)
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Beautiful
debut LP. Also one EP.
-
Latest
single, 'Me, Liquor and God', was release in Dec '14.
-
One
of the danciest tracks the band has released.
-
One
of a couple minor releases over the past year by Winston Yellen.
James Vincent McMorrow : Higher Love
: Silver Lining Charity Complilation (2011)
-
Gorgeous
hollowed out cover of Steve Winwood's Higher Love.
-
Debut
LP, Early In The Morning, was a highlight of 2011.
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He
seems to make no bones about his affinity for Justin Vernon… he even titles
some of his songs like those of Vernon.
-
One
of the best of SXSW 2015
The Mountain Goats : Werewolf Gimmick
: Beat The Champ (2015)
-
Pro
wrestling-themed 15th album.
-
Led
by John Darnielle.
-
Continually
(and deservedly) considered one of the best lyricists in music.
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Thoughtful,
poignant, brutal, and self-evisceratingly honest.
Courtney Barnett : Nobody Really
Cares If You Don't Go To The Party : Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I
Just Sit (2015)
-
Technically
her debut LP.
-
Huge
critical success with the re-release of her first two EPs, The Double EP: A Sea
of Split Peas.
-
One
of the best bands at SXSW 2015 playing the new album in its entirety.
Hagerty-Toth Band : Sunset Dust :
Qalgebra (2015)
-
Record
Store Day 2015 release.
-
Collab
of James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand) Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux).
-
James
Toth has been one of my favorite folk artists of the past 10 yrs.
Girl Band : Why They Hide Their
Bodies Under My Garage? : The Early Years EP (2015)
-
Forthcoming
EP.
-
Explosive
cover of UK Electronic act Blawan.
-
Debut
EP, France 98,is available for free on their BandCamp.
-
Their
single, Lawman, is their best song to date and will be on this EP.
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Eractic
punk rockers out of Ireland.
-
One
of the more exciting and exhilarating punk rock bands I’ve heard in a long
time.
-
Best
Band of SXSW 2015!
LCD Soundsystem : Movement : LCD
Soundsystem (2005)
-
Debut
LP from the recent and short-lived legendary dance punk band.
-
Led
by James Murphy who also heads up DFA Records.
-
This
is one of their most amped up and aggressive songs.
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