Titus Andronicus – Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances (2008)
- Opening track on debut
- 2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010.
- Named after the Shakespeare play
- A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008.
- SXSW 2012
WATERS - For the One - Out In the Light (2011)
- Debut album. Out 9/20.
- New project led by Van Pierszalowski (previously of Port O'Brien).
- SXSW 2012
Arcade Fire – Abraham’s Daughter – The Hunger Games OST (2012)
- Contribution to the much anticipated movie.
- The soundtrack is pretty stacked as well.
- They’ve blown up to an extreme level of popularity. Right there with Bon Iver as two of the biggest indie to mainstream crossovers that have maintained the same musical quality!
- I am a big time sucker for anything with a military-esque snare drum right up front like this song features.
Yellow Ostrich - The Shakedown - Strange Land (2012)
- 2nd full length.
- Debut full length was 'The Mistress' and made the 2011 Best of the U & U.
- Sounds a bit like the Beatles and the White Stripes and even at times Menomena.
- SXSW 2012
We Were Promised Jetpacks – It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning – These Four Walls (2009)
- Debut album
- Scottish band with a very similar sound to Frightened Rabbit on the mellower tracks but seem a bit more aggressive when they amp up their sound.
- This week’s track that is lodged in my head.
- SXSW 2012
Todd Snider – In the Beginning – Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables (2012)
- 9th album
- He’s truly a great song writer.
- His 8th, The Devil You Know, garnered him tons of praise.
- todd snider and the Nervous Wrecks
- first album, Songs for the Daily Planet’ came out in 1994
- SXSW 2012
Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins - Motel Stationary - Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins (2011)
- Latest single from this James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album
- Also released music as WAND after his band left him.
- He conducted a pretty awesome fundraiser for this album. Check it out here!
- SXSW 2012
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These United States – Dead and Gone – These United States (2012)
- 5th album
- Their debut was one that I immediately latched onto, but it took a re-release to drive up the following this band deserves.
- Jesse Elliot, lead singer, writes some fantastic lyrics to go along with the layered Americana progressions.
- This is about the most poppy they've ever sounded.
- SXSW 2012
Tim Fite – Joyriding – Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t (2012)
- 3rd full length.
- Truly unique blender of styles.
- Has numerous self released albums on his official site.
- SXSW 2012
You Won't - Who Knew - Skeptic Goodbye (2011)
- Debut album
- SXSW 2012
Yearbook Committee - We Let Our Grades Slip - Sing Til You Die (2011)
- Debut release.
- Terre Haute music collective.
- SXSW 2012
We Are Augustines - Book of James - Rise Ye Sunken Ships (2011)
- Debut full length.
- Consists of two remaining members of the band Pela, Billy McCarthy & Eric Sanderson.
- Pela disbanded after McCarthy’s brother committed suicide.
- SXSW 2012
Wet Hair - The Labor of Love - Wet Hair/NOTV Split Single (2010)
- Big 70's psych rock!
- SXSW 2012
Perfume Genius – Hood – Put Your Back N 2 It (2012)
- 2nd album
- Debut album, Learning, was a massive critical hit.
- Another easy and catchy piano track.
- This week's band that is blowing up out of the blue. They are everywhere!
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Two Gallants – Steady Rollin' - What the Toll Tells (2006)
- debut release
- First was called ‘The Throes’
- formed by Adam Stephens (vocals/guitar/harmonica) and Tyson Vogel (drums/vocals) in 2002 in san Francisco
- named after a James Joyce short story
- on the Saddle Creek Records… same as Bright Eyes
- opened for Les Claypool this summer
- SXSW 2012
The War on Drugs – Baby Missiles – Slave Ambient (2011)
- 2nd full length. 3 EPs out also.
- This is a reworking of a previously released track.
- Kurt was formerly the lead guitarist for them.
- SXSW 2012
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