Welcome back.
Yes, it officially begins. . .right about now: the South by Southwest Music Festival. Even from afar we feel the excitement. We've plunged into our archives to pull out some primo offerings for SXSW 2009 bands who either didn't post songs at the official SXSW website this year or perhaps previously made available tunes we like an ooch better. Probably shouldn't keep saying this, but, yes, we have even more, so check back in a day or two. Don't wanta overdo it now, do we? We begin with one of our very favorite bands from last year (back again this) and go from strength to strength. Click song titles to play, artist names to go to their SXSW bandpage. Click here for previous SXSW postings at Powerpopulist.
(Band might cause problems this go-around.)
Sydney rockers The Vines are set to release their fourth full-length, Melodia, stateside on 24 March. (According to their bandsite, it dropped down under on 12 July last year.) If this first song is any indication, we're in for some primo, glute-kickin', straight-ahead rnr. Thanks to World's Fair for the headsup. There are plenty of clickables here for continued reading and listening activity. Personally, I'd start with said album opener "Get Out," but, as always, you are the clickmeisters.
Feeling pretty good about our close encounters of the heard kind. Thought we'd found enough for one post. "Okay, just one more faveblog," succumbed we to some dark inner pull. First two below made us twinkle with delight we did. Thanks to all the fab hosts. Too eclectic a mix? Click the below to find out. (Writing rapidly undergoing twitterization.)
We've taken a few days off from this now, so let's head back south by southwest. (I personally would have to climb totally inward, being pretty much exactly sxsw.) Anyway, the following are songs we've posted before but are still very much enjoying. Maybe you missed them the first time around or would like to hear them again? (Middle finger over index.) We've still got plenty of newbies to post, coming soon. Click artist names to go to band's SWSW site, song titles to download songs. Previous SXSW posts here.
