SXSW 2007, cont'd: Alternative Champs, Dirty Skirts, Hedrons, Melismatics, Oxford Collapse

Oh, yeh, I've still got some SXSW bands yet to post. I just don't know how you're taking to the whole SXSW gig I've been doing and don't want to overdo it. I remember liking Capetown's The Dirty Skirts (pic) and pointed visitors toward the excellent The Muso because I didn't have a link. Now I do, so voila. The Hedrons are not covering AC/DC here, but that's okay, they're sufficiently hot. As for Oxford Collapse, I don't often go for the amusical hyperscreech so beloved of many indie bloggers, not to mention the overlong intro, but the rootsy guitar riffs pull this one back from the edge. Well, santa caca, look at me just opining away like I'm a real blogger or something. Ya basta.

Alternative Champs – Monkey Boy mp3
The Dirty Skirts – Feeling the Pressure mp3
The Hedrons – Heatseeker mp3
The Melismatics – Industry of Cool mp3
Oxford Collapse – Please Visit Your National Parks mp3

Around the Blogosphere

Several excellent blogs are hosting music you just might want to wrap your earballs around. Heather over at I Am Fuel, You Are Friends has a couple of satisfying pieces by Austin's superb Cotton Mather, along with news and a song by CM frontman Robert Harrison's new group, Future Clouds & Radar. Cotton Mather were one of my first posts back in the early days of Powerpopulist, so check out the songs here if you like. The ever-vigilant stytzer at Hits in the Car pointed me (and hundreds of others) toward an excellent South African blog called The Muso. I particularly liked songs by South African bands Joint State and The Dirty Skirts, but the site also hosts a rich stock of other fine bands and songs. Finally, the consistently excellent swedesplease is hosting a couple of early Peter Bjorn and John songs I very much enjoyed. Happy listening, and thanks to these great blogs.