SXSW 2009 - Post Seven: Capsula, Cut Off Your Hands, The Girls, DeBretts, Dressy Bessy, Grates, Manhattan Love Suicides, Happy Hollows, Palomar, PB&J

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.

Capsula - Voices Underground mp3

Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As Can Be mp3

The Girls

Transfer Station mp3
This Is Goodbye mp3

The DeBretts - Hole In The Head mp3 - Don't take the lyrics literally. In fact, we really, really love you--and the song.

Dressy Bessy
Side 2 mp3
Simple Girlz! mp3

The Grates - Lies are Much More Fun wma & asx - Click as needed: Windows - Mac - Click here for free download of Aussies' new Burn Bridges EP.

The Manhattan Love Suicides

Suzy Jones mp3
Last Stand mp3
You’ll Never Get That Guy mp3

The Happy Hollows
Tambourine mp3

Monster Room mp3

Palomar

You’re Keeping Us Up mp3
Woah! mp3

Peter Bjorn and John

Let's Call It Off (single mix) mp3
Young Folks wma

Quite A Few Bands With Longish Names But Also Some One-And-Two-Namers, All Excellent

So much music, so little time. Ohmeohmyoh, whatever am I gonna d--oh, sorry, didn't see you there. I was just, just, oh, never mind my tawdry little mind, let's get to it.

Quickstart

Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As Can Be mp3 - from Happy As Can Be EP, due 21 Oct.

International Jetsetters - Inside Out mp3 - from Heart Is Black EP, released 7 Oct., as is:
Inside Yourself mp3

Lighter Touch

Casper and the Cookies - Little King mp3 - from Modern Silence (release date still to be determined) - Thanks to three of our favorite (imaginary) girls for the headsup on this excellent Athens, GA group! And could we ever forget the following intensely pleasing number? No, we could not.
Sid from Central Park mp3

Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring - Your New Favourite Band mp3 - Thanks to Eardrums, which has some more nice ones and four superb fall compilations here and here.

Farfisa Fun

The Datsuns - Hey! Paranoid People! (What's In Your Head?) mp3 - from Head Stunts, due for release 14 Oct. - Kiwi vets

The Hospital Bombers - Neighborhood mp3 - from Footnotes, due for release 21 Oct. on the Saved By Radio label - Amsterdammers

Sweetwater
The Henry Clay People - Something in the Water mp3 - from For Cheap or For Free, out 4 Nov.
The Orion Experience - Sugar mp3 - from Heartbreaker EP, released 30 Sept. - Thanks to Vai Godhania at Fanatic. - initially dubious, but gets its pop on

Soft Landings by Two One-Name Bands Ending in "ik"

Fredrik - Black Fur mp3 - from Swedish underground (don't be frightened), with input from Band in Box, Scraps of Tape, Vit Päls, & The LK

Koushik - Lying in the Sun mp3 - from Out My Window, released 30 Sept. on Stone's Throw - Thanks to Pitchfork!

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