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

Clever Postitles Can Offput

(See 'em?)
As can pseudosnappy intros, so let's get to it.

Little Death - Baby, Can You Dig Your Man? mp3 - from self-titled self-release, due 28 Oct.

The Cute Lepers - So Screwed Up mp3 - from Can't Stand Modern Music

New Grenada - January 1st mp3 - groovy Camper van Loweryesque vox

Land of Talk - Corner Phone mp3 - from Some Are Lakes - rings 7 Oct. - and in case you missed this recently posted one:

Some Are Lakes mp3

Pidgeon - California mp3 - from Might as Well Go Eat Worms - out 23 Sept.

Dressy Bessy - Simple Girlz! mp3 - from HOLLERandSTOMP - good song, we like it, etc., but this earlier-posted one's e'en better (IOHO).

Side Two mp3

Papercranes - Treasure mp3

Afternoons - Say Yes mp3

Chop Chop - Northern Armies mp3 - from Screens

Click song titles to hear songs, artist names for additionals.

From the Archives

It's been a couple of months since dipping into the pplist archives, so maybe now's the time to disport among some personal favorites. Regular visitors may have seen these already, but newcomers might not have. If you like them, you might like to visit previous archival offerings here, here, and here. Clicking the band names below will often put you in touch with more songs and information about the bands.

Dressy Bessy - Side 2 mp3
The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound mp3
Magnapop - Satellite mp3

DAYS - Simple Thing MP3
The Winnerys - Get Into My Life mp3
Annemarie - The Living Model mp3

Edmund’s Crown - Damsel mp3
The Manhattan Love Suicides - Skulls mp3 - Also here and here. . .
The Eames Era - Year of the Waitress mp3

MoGloNo: Dressy Bessy, New Pornographers, Portastatic, Grandaddy

Response was gratifying to the posting of Glorious Noise downloadables last week, so here are a few more. Not right up to date, but if you like 'em and want 'em, so what? Sartorially resplendent Elizabeth primp at left.

Dressy Bessy - Side 2 mp3
The New Pornographers - Use It - To Matador download page; then scroll down
Portastatic - Sour Shores mp3
Grandaddy - Jeez Louise mp3