So, the final list of 
tracks worth listening to: or rather the list of tracks that made it to my audio device. Over time (time permitting), I’ll add links to the artist’s websites but for now you’ll have to do with the (unedited) remarks.
Interesting additional notes:
- There are plenty of Canadian bands in the list. Unintentionally. Apparently, everybody loves Canadian bands.
- I had the impression that Chinese rock is slowly invading our Western world. For example, the quality of Duck Fight Goose’s music is really good.
- There’s a lot of HipHop/RAP/R&B acts. There were so many tracks that I frequently skipped tracks. There’s good hiphop, also and some of it made it to my list.
While I was a lot more hesitant listening to all 1200+ tracks, generally, I thought that the SXSW torrent files were once again a good source to find new upcoming and interesting artists.
| Artist | Song | Status | Coment |
| Adam WarRock | 616 | OK. I think it’s about comics/ Sampling is well done |
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| sleepmakeswaves | (hello) cloud mountain | Instrumental rock from Australia | |
| Hoodie Allen | #WhiteGirlProblems | OK, this is finally hip hop that’s fun. Excellent play on shoutouts |
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| Carrie Rodriguez | Absence | Fiddle is the only thing that makes it interesting for a movie theme. Wait it reminds me of that space tv show. |
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| Bliss N Eso | Addicted | OK, this might be worth listening. Good lyrics. |
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| Cary Brothers | Alien | Piano piece and sound production is good |
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| A Giant Dog | Anyway | Uptempo rock, fairly well done vocals | |
| The Lost & Nameless Orchestra | Beautiful Mess | Recommended | Professional musicians dump music into listeners ears |
| Finn Riggins | Benchwarmers | Pretty good. Sound production is bad tho. |
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| Callaghan | Best Year | Interesting running bass | |
| Krista Muir | Between Atoms | She’s cute. That helps! | |
| Meiko | Between The Sheets | At least it sounds original. | |
| The Pauses | Beyond Bianca | Actually reasonably musically. Reminds of ‘Going North’ |
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| Busby Marou | Biding My Time | Smokey soundalike and predictable, but rather good production |
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| Black Flamingo | Black Heart | Slowish. Pop. Some people like this. And today that’s me. |
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| Delicate Steve | Butterfly | Instrumental rock. Does reference the other song, The Balad of Speck and…. |
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| Rubblebucket | Came Out of a Lady | Use of a different timing which makes it interesting ( 3 / 4 ?) |
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| Doe Paoro | Can’t Leave You | Interesting and real string section and voice |
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| Little Scream | Cannons | It’s like Tanya D. but with more electronics with excellent tempo changes |
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| Will Sexton | Certain Kind of Something | Recommended | Pop-ish, good vocals and music production |
| Jerusalem and the Starbaskets | Chocolate Covered Everyberry | Recommended | Excellent, quality of SXSW12 file is bad. |
| Chic Gamine | Closer | Recommended | Mostly percussion, acapella and not bad. |
| Garland Jeffreys | Coney Island Winter | Recommended | Political statement, but excellent musical production |
| Body Parts | Doing Things | Funky and weird and experimental. Enjoyable. |
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| Idiot Glee | Don’t Go Out Tonight | Sort of interesting. Musically | |
| Leif Vollebekk | Don’t Go To Klaksvik | Recommended | Good voice and piano play |
| Sydney Wayser | Dream It Up | Interesting voice | |
| Boy Friend | Egyptian Wrinkle | I think of twin peaks. Some people will like this. Good production tho. |
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| Andrea Balency Trio | El Desorden | Music is good, but not totally fan of voice |
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| Hooded Fang | ESP | Recommended | Canadian, interesting and musically sound, doors like |
| Jesse Thomas | Fire | Fairly good. Taken along for cello. | |
| Library Voices | Generation Handclap | Uptempo and unexpected and sampling? | |
| Duck Fight Goose | Glass Walls | Recommended | Rock, dance, Chinese, intrigued. |
| The Devil Whale | Golden | Recommended | Excellent voice and music |
| Cashier No. 9 | Goldstar | Uptempo popish sound. | |
| Erin Barra | Good Man | OK. Vocally interesting. Musically, jazz-like |
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| TOY | Grow Up | Excellent. | |
| Milagres | Halfway | Falsetto vocals and intriguing music | |
| Holcombe Waller | Hardliners | I OK this. Barely. At least the voice is better. |
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| Brick + Mortar | Heatstroke | Recommended | Alright, this is different. |
| Royal Canoe | Hold on to the Metal | Musically catchy | |
| Big Deal | Homework | Slow folkish. | |
| He’s My Brother She’s My Sister | How’m I Gonna Get Back Home | Uptempo rock with fair vocals | |
| Hands & Teeth | Hunting Season | Recommended | Musically excellent, reminds of Fall |
| The Dunwells | I Could Be A King | Reasonably well voiced | |
| æ—ºç¦ | I Me Mine | HAHA fun.. | |
| Ivan & Alyosha | I Was Born To Love Her | Always good | |
| Abandoned Pools | In Silence | Recommended | Good and accessible pop-ish. Is that AutoTune? |
| Rich Aucoin | IT | Musically and vocally pretty catchy. And Canadian apparently. |
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| Todd Reynolds | Transamerica | Recommended | Brilliant |
| The Beat | Kids Are The Same | OK, upbeat and uptempo and rock | |
| Calhoun | Knife Fight | Excellent production and off tune piano. Which turned me in. |
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| Cannon Bros | Left in a Hurry | Catchy and rock. Is this a kid singing? |
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| Jessie Frye | Like a Light | Well, at least it has some reasonable music and vocals |
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| Los Po-Boy-Citos | Long Way Home (Back To New Orleans) | This is fun. Hence why I accept… | |
| Vetusta Morla | Los dÃas raros | Excellent music. | |
| D/R/U/G/S | LOVE LUST F/M | Fairly well, and likable synth/instrumental |
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| Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds | Make It Rain | Recommended | Like the voice and… it’s SOUL. |
| The Staves | Mexico | Excellent and toned down. | |
| Y La Bamba | Michoacan | Interesting | |
| Agnes Mercedes | Molom | This is ART man. This is so ridiculous I have to allow it |
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| Gabriel Santiago Quintet | O Homem e o Cacau | It’s good music. | |
| Grimes | Oblivion | Manipulated voice and electronics | |
| Saito Johnny | On The Raft | Japanese romantic stuff lalala | |
| NOKIES! | Oslo | It’s U3!!!! | |
| Rosi Golan | Paper Tiger | Why would a tiger hang on a string? | |
| Wild Child | Pillow Talk | Pretty good vocals and music. | |
| The Lighthouse and The Whaler | Pioneers | Good music. Too bad for the voice. | |
| Larkin Poe | Play On | This is actually good. | |
| The M Machine | Promise Me A Rose Garden | Recommended | Interesting background music. |
| Soft Metals | Psychic Driving | Reminds of 80s electronic pop music | |
| Suzanna Choffel | Race Car | Recommended | Good with subtle tempo changes |
| Bam Bam | Ragatrón | Recommended | Interesting guitar play. Vocally not so. It passes. |
| The Drowning Men | Rita | Excellent music. | |
| My Education | ROBOTER-HÖHLENBEWOHNER | Musical only. Interesting. | |
| Snapline | S#1 (Snapline金曲1) | Chinese rock? Again? | |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Same Mistake | Good popular rock | |
| Adam Faucett | Saturday | Recommended | Vocally and musically sound. |
| Mariah McManus | Say It Again | Synthish. Voice reminds of something. | |
| Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys |
Say Yes | Akina again? | |
| Lightouts | See Clear | Recommended | Alright this is like Pulp and stuff and enjoyable |
| Creature | So High | Synth pop-ish. Would fare well because Canadian. |
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| Jarana Beat | Son para que hable | MSX King’s Valley comes to mind | |
| The Vandelles | Strange Girls | Alrighty | |
| Aiana String Quartet | String Quartet in F Major—Vif et agité |
I so. Think. It’s good. | |
| The Lumineers | Submarines | This is in another tempo (3/4s?). | |
| Dubtonic KRU | Sunshine Girl | Unpretentious reggae | |
| Letting Up Despite Great Faults | Teenage Tide | Pet shop boys meets rhythm | |
| Caged Animals | Teflon Heart | Predictably but a good production, once again |
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| The dB’s | That Time Is Gone | This is actually good. | |
| Paper Tiger | The Bully Plank | This is fairly good actually. | |
| Andrew Belle | The Daylight | Recommended | Accessible pop-ish sound. Good. |
| Maya Azucena | The Half | Recommended | This is good. |
| R A M E S H | The King | Pretty good vocals | |
| Prester John: Shawn Persinger & David Miller |
The Library Thief | Recommended | Guitar only and… interesting.. |
| Sleepy Vikings | These Days | Passable popular rock | |
| 3rd Line Butterfly | Titicaca | No idea what they’re singing about: predictable but good production |
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| Foam Lake | True Hearts | Uprockish synth pop and delicious. | |
| Fungi Girls | Velvet Days | This is cool, but sound production is horrible. |
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| Sisson | Waiting | Excellent music. Vocally not so. | |
| Royal Teeth | Wild | Interesting | |
| Cheyenne Marie Mize | Wishing Well | Just percussion? You’re in! | |
| Little Lo | Wounded Knee | Recommended | Sonic Youthish. |
| Ilona | You Don’t Really Love Me | Doubtful, predictable | |
| æ»…ç«å™¨ | 海上的人 | Good…. Pop-ish |