{"id":2389,"date":"2011-04-22T21:29:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T01:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2013-03-10T08:09:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T12:09:24","slug":"seventy-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Seventy Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span> finally \"\"<\/a> managed to add some notes to the 75 or so personally selected songs of SXSW 2011 (out of 1200 or so: earlier<\/a>). I’ve not ranked anything in this list as ranking is so subjective: I think together all the songs form a solid and enjoyable list of songs. The songs that sprung out I marked as ‘recommended’: ‘recommended’ as in ‘this band has a future’ or ‘the song is just plain simple subjectively good’. Personal side-notes were written up to be as brief as possible, more or less to provide a mental anchor to distinguish the artists and\/or songs<\/p>\n

I’m fairly happy with the fact that even some dance\/hiphop songs made it to this list: artists like K.Flay and Ancient Astronauts obviously surprised me because of either a smart delivery of lyrics or a highly inventive use of samples.<\/p>\n

What else? Most of the bands listed below are independent: to support them, please find their websites or buy their songs from their preferred digital music distribution system.<\/p>\n

Over time I hope to be able to add proper linkage to the artist’s websites. In the mean time, enjoy:\n<\/p>\n

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Band\/Artist<\/th>\nSong<\/th>\nStatus<\/th>\nComment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Arcuragi & The Lupine Chorale Society<\/a><\/td>\nShe comes to me<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCatchy and easy listening Americana\/folk with full supporting
\nband and choir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agent Ribbons<\/a><\/td>\nI’m alright<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEverytime I hear this song I think of Kill Bill. At times
\nmonotonous, but with a fairly well executed end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aislyn<\/a><\/td>\nNail biter<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nElectro pop. While not featuring the best voice I’ve heard, the
\nchorus is oh-so innocent and an outtro that is unrelated to the
\nsong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys<\/a><\/td>\nGet Yourself Free<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSoul, luscious soul. Predictable female lead vocals but
\nexcellent accompanying music with traditional musical break.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allie Moss<\/a><\/td>\nLate Bloomer<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nFolkish song with excellent up-tempo percussion, with unusual
\nmusical arrangement during intro. Great control of voice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alvarez Kings<\/a><\/td>\nPatience is strength<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nTypical British pop song with catchy melody and intro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AM & Shawn Lee<\/td>\nDark into light<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSynthpop. Why is this in my list? It’s fairly boring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Analog Rebellion<\/td>\nA Real clever trick for a bear<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSynthpop. Catchy intro and chorus. Not for all, but reminds of
\nVega’s synth period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ancient Astronauts<\/a><\/td>\nWorldwide<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental mix of hiphop, synth and untraditional sampling.
\nFeatures KRS-one sample<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Apache Relay<\/a><\/td>\nHome is not places<\/td>\n<\/td>\nU2-like song with well executed outtro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphasia<\/td>\nMetal Tank<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental\/guitar rock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April Smith & the great picture show<\/a><\/td>\nColors<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolkish cute. Maybe more western. Maybe Swing. Or maybe all of
\nit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARMS<\/a><\/td>\nheat and hot water<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80s sound-a-like, starts slow with excellent tempo change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balmorhea<\/td>\nClamor<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental; good execution and production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bear Driver<\/a><\/td>\nWolves<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nBritish pop band with potential: catchy backup vocals and
\nmelody.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beats Antique<\/a><\/td>\nJunktion<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental, featuring hip-hop, violins and a genuine belly
\ndancer, apparently. Fun, but personally not sure of bands
\nfuture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bhi Bhiman<\/a><\/td>\nGuttersnipe<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nSoul, with hints of US and Sri Lanka. Excellent stuff.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botany<\/a><\/td>\nWaterparker<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nDance? Yes, sure as long as it has got a fun chorus and
\nsampling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Braids<\/a><\/td>\nLemonade<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nElectro rock\/pop\/dance from Montreal, Canada: musically
\nsound.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brandi Emma<\/a><\/td>\nLet it go<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk: melodious but predictable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooke Fraser<\/a><\/td>\nSomething in the water<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk from down-under: crazy fun intro to chorus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chappo<\/a><\/td>\nCome home<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRock\/Psych, with hints of 80s pop music. Uptempo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chiha<\/a><\/td>\nI was in love<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTunesian\/German traditional music. Obviously it rocks. I think.
\nHey, it’s catchy…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christine Fellows<\/a><\/td>\nLets get started<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolkish, with layered music. Enjoyable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clock Opera<\/a><\/td>\nOnce and for all<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nExcellent and best of SXSW 2011: falsetto and that. Plus: based
\non popular play<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consortium Musicum<\/td>\nMechanical Mammoth<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nHahahaha. Reminds strongly of Antheil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cults<\/a><\/td>\nGo Outside<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCute song but gets monotonous. Good, but strongly backed by
\nSony Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darren Hanlon<\/a><\/td>\nAll these things<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk with whimsical lyrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Berkeley<\/td>\nGeorge Square<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWell produced, lyrical and melodious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delicate Steve<\/td>\nThe ballad of Speck and Pebble<\/td>\n<\/td>\nExcellent produced instrumental by one man band Steve. Or
\nsomething.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dizzy Eyes<\/td>\nLets break up the band<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nFun Punk\/Rock from Vancouver: slightly reminding of the
\nCure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DJ Chicken George<\/td>\nOverthrowed<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFunk\/Soul with a touch of hip-hop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Eastern Sea<\/td>\nThe Menu<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCatchy marriage of folk and traditional music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edwyn Collins<\/td>\nLosing sleep<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nSimple rock no hooks no nothing; knocks the ball out of the
\npark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eli Paperboy Reed<\/td>\nCome and get it<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSoul, by white guy with an excellent voice but… yeah.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emanuel and The Fear<\/td>\nThe Rain becomes the clouds<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nExcellent music\/composition and lyrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emilie Clepper<\/td>\nWearing you<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk, with strangely attractive voice and good arrangement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estados Alterados<\/td>\nContenme<\/td>\n<\/td>\nUptempo Spanish electronic rock from Colombia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Experimental Aircraft<\/td>\nPaintings in the attic<\/td>\n<\/td>\nExperimental guitar rock (instrumental) that turns into a
\nbittersweet song<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fared Shafinury & Tehranosaurus<\/td>\nMatarsak<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nIranian music intermixed with western music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feathers<\/td>\nWater Music Treadmill<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental guitar rock, monotonous but easy listening if
\nyou’re in that mood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
For a Minor reflection<\/td>\nFlod<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental popular, changes tempo over time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friska Viljor<\/td>\nIf I Die Now<\/td>\n<\/td>\nScandinavian rock, with hallmark Swedish sound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A great big pile of leaves<\/td>\nWe don’t need our heads<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPop Rock with catchy chorus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Lake Swimmers<\/td>\nPulling on a line<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRock, tangy and slow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gustavo Galindo<\/td>\nBanco de Papel<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSpanish tear jerker but good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ha Ha Tonka<\/td>\nUsual Suspects<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nExcellent song with good flow that is hard to categorize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotels and Highways<\/td>\nTrain whistle<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPoppish Folk, slightly reminds of early works of the
\nStones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Houses<\/td>\nSoak it up<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nElectropop, excellent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In-Flight Safety<\/td>\nModel Holmes<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nRock, typical, predictable but good voicing and melody.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivan and Alyosha<\/td>\nFathers be kind<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSlow rock excellent with Spanish sounding guitar accents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joey Cape<\/td>\nA song for the missing<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk, melodious and excellent inversion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Edwards<\/a><\/td>\nSunshine<\/td>\n<\/td>\nUptempo folk, no frills, no nothing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K’s Choice<\/td>\nCome Live the Life<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nSurprisingly, excellent song, as I expected the band to have
\nburnt out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K.Flay<\/td>\nSo Fast, So Maybe<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nWhite, Female, HipHop? You betcha!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kina Grannis<\/td>\nValentine<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nYou know, hats off for combining excellent music with
\npredictable lyrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper<\/td>\nPenny Licks<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPop music with plenty of variation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laura Jansen<\/td>\nSingle Girls<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk\/Popular. Boring lyrics, but interesting combination of
\nvocals and piano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lava Children<\/td>\nThe Green word<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nI have no words for this.. atonal, not in tune excellent
\nmastery of vocals and instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Letting up despite great faults<\/td>\nIn steps<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSyntpop: Predictable, uptempo, slightly reminding of 80s
\nelectro pop sound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lex Land<\/td>\nHavana<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nExcellent voice and lyrics, accompanied by synth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Scream<\/td>\nHeron and the fox<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFolk, with strange hooks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Tybee<\/td>\nDesign<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nJazzy, folkish sound: excellent all round music with a pretty
\nchorus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucy Schwartz<\/td>\nMy Darling<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nProfessional sound, excellent voice and catchy tune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcia Ball<\/td>\nWatermelon time<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPlain jazz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marco Benevento<\/td>\nIt came from you<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nClassical trained pianist goes pop. Does that ring a bell?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The New Mastersounds<\/td>\nThermal Bad<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFunk. Boy. Live.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go North<\/td>\nThe Pauses<\/td>\n<\/td>\nThis was fun until it was adopted by Guitar Hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Barone<\/a><\/td>\nGlow<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nPoppish and highly predictable, but easy listening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Jaffe<\/td>\nClementine<\/td>\n<\/td>\nUptempo folk\/pop – predictable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silje Nes<\/td>\nThe Grass Harp<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNorwegian folk. Good, for the appropriate occasion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracy Bonham<\/td>\nBig red heart<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nGood. Rock. Of. Course. From. Tracy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two Star Symphony<\/td>\nGoblin attack<\/td>\n<\/td>\nInstrumental with cello\/drums and violins. Good but too
\nlong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanaprasta<\/td>\nHealthy Geometry<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nMovie music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xylos<\/a><\/td>\nDaring Dearest<\/td>\nrecommended<\/td>\nExcellent synthpop, vocals and production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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