LYED SXSW 2014 Wish List

South By Southwest (SXSW) is one of the best places to discover new & rising talent - or see Lady Gaga perform at the Doritos stage? Either way, if you make your way to Austin, Texas this year - you're bound to witness events that are equal parts weird & amazing. Last year was a great experience for me personally, and definitely opened up my eyes to more than what I had imagined SXSW to be. All I have to say is: be prepared to run around (aka wear comfortable shoes) & always have a few extra backup plans because as the week goes on - the crowd multiplies and you might not get to see who you originally wanted to. If that has to happen - look at the bright side, take a chance and go see someone relatively *new* or venture to one of the smaller venues for a showcase, because you'll never know if you'll see those artists in such a small setting ever again. 
This year I'll only be there from 03/14-03/16 (Friday-Sunday) but if I was going to be there for the entire Music portion of the fest, here's who I'd definitely make plans to see! (Cross your fingers I'll get to see the ones who are still playing shows while I'm there.) 

My SXSW Wish List
(in no particular order)

1. Torres
Learn more about this talented singer-songwriter from when I first fell in love with her back in September.

2. Future Islands

3. Tomas Barfod 

03/15 HYPE HOTEL - ISO50 + No Fear of Pop (1pm)

 After reading that Nina Kinert will also be at SXSW this year, I hope the two of them perform a bit together since Nina supplies most of the vocals on Barfod's well-known tracks. 

4. Chela

5. Scavenger Hunt
(SH was one of my favorite finds from 2013, and you can check out their Friday Fascination feature here!)

6. Painted Palms

7. The Casket Girls

8. Young Summer

(Stumbling upon Young Summer was a real treat, check out her FF feature on the blog here!)
03/12: The Iron Bear - 121 W 8th St, Austin, TX (9pm)


9. Wye Oak

03/12: Hype Machine + Consequence of Sound @ Hype Hotel (4pm)
03/13: KUTX Austin @ Four Seasons Hotel Austin (10am)
03/13: Merge Records Official Showcase @ The Parish(11:45pm)
03/14: KEXP + Merge Records 25th Anniversary @ Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop (12pm)
03/14: The A.V. Club Rainey Day Party @ The Blackheart(4pm)


10.Temples
(This UK psychedelic band won my ears over last summer, and it wasn't long before I had to feature them on the blog.)

03/13: South By San Jose (3pm)
03/14: SPIN Day Party (1:30-2pm)

11. Panama

12. Wolf Alice
03/14 All Things Go + Indie Shuffle Showcase @Maggie Mae's Rooftop (11pm)
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-things-go-indie-shuffle-sxsw-2014-showcase-tickets-10820431201

If you're on the hunt for finding more artists, check out this: THE AUSTIN 100: A SXSW 2014 Mix for NPR or Showlist Austin.
Hope everyone has a great time in ATX!  xx -Emz

Friday Fascination: Breton

Hailing from South London, Breton released their debut album Other People's Problems back in 2012, and as busy & complicated it presented itself to be - I was immediately hooked. "Population Density" opened the album and stuck to me like glue for quite some time. It wasn't long before I found out that Breton (originally BretonLabs) consisted of not only musicians, but talented filmmakers/visual artists as well.    

Breton just released War Room Stories (via Believe Recordings,) and it's practically what I imagined their 2nd album to be. Loads of energy & a giant leap in production is what you'll find when you listen to "Envy" and the 9 songs that follow. (Listen to the album via Spotify here!)

Catch the Sun Glitters cameo?

Grab War Room Stories on iTunes here and if you're one of the lucky ones - Breton will be making their way across the US & Canada starting in March!  

TOUR DATES 2014

16/03/2014 - Club Dada, Dallas, USA 

20/03/2014 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, USA 

22/03/2014 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, USA 

23/03/2014 - Treefort Music Festival, Boisie, USA 

29/04/2014 - The Echo, Los Angeles, USA 

30/04/2014 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, USA 

01/05/2014 - Holocene, Portland, USA 

02/05/2014 - Media Club, Vancouver, USA 

03/05/2014 - Borboza, Seattle, USA 

06/05/2014 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, USA 

07/05/2014 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, USA 

08/05/2014 - Magic Stick House, Detroit, USA 

09/05/2014 - Canadian Music Week, Toronto, Canada 

10/05/2014 - Le Belmont, Montreal, Canada 

11/05/2014 - Signal Kitchen, Burlington, USA 

14/05/2014 - Bar Night Club, New Haven, USA 

15/05/2014 - Great Scott, Allston, USA 

16/05/2014 - Glasslands, Brooklyn, USA 

17/05/2014 - The Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, USA 

18/05/2014 - DC9, Washington DC, USA

FRESHVIBESMONDAY #14

SO MANY ERRANDS for a Monday. This perfectly explains how my day went so excuse how late this post is. I added a few more tracks than usual because I spent a little too much time indoors (it was 104 degrees outside up until 8PM yesterday). Hope you guys enjoy tonight's post! Tomorrow is a big day for album releases FYI, Passion Pit & Purity Ring's album will finally be up for grabs among others LEGALLY. WOOOOO!

Bat For Lashes - "LAURA"

Here's the first dose of the new Bat For Lashes material off her upcoming album The Haunted Man. This will be the first studio album since her 2009 release Two Suns. The US release date is October 23rd, and do not expect anything less than theatrical for what's to come. 

Milo Greene - "SILENT WAY"

This type of beautiful melody is easy on the ears to say the least. If you have a second, give their self-titled debut album a listen! Milo Greene just released a list of tour dates on their website, check them out here! 

Kill Paris - "THE LOVE WE SHARED" 

This track samples Ivan Gough's "In My Mind", and if you're digging on it then help yourself to the free download of this track --> HERE! What's awesome about Kill Paris is that most of the tracks on his SoundCloud account are available as a free download, and they're kind of amazing. 

 

Bloc Party - "OCTOPUS (RAC Mix)"

Those that are apart of RAC (Remix Artist Collective) know how to take a decent song, and transform it into something different. You can always count on some form of a groovy flow/tone if it's a RAC mix, and that's the truth.  

How To Dress Well - "COLD NITES"

If you're a fan of Active Child, then you'll probably find yourself drooling over this track. Active Child & HTDW actually collaborated on an amazing track called"Playing House" that I featured on LYED awhile back. There's only one person in How To Dress Well, and that's Tom Krell from Brooklyn. His voice give

How To Dress Well's Blogspot --> http://howtodresswell.blogspot.co.uk/ 

The xx - "ANGELS" (Theatre of Delays Remix)

Breton - "JOSTLE"

Just stumbled across this experimental rock band from London while I was on La Blogotheque's website the other day. Breton was featured as one of the more recent "Take Away Shows"with this song, and it wasn't long before I was hooked on their sound. Don't let the horrible review on Pitchfork for their debut album Other People's Problems change your mind about these guys. Give their album a chance, it's worth it. 

Ghost Beach - "BEEN THERE BEFORE"

Available for free download on their website http://www.ghostbeachmusic.com/ - It's a fun one in my book. If Neon Indian & Reptar had a child together, it would be Ghost Beach. The End

Kitten - "CUT IT OUT"

This trio from Los Angeles will be the opening act for Charli XCX's LA show @ the Troubadour on August 17th! That night will be nothing but dark bubblegum jams, and I'm curious to see how it will turn out. 

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