SXSW 2012 Preview
Mirel Wagner (clockwise from upper left), Filastine, Sauti Sol and Trippple Nippples.
All Songs Considered is Austin-bound! On this week's show, host Bob Boilen, producer and co-host Robin Hilton, editor Stephen Thompson and NPR Music critic Ann Powers talk about the bands they're most excited to see this year at South by Southwest. The four-day music festival kicks off on Wednesday, March 14 in Austin, Texas, and features roughly 2,000 artists, spanning countless genres.
Head to our SXSW page for NPR Music's full coverage of this year's festival. See a list of bands we'll feature live and set times for when they're playing, and hear our Austin 100 stream — 100 songs from 100 bands performing at this year's festival.
SXSW 2012 Preview
Bad Sports
- Artist: Bad Sports
- Album: Kings of the Weekend
- Song: Can't Just Be Friends
Learn more about this release on Amazon.
Lady Leshurr
- Artist: Lady Leshurr
- Album: Lego Single
- Song: Lego
Learn more about this release on Gutter Strut Recordings.
Filastine
- Artist: Filastine
- Album: Loot
- Song: Colony Collapse
Learn more about this release at Amazon.
Teen Daze
- Artist: Teen Daze
- Album: Let's Groove Single
- Song: Let's Groove
Learn more about this release on Bandcamp.
The City and Horses
- Artist: The City and Horses
- Album: We Will Never Be Discovered
- Song: We Will Never Be Discovered
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No
- Artist: No
- Album: Don't Worry, You'll Be Here
- Song: Stay with Me
Learn more about this release on Bandcamp.
Sauti Sol
- Artist: Sauti Sol
- Album: Sol Filosofia
- Song: Soma Kijana
Learn more about this release on Amazon.
Daughter
- Artist: Daughter
- Album: His Young Heart EP
- Song: Landfill
Learn more about this release on Bandcamp.
The Black and White Years
- Artist: The Black and White Years
- Album: Patterns
- Song: Up!
Learn more about this album on Amazon.
Trippple Nippples
- Artist: Trippple Nippples
- Album: TRIPPPLE NIPPPLES DEMOS
- Song: LSD Trippple Nippples
Learn more about this release on Soundcloud.
Line Upon Line Percussion
- Artist: Line Upon Line Percussion
- Album: Line Upon Line Percussion
- Song: A Man with a Gun Lives Here
Learn more about this release on Amazon.
Clyde and Clem's Whiskey Business
- Artist: Clyde and Clem's Whiskey Business
- Album: Studio Demos
- Song: The Ballad of Ed Gein
Learn more about this release on Soundcloud.
Sore Losers
- Artist: Sore Losers
- Album: We Are Sore Losers EP
- Song: Letter to My Competition
Learn more about this release at We Are Sore Losers.
ZZ Ward
- Artist: ZZ Ward
- Album: "Eleven Roses" Mixtape
- Song: Criminal
Learn more about this release at the artist's website.
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