New Mix: Vampire Weekend, Savages, Giant Drag, Eluvium And More
Clockwise from upper left: Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass of Boy, Matthew Cooper of Eluvium, Vampire Weekend, Annie Hardy of Giant Drag Courtesy of the artists hide caption
On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share some final discoveries from this year's South by Southwest music festival, including the British noise-rock group Savages and Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass, the Swiss-German pop pair that records and performs as Boy.
Also on the show: A stellar new record from Vampire Weekend; a long-awaited return for the Annie Hardy-led rock group Giant Drag; the sweet sounds of Icelandic singer Olafur Arnalds and a new double-album of transporting ambient music from Eluvium.
Songs Featured On This Episode
BOY
- Song: Little Numbers
- from Mutual Friends
Ólafur Arnalds
- Song: Old Skin
- from For Now I Am Winter
Giant Drag
- Song: Garbage Heart
- from Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Vampire Weekend
- Song: "Diane Young"
- from Modern Vampires of the City
Eluvium
- Song: Envenom Mettle
- from Nightmare Ending