It’s now been almost three weeks since SXSW 2022 came to a close, and while we recently finished up our SouthBy coverage, that doesn’t mean we’ve quite put it all in the rear view mirror just yet. Now that everything’s settled down a bit, it’s time to take a look back at the bands we didn’t get to see and the music we didn’t get to hear while in Austin. There were several bands and artists that were on my list of acts to see that I didn’t get to see for whatever reason and one of those was New Jersey indie rockers Aeon Station.
The new project of Kevin Whelan, formerly of The Wrens, Aeon Station just released their debut album Observatory late last year and it’s probably the closest thing we’ll ever get to a new Wrens album following that band’s implosion years ago. “Fade” is one of the standout tracks, a big, driving number that just seems to keep getting bigger as the song goes along. Check it out below.
Observatory is out now via Sub Pop Records.