Song of the Day

SXSW Song of the Day: Sports Team – M5

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Not necessarily a new band, London group Sports Team has been releasing singles since 2017. In 2022, the group released their second record Gulp! and they will be in Austin to promote their wares.

I don’t want to fall into common tropes when previewing English bands, but this band sounds undeniably British in a good way – strong hooks, songs about the British motorway and guitar rock with just a smidge of Parquet Courts style lyric delivery. Their music sounds fun and I can already see them getting solid reactions at SXSW.

SXSW Song of the Day: Sunny War – No Reason

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Today sees the release of Sunny War‘s latest album Anarchist Gospel and she’ll be taking it on tour over the next couple of months, including a stop at SXSW. “No Reason” is the latest single off the album. Check it out below.

Anarchist Gospel is out now via New West Records.

SXSW Song of the Day: The Prescriptions – April Blossoms

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Another week, another round of acts announced for SXSW, which is now just a little over 5 weeks away.

And while there are a few familiar names in this latest round, there are a lot that are brand new to me too, including Nashville power pop outfit The Prescriptions, whose latest release, Time Apart, came out in November of last year. Check out the video for lead track “April Blossoms” below.

SXSW Song of the Day: Georgia Harmer – Austin

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Today sees the announcement of the latest round of acts playing this year’s edition of SXSW, with more than 300 new names added, including such notables as New Order, Tangerine Dream, Killer Mike, Immersion, and Sports Team.

But today, we turn the spotlight to one of the Toronto-based acts on that list, Georgia Harmer. And, as it just so happens, Harmer has a song about the very city she’ll be playing in March – Austin, Texas. Seems like an apropos choice, then.

Check out the visualizer for “Austin” below.