The sun is now shining, gleaming off the quilt of white snow over everything outside. I still have very little reason to go outside so onwards with the next alphabetical characters in SxSW's list of showcasing bands....except I've changed my mind. This is actually insane and I have far more important things to do. So, I'm only going to recommend bands, and forget about the ones who are plain terrible.
Ear Pwr (www.myspace.com/earpwr)
Manic, lofi twee-tronica. Female vocals alight upon beats and synth breaks in an ADHD style sure to annoy and excite in equal measure.
Efterklang (www.myspace.com/efterklang)
Expansive orchestral light and shade. Their follow up to the excellent Parades is out in a few months time.
El Tule (www.myspace.com/eltule)
Party latino music. Ace.
Everybody Was In The French Resistance (www.myspace.com/fixingthecharts)
Eddie Argos in a new band! Sounds like a synth-driven Art Brut. Ace.
Everything Everything (www.myspace.com/everythingeverythinguk)
Already waxed lyrical about these lads somewhere. Pretty original hyper synth prog-pop. Nice.
Explode Into Colors (www.myspace.com/explodeintocolors)
Obtuse drone-fi with at times frenetic percussion and spacious bass lines - occasional female vocals top off this eerie, punchy, swampy Portland band.
Eyeris (www.myspace.com/eyeris)
Original, warped hip-hop. Lack of flow is a problem but the musical background is definitely far more interesting than the majority of hip-hop at SxSW this year. Synths, dubstep darkness, folktronica...it's all here in varying amounts.
Fanfarlo (www.myspace.com/fanfarlo)
Certainly one of the better British folk-fantasy bands around, admittedly it's more of the same, but non-UK people may well be interested regardless.
Julie Feeney (www.myspace.com/juliefeeney)
Intriguing symphonic folk pop from Dublin. Julie's resonance within her contained orchestral music makes for compelling listening at times.
Fenech-Soler (www.myspace.com/fenechsoler)
A band me and colleagues have championed since 2006 their Friendly Fires-esque sound is very much the sound of now, as much as I hate that idea.
The Ferocious Few (www.myspace.com/theferociousfew)
Lo-fi southern rock duo ploughing garage rock up with their accents and their frantic pace.
Floating Action (www.myspace.com/floatingaction)
Minimal, almost soulful sample-led songcraft that lies lazily upon itself, quite happy to sound laid back while still layering sounds upon sounds and creating a funky mass to vibe to.
David Fonseca (www.myspace.com/davidfonseca)
HE IS BRILLIANT.
Fool's Gold (www.myspace.com/foolsgold)
Not totally sure of this lot, but the tropical-esque, latino chiming is fun and plus Micachu has done a remix of one of their songs, meaning they have to be a bit good, if only for that remix.
Frightened Rabbit (www.myspace.ocm/frightenedrabbit)
Not content with making one of the best records of 2008 with The Midnight Organ Fight, they've also made a pretty good follow-up with The Winter of Mixed Drinks. Poppier but still excellent.
The Funeral Pyre (www.myspace.com.com/thefuneralpyre)
Don't be a wimp. This is fucking excellent. Pummelling atmospherics, perhaps a little too Cradle of Filth in places, but it's still great stuff.
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